Recovery drinks and weight loss

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  • BeaconRuth
    BeaconRuth Posts: 2,086
    I think it's worth pointing out that SBezza is not just a racing cyclist, he's performing at the very top end of racing cyclists having just come 10th in arguably the hardest season-long endurance competition in UK time trialling, the British Best All Rounder. Training to ride 280+ miles in 12 hours needs some very very serious recovery. For the time and commitment SBezza is putting in, the price of a recovery drink is not even worth thinking about.

    But this forum has a whole range of cyclists reading it and I'm completely with AidanR for all leisure, recreational and sporting cyclists and even those like myself who are racing but not really taking it terribly seriously.

    Ruth
    http://www.rutheyles.co.uk/
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    That's fair enough. I used to compete (rowing, not cycling), albeit not at that kind of level. Now I ride for fun and exercise for health (well, and vanity if I'm brutally honest!) so I definitely approach these things from a very different angle.
    Bike lover and part-time cyclist.
  • mmacavity
    mmacavity Posts: 781
    The OP was talking about weight loss,
    here is Lance Armstrong talking about "as light and as lean" , "go without meals" and "go to bed hungry sometimes"
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sStK1KG8 ... re=related
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    Damn, there's 3 minutes of my life I won't get back.
    Bike lover and part-time cyclist.
  • KnightOfTheLongTights
    KnightOfTheLongTights Posts: 1,415
    I reckon they can be handy when you don't finish a hard ride at home - they are surely much better for recovery than most 'foods' you will find in the average newsagent / Costcutter's?

    I'd also argue they can stave off the massive hunger attack I tend to get two hours after riding that can lead to overeating.

    Having said that I probably only use them about once or twice a month ....

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