| Re: Riding on an empty stomach
Bill Baka wrote:
> Ken C. M. wrote:
>> Patrick Lamb wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:29:18 -0500, "Ken C. M."
>>> <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote:
>>>> I don't know why it happens. I am no doctor. Maybe it has something
>>>> to do with your stomach acids sloshing around with nothing in it.
>>>> But like I said I turned up the intensity, I can ride on an empty
>>>> stomach at a lower pace for much longer, 30 plus miles.
>>>
>>> I've felt something like this first thing in the morning (doesn't
>>> happen later in the day, in my case). It just feels like nausea. A
>>> glass of orange juice works fine for me; my daughter felt the same
>>> thing one morning, and half a yuppie candy bar (aka energy bar) let
>>> her finish the ride.
>>>
>>> Pat
>>>
>>> Email address works as is.
>> Yeah, personally think it has to do something with stomach acids,
>> perhaps something in there to absorb or dilute them, doesn't have to
>> be much, just a little something.
>>
>> Ken
>
> Like they say, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Why not
> eat something first, or even your whole breakfast? If I try to ride on
> an empty stomach I get a kind of mini-bonk after about 12-15 miles then
> come home and eat more than usual. These morning rides are usually at a
> somewhat leisurely 12-15 MPH just to kick start the metabolism.
> Conclusion: Everybody is different.
> Bill Baka
Well I guess everyone reacts different, I don't do it like that very
often, as far as riding on an empty stomach, but that morning was a bit
different.
Ken
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