What did I do wrong? re: nutrition? - Page 10 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-07-2004, 08:10 AM

Interesting Terry. I can ride 40 or so miles really hard on next to nothing
in my stomach. For some reason this 75 was too much for me on what I ate.

Thanks,
Curt

"Terry Morse" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
> > Pseudo-scientific. More data was needed. I rode 2.4 hours on Saturday on
a
> > a breakfast of one piece of bacon. Had two hamburgers and some lettuce
the
> > day before.
> >
> > No bonk. Rode hard.
>
> If what you wrote is true, you didn't ride hard. Riding hard will
> deplete your glycogen stores in less than two hours. If I were to
> guess, I'd say that you rode at a moderate pace.
>
> Typical nutrition requirements for different effort zones:
>
> Zone 1: no need to eat
> Zone 2: no need to eat, except on ultra rides
> Zone 3: no longer that 4 hours without food
> Zone 4: eat every hour
> Zone 5: doesn't matter, too short a time
> --
> terry morse Palo Alto, CA [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

06-07-2004, 09:08 AM

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 07:15:16 -0700, Terry Morse <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>> Pseudo-scientific. More data was needed. I rode 2.4 hours on Saturday on a
>> a breakfast of one piece of bacon. Had two hamburgers and some lettuce the
>> day before.
>>
>> No bonk. Rode hard.
>
>If what you wrote is true, you didn't ride hard. Riding hard will
>deplete your glycogen stores in less than two hours. If I were to
>guess, I'd say that you rode at a moderate pace.

Probably was passed by a couple of snails. A turtle whizzed by too quick to
tell if it was riding a bike:

http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/imgs/munroe.jpg

>Typical nutrition requirements for different effort zones:
>
>Zone 1: no need to eat
>Zone 2: no need to eat, except on ultra rides
>Zone 3: no longer that 4 hours without food
>Zone 4: eat every hour
>Zone 5: doesn't matter, too short a time

OK, so noted.

-Badger

06-07-2004, 09:08 AM

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 07:15:16 -0700, Terry Morse <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>> Pseudo-scientific. More data was needed. I rode 2.4 hours on Saturday on a
>> a breakfast of one piece of bacon. Had two hamburgers and some lettuce the
>> day before.
>>
>> No bonk. Rode hard.
>
>If what you wrote is true, you didn't ride hard. Riding hard will
>deplete your glycogen stores in less than two hours. If I were to
>guess, I'd say that you rode at a moderate pace.

Probably was passed by a couple of snails. A turtle whizzed by too quick to
tell if it was riding a bike:

http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/imgs/munroe.jpg

>Typical nutrition requirements for different effort zones:
>
>Zone 1: no need to eat
>Zone 2: no need to eat, except on ultra rides
>Zone 3: no longer that 4 hours without food
>Zone 4: eat every hour
>Zone 5: doesn't matter, too short a time

OK, so noted.

-Badger

06-07-2004, 09:08 AM

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 07:15:16 -0700, Terry Morse <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>> Pseudo-scientific. More data was needed. I rode 2.4 hours on Saturday on a
>> a breakfast of one piece of bacon. Had two hamburgers and some lettuce the
>> day before.
>>
>> No bonk. Rode hard.
>
>If what you wrote is true, you didn't ride hard. Riding hard will
>deplete your glycogen stores in less than two hours. If I were to
>guess, I'd say that you rode at a moderate pace.

Probably was passed by a couple of snails. A turtle whizzed by too quick to
tell if it was riding a bike:

http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/imgs/munroe.jpg

>Typical nutrition requirements for different effort zones:
>
>Zone 1: no need to eat
>Zone 2: no need to eat, except on ultra rides
>Zone 3: no longer that 4 hours without food
>Zone 4: eat every hour
>Zone 5: doesn't matter, too short a time

OK, so noted.

-Badger

06-07-2004, 09:08 AM

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 07:15:16 -0700, Terry Morse <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>> Pseudo-scientific. More data was needed. I rode 2.4 hours on Saturday on a
>> a breakfast of one piece of bacon. Had two hamburgers and some lettuce the
>> day before.
>>
>> No bonk. Rode hard.
>
>If what you wrote is true, you didn't ride hard. Riding hard will
>deplete your glycogen stores in less than two hours. If I were to
>guess, I'd say that you rode at a moderate pace.

Probably was passed by a couple of snails. A turtle whizzed by too quick to
tell if it was riding a bike:

http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/imgs/munroe.jpg

>Typical nutrition requirements for different effort zones:
>
>Zone 1: no need to eat
>Zone 2: no need to eat, except on ultra rides
>Zone 3: no longer that 4 hours without food
>Zone 4: eat every hour
>Zone 5: doesn't matter, too short a time

OK, so noted.

-Badger

06-07-2004, 09:08 AM

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 07:15:16 -0700, Terry Morse <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>> Pseudo-scientific. More data was needed. I rode 2.4 hours on Saturday on a
>> a breakfast of one piece of bacon. Had two hamburgers and some lettuce the
>> day before.
>>
>> No bonk. Rode hard.
>
>If what you wrote is true, you didn't ride hard. Riding hard will
>deplete your glycogen stores in less than two hours. If I were to
>guess, I'd say that you rode at a moderate pace.

Probably was passed by a couple of snails. A turtle whizzed by too quick to
tell if it was riding a bike:

http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/imgs/munroe.jpg

>Typical nutrition requirements for different effort zones:
>
>Zone 1: no need to eat
>Zone 2: no need to eat, except on ultra rides
>Zone 3: no longer that 4 hours without food
>Zone 4: eat every hour
>Zone 5: doesn't matter, too short a time

OK, so noted.

-Badger

06-07-2004, 09:10 AM

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:32:50 -0400, David Kerber <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>>
>> Lost 2 lbs, and kept 'em off through this pm.
>
>That would likely be maybe .25 lbs of fat, and 1.75 lbs of water.

No argument there. However, after an evening of modest rehydration, I'm
still down 2lbs. Prob. daily flux, though. Still I'll take it any way I get
it. ;-p

-Badger

06-07-2004, 09:10 AM

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:32:50 -0400, David Kerber <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>>
>> Lost 2 lbs, and kept 'em off through this pm.
>
>That would likely be maybe .25 lbs of fat, and 1.75 lbs of water.

No argument there. However, after an evening of modest rehydration, I'm
still down 2lbs. Prob. daily flux, though. Still I'll take it any way I get
it. ;-p

-Badger

06-07-2004, 09:10 AM

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:32:50 -0400, David Kerber <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>>
>> Lost 2 lbs, and kept 'em off through this pm.
>
>That would likely be maybe .25 lbs of fat, and 1.75 lbs of water.

No argument there. However, after an evening of modest rehydration, I'm
still down 2lbs. Prob. daily flux, though. Still I'll take it any way I get
it. ;-p

-Badger

06-07-2004, 09:10 AM

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:32:50 -0400, David Kerber <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>>
>> Lost 2 lbs, and kept 'em off through this pm.
>
>That would likely be maybe .25 lbs of fat, and 1.75 lbs of water.

No argument there. However, after an evening of modest rehydration, I'm
still down 2lbs. Prob. daily flux, though. Still I'll take it any way I get
it. ;-p

-Badger