Food To Eat Before Clubrun

sampras38

nolf wrote:

Soni wrote:

Infamous wrote:

Is there any of you left soni?

Eat some porridge 2 hours before the ride, take some energy drink with you and maybe an emergency mars bar (you won't need it if you're stopping for cake).

Cut down after the ride, not before.

I can't stand porridge, as much as people everywhere tell you how good it is for you, i honestly can't stomach porridge, however i used to like Ready Brek, is that any good?

I'm down to 15st 1lb now, thats from 18st 2lbs, after the club ride tommorrow i'm hoping to be in the 14st mark, should break into the 14s easily after 60 miles riding.

My Mrs can't believe how i'm still over 15st, as she says there is hardly anything left of me but i now there is still a bit left on my stomach to loose yet, this seems to be the last bit left.....

I'm really noticing the weight loss on the bike, i'm flying up the hills now!

You really shouldn't be losing weight at that speed.
Losing over 1 pound from 1 ride means that you're dehydrating yourself. Dehydration is really the only way you can lose that kind of weight that quickly.

It's not sustainable and is bad for you! It can also drastically affect your performance.

Nolf, I've posted in other threads he has started saying I think he's losing weigt too fast, but he seems hell bent on doing it his way. I've seen so many people lose weight too quickly and there comes a time when they either keel over with exhaustion or put it back on. I studied sports nutrition in my degree and this sort of thing is so frowned upon it's not funny.

nolf

sampras38 wrote:

nolf wrote:

Soni wrote:

Infamous wrote:

Is there any of you left soni?

Eat some porridge 2 hours before the ride, take some energy drink with you and maybe an emergency mars bar (you won't need it if you're stopping for cake).

Cut down after the ride, not before.

I can't stand porridge, as much as people everywhere tell you how good it is for you, i honestly can't stomach porridge, however i used to like Ready Brek, is that any good?

I'm down to 15st 1lb now, thats from 18st 2lbs, after the club ride tommorrow i'm hoping to be in the 14st mark, should break into the 14s easily after 60 miles riding.

My Mrs can't believe how i'm still over 15st, as she says there is hardly anything left of me but i now there is still a bit left on my stomach to loose yet, this seems to be the last bit left.....

I'm really noticing the weight loss on the bike, i'm flying up the hills now!

You really shouldn't be losing weight at that speed.
Losing over 1 pound from 1 ride means that you're dehydrating yourself. Dehydration is really the only way you can lose that kind of weight that quickly.

It's not sustainable and is bad for you! It can also drastically affect your performance.

Nolf, I've posted in other threads he has started saying I think he's losing weigt too fast, but he seems hell bent on doing it his way. I've seen so many people lose weight too quickly and there comes a time when they either keel over with exhaustion or put it back on. I studied sports nutrition in my degree and this sort of thing is so frowned upon it's not funny.

Yeah I completely agree, I wasn't joking!

If you lose weight a bit more slowly it will be much more sustainable. It'll stay off rather than come back on as soon as you drink some water!

If you look at people who lose lots of weight over 2/3 years, they're the ones who keep it off for good.

pianoman

It's always good to lose weight if you want to climb hills better but I would never jeopardise my performance on a clubrun to do so. A couple of weeks ago we had this on a Sunday where a Cat 4 racer who normally destroys people like me was struggling massively with his energy towards the end because he has tried to lose weight quickly - and therefore didn't eat enough for the ride.

When you have finished your ride, just try eating less carbs and more protein than usual.

Soni

Hi guys, last weeks club run was only 52 miles, but i was shattered before i got half way through, i hadn't had ANY breakfast before the ride, and found it a struggle on the way back.....

However, this week we did 66 miles, averaged 17 mph (ok not a pro speed but a good workout for me) and one of the guys in the ride who was there the week before said i was riding a hell of a lot better than the previous week, i had loads of energy this week, was doing some sprinting with one of the other guys who kept breaking away every now and then, and although i wasn't keeping up with him entirely, as he's been doing a few months worth of time trialling and is a really fit guy, i was sprinting and trying my hardest to catch him up, and clocked myself at about 28 mph on the flats at one point and dropped eventually to about 22mph, but managed to maintain this speed until we hit a t-junction about 8 minutes later. This might not be up to what some of you are able to achieve, but for me it was a really good ride...

I put it down to having a large plate of frosties and 2 x bananas before i left the house

Regarding the weight issue, with loosing it too quickly, i never used to be a big guy, i was allways around 12.5 stone in my late teens - late 20's, and between 30-32" waist, however ballooned over recent years to 18st 2lbs, so to reduce my weight down to the low 15's in around 10 weeks i don't think is pushing it......

