As a bit of a fan, well a big fan of Brownes Ice Coffee product, Chill Light, this article published in the Canadian journal, Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism caught my eye. The abstract of the article follows: This study examined the effects of 3 recovery drinks on endurance performance following glycogen-depleting exercise. Nine trained [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Nutrition’
How to recover from hard rides
BikeRadar.com continue their excellent series of nutrition articles with a new article by Christine Bailey of Cycling Plus on the subject of how to recover from hard rides. Christine suggests that it is not only what you consume after a ride that is important but when you consume it. She suggests three recovery time points: [...]
A Carbohydrate and Protein Driven Recovery
No I am not talking about the global financial crisis. Rather Dr Kevin Currell of Triathlon Plus has written an interesting article on the importance of carbs and protein in exercise recovery for BikeRadar.com. The full article can be found at BikeRadar.com. Dr Currell reminds us that: During exercise, carbohydrate acts as the main energy [...]
Do We Need to Encourage Access to Drive –Thru Lanes for Cyclists?
The great blog which I follow regularly, EcoVelo, drew my attention to this video from BikePortland, where they tried out recent move by the US burger chain, Burgerville, to allow cyclists access to their drive-thru lanes. Drive Thru Mayhem from Joe Biel on Vimeo. Watching this video, got me thinking about is this [...]
Looking for an excuse to eat French cuisine?
Well, if you ride a bike you may have just the reason Maybe another good reason to get out of your car an on your bike. Christine Bailey of Cycling Plus has written and interesting article for BikeRadar.com considering the benefits of French cuisine, smaller portions and eating slow for the cyclist. Christine states: [...]
