Interesting article on sports nutrition..

imposter2.0

Well worth a read, as it clarifies and/or debunks a lot of the claims for a variety of 'performance' products..

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/insigh ... plements-0

I particularly like this bit:

So, what’s going to make me ride faster?
There are no shortcuts or magic bullets I can offer you I’m afraid and performance boils down to talent, smart consistent training and sound nutrition. Legally, there are very few ergogenic aids that have any real value and, at the elite level, I’m yet to be 100% convinced of any. However, there are a few products that can potentially help at different phases of your training and racing cycle.

jgsi

however... for those with deep pockets
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... ing-151877
My advice is just to stop reading anything anymore, it is all bollox at the end of it all
.. just have jam butties, malt loaf, ham sarnies and water.... marmite optional

meanredspider

We're all too different for anything but the most generic (and therefore pretty useless) advice to be meaningful. Most of that BC article is very generic and certainly nothing new in it. I'm not sure what myths it debunked - it was just straightforward, pragmatic and generic advice.

imposter2.0

Nobody said anything about 'myths'...

meanredspider

Imposter wrote:

Nobody said anything about 'myths'...

Semantics - a debunked claim is, in other words, a myth (or a falsehood, or a lie, or....)

imposter2.0

meanredspider wrote:

Imposter wrote:

Nobody said anything about 'myths'...

Semantics - a debunked claim is, in other words, a myth (or a falsehood, or a lie, or....)

You seem desperate to pick holes in something. I also said 'clarify' - but you have carefully ignored that and instead criticised me for a word that I didn't actually use. The article was posted for interest, but you seem determined to give us all a lesson in English composition instead.

Velonutter

Play nice everyone or else! :roll:

Dippydog3

JGSI wrote:

however... for those with deep pockets
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... ing-151877
My advice is just to stop reading anything anymore, it is all bollox at the end of it all
.. just have jam butties, malt loaf, ham sarnies and water.... marmite optional

No, no no.

Marmite is mandatory.

colinsmith123

JGSI wrote:

however... for those with deep pockets
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... ing-151877
My advice is just to stop reading anything anymore, it is all bollox at the end of it all
.. just have jam butties, malt loaf, ham sarnies and water.... marmite optional

That is basically what I've eaten today plus a pint of milk with Nesquik post ride, instead of the Marmite. Now, sitting here 2 hours post ride I feel like my throats been cut and trying to stay out of the biscuit tin.