On-bike nutrition advice sought - Page 5 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-21-2004, 12:43 PM

Rick Onanian wrote:
> I forgot to mention in my last reply: Applesauce [including
> "natural" versions without lots of added ingredients] comes in
> single-serving packages. It should digest easily, unless you're
> sensitive to acid. It ought to provide quick energy.

Aye, and if you ARE sensitive to acid, it's a quick way to agony. Nothing
like heartburn to ruin a good ride.

Although, one 'Pepcid Complete' prior to a ride will stop/cure that better
than anything else I've found (and works for 24 hours as well.)

Regards,
H.

07-21-2004, 12:47 PM

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:16:17 -0700, Eric Gunnerson
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> I generally aim for around 200 calories per hour (50 calories every 15
> minutes), and you'd be pretty close to that on your ride. If your stomach
> isn't tolerating the clif bars, it may be that you're eating too much at
> once, you're working too hard to be able to digest much of anything, or
> they
> just don't agree with you. I'd suggest trying some other bars.
>

200 calories per hour? I average about 100 or less calories per hour.

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Bob in CT
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07-21-2004, 12:47 PM

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:16:17 -0700, Eric Gunnerson
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> I generally aim for around 200 calories per hour (50 calories every 15
> minutes), and you'd be pretty close to that on your ride. If your stomach
> isn't tolerating the clif bars, it may be that you're eating too much at
> once, you're working too hard to be able to digest much of anything, or
> they
> just don't agree with you. I'd suggest trying some other bars.
>

200 calories per hour? I average about 100 or less calories per hour.

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Bob in CT
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07-21-2004, 12:47 PM

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:16:17 -0700, Eric Gunnerson
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> I generally aim for around 200 calories per hour (50 calories every 15
> minutes), and you'd be pretty close to that on your ride. If your stomach
> isn't tolerating the clif bars, it may be that you're eating too much at
> once, you're working too hard to be able to digest much of anything, or
> they
> just don't agree with you. I'd suggest trying some other bars.
>

200 calories per hour? I average about 100 or less calories per hour.

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Bob in CT
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07-21-2004, 12:47 PM

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:16:17 -0700, Eric Gunnerson
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> I generally aim for around 200 calories per hour (50 calories every 15
> minutes), and you'd be pretty close to that on your ride. If your stomach
> isn't tolerating the clif bars, it may be that you're eating too much at
> once, you're working too hard to be able to digest much of anything, or
> they
> just don't agree with you. I'd suggest trying some other bars.
>

200 calories per hour? I average about 100 or less calories per hour.

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Bob in CT
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07-21-2004, 12:47 PM

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:16:17 -0700, Eric Gunnerson
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> I generally aim for around 200 calories per hour (50 calories every 15
> minutes), and you'd be pretty close to that on your ride. If your stomach
> isn't tolerating the clif bars, it may be that you're eating too much at
> once, you're working too hard to be able to digest much of anything, or
> they
> just don't agree with you. I'd suggest trying some other bars.
>

200 calories per hour? I average about 100 or less calories per hour.

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Bob in CT
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07-21-2004, 06:00 PM

Bob in CT wrote:

> 200 calories per hour? I average about 100 or less calories per hour.

It takes a while to figure out how many calories you need. Eat too
much, and you'll get stomach distress, nausea, gas, and maybe even
vomiting. Eat too little, and you'll bonk.

Food requirement depends somewhat on how you ride: average heart
rate, average cadence, etc.. I bonked recently at 6.5 hours into a
mountain bike ride, when I had been consuming 100 cal/hr. I'd been
riding in zone 3 (about 75% of max heart rate) for over 3 hours
straight. From what I've read, zone 3 riding can wipe out your
glycogen stores in as little as 2 hours. Lesson learned.

An emergency hit of Hammer Gel revived me in about 15 minutes. From
now on, I'm shooting for 200 calories per hour on all but short
rides.
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terry morse Palo Alto, CA [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

07-21-2004, 06:00 PM

Bob in CT wrote:

> 200 calories per hour? I average about 100 or less calories per hour.

It takes a while to figure out how many calories you need. Eat too
much, and you'll get stomach distress, nausea, gas, and maybe even
vomiting. Eat too little, and you'll bonk.

Food requirement depends somewhat on how you ride: average heart
rate, average cadence, etc.. I bonked recently at 6.5 hours into a
mountain bike ride, when I had been consuming 100 cal/hr. I'd been
riding in zone 3 (about 75% of max heart rate) for over 3 hours
straight. From what I've read, zone 3 riding can wipe out your
glycogen stores in as little as 2 hours. Lesson learned.

An emergency hit of Hammer Gel revived me in about 15 minutes. From
now on, I'm shooting for 200 calories per hour on all but short
rides.
--
terry morse Palo Alto, CA [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

07-21-2004, 06:00 PM

Bob in CT wrote:

> 200 calories per hour? I average about 100 or less calories per hour.

It takes a while to figure out how many calories you need. Eat too
much, and you'll get stomach distress, nausea, gas, and maybe even
vomiting. Eat too little, and you'll bonk.

Food requirement depends somewhat on how you ride: average heart
rate, average cadence, etc.. I bonked recently at 6.5 hours into a
mountain bike ride, when I had been consuming 100 cal/hr. I'd been
riding in zone 3 (about 75% of max heart rate) for over 3 hours
straight. From what I've read, zone 3 riding can wipe out your
glycogen stores in as little as 2 hours. Lesson learned.

An emergency hit of Hammer Gel revived me in about 15 minutes. From
now on, I'm shooting for 200 calories per hour on all but short
rides.
--
terry morse Palo Alto, CA [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

07-21-2004, 06:00 PM

Bob in CT wrote:

> 200 calories per hour? I average about 100 or less calories per hour.

It takes a while to figure out how many calories you need. Eat too
much, and you'll get stomach distress, nausea, gas, and maybe even
vomiting. Eat too little, and you'll bonk.

Food requirement depends somewhat on how you ride: average heart
rate, average cadence, etc.. I bonked recently at 6.5 hours into a
mountain bike ride, when I had been consuming 100 cal/hr. I'd been
riding in zone 3 (about 75% of max heart rate) for over 3 hours
straight. From what I've read, zone 3 riding can wipe out your
glycogen stores in as little as 2 hours. Lesson learned.

An emergency hit of Hammer Gel revived me in about 15 minutes. From
now on, I'm shooting for 200 calories per hour on all but short
rides.
--
terry morse Palo Alto, CA [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]