Would love to get back to the 12.5 stone mark, maybe then i'll be able to ride with A's!

sampras38

Soni wrote:

Hi guys, last weeks club run was only 52 miles, but i was shattered before i got half way through, i hadn't had ANY breakfast before the ride, and found it a struggle on the way back.....

However, this week we did 66 miles, averaged 17 mph (ok not a pro speed but a good workout for me) and one of the guys in the ride who was there the week before said i was riding a hell of a lot better than the previous week, i had loads of energy this week, was doing some sprinting with one of the other guys who kept breaking away every now and then, and although i wasn't keeping up with him entirely, as he's been doing a few months worth of time trialling and is a really fit guy, i was sprinting and trying my hardest to catch him up, and clocked myself at about 28 mph on the flats at one point and dropped eventually to about 22mph, but managed to maintain this speed until we hit a t-junction about 8 minutes later. This might not be up to what some of you are able to achieve, but for me it was a really good ride...

I put it down to having a large plate of frosties and 2 x bananas before i left the house

Regarding the weight issue, with loosing it too quickly, i never used to be a big guy, i was allways around 12.5 stone in my late teens - late 20's, and between 30-32" waist, however ballooned over recent years to 18st 2lbs, so to reduce my weight down to the low 15's in around 10 weeks i don't think is pushing it......

Would love to get back to the 12.5 stone mark, maybe then i'll be able to ride with A's!

Soni, it doesn't matter whether you were smaller and lighter when you were younger, you are still losing the weight too fast. Seriously, there is no hurry.

sportbilly1976

"Regarding the weight issue, with loosing it too quickly, i never used to be a big guy, i was allways around 12.5 stone in my late teens - late 20's, and between 30-32" waist, however ballooned over recent years to 18st 2lbs, so to reduce my weight down to the low 15's in around 10 weeks i don't think is pushing it......

Would love to get back to the 12.5 stone mark, maybe then i'll be able to ride with A's"


So in 10 weeks you have lost 16% of your body weight...the issue I guess with continuing at that pace, and your riding goal - where is the power going to come from...?

such a rapid loss of weight will inevitably include muscle loss too.

as an aside - 1 bowl of porridge for me while I'm getting ready for a clubrun. i take 2 bottles of SIS mix, a energy bar and maybe a few jelly babies (or Haribo). Cake stop for some coffee & a choc bar.....enough there for me to do a 60-90 mile ride.

Will be doing the M'rc-B'pool & back this sunday on the same...aobut 120 miles (altohugh will have a break and "extended cake stop" in Blackers!!)

funckchicken

4 shredded wheat, warm milk and with a bit of sugar on top. in breakfasting circles it's widely recognised as the guvn'or.

SBezza

Soni

When I go on the club runs, I just have a normal breakfast, and then have a light lunch at the cafe stop, as it is normally lunchtime when you get there.

Was the guy you were chasing called Dave, he said he was probably going to go out on the Sunday run, as he wasn't racing last weekend.

For the record I was nearly 18st, and am now 12.5 st, it took me about 18 months to lose it, so although you don't think the rate is that fast, it is a very fast weight loss and if you are not careful with you diet in the future it will pile back on even quicker. You shouldn't look at weight loss as going on a diet, but a change of lifestyle you keep up.

Keeping up with the A group is more than just weight (though being lighter will certainly help), you still need the power and energy to keep up, it is a whole different ballgame compared to a Sunday run, so keeping yourself fuelled during the week is essential.

shockedsoshocked

Porridge, wholemeal toast, banana and orange juice is a good combo. Will keep you fuelled for a good few hours.

Soni

SBezza wrote:

Soni

When I go on the club runs, I just have a normal breakfast, and then have a light lunch at the cafe stop, as it is normally lunchtime when you get there.

Was the guy you were chasing called Dave, he said he was probably going to go out on the Sunday run, as he wasn't racing last weekend.

For the record I was nearly 18st, and am now 12.5 st, it took me about 18 months to lose it, so although you don't think the rate is that fast, it is a very fast weight loss and if you are not careful with you diet in the future it will pile back on even quicker. You shouldn't look at weight loss as going on a diet, but a change of lifestyle you keep up.

Keeping up with the A group is more than just weight (though being lighter will certainly help), you still need the power and energy to keep up, it is a whole different ballgame compared to a Sunday run, so keeping yourself fuelled during the week is essential.

Hi Sbezza, yeah it was Dave, he's so blinking quick!

Its nice to have somebody like him on the ride, especially when you get long clear open roads, it makes it more exciting, i felt like a greyhound trying to catch the rabbit!