Originally posted by Terry
[B]Well, it's probably best to eat they way you always do before a ride if it floats your boat...As a trainer, I'm always telling clients to look a day before and after an event. Junk in/junky preformance.
well, I can't say I know what to do!! They guys I ride with all think Pop Tarts are better than any commercial sports food.
On a serious note, in the book, "Physiology of Sport and Exercise" one study shows that athletes who train intensely and eat low-carbs (40%) often experience a day-to-day decrease in muscle glycogen. Those who ate high carbs (70%), their muscle glycogen levels recovered almost completely within 22 hours of training. So, you see, it's not just the food you eat a couple hours prior; it's the day before and after so that you can get up and go again and again without getting run-down.
Could you please expand this? Especially about what glycogen is? I tend to really try and watch my carbs; I guess this is not the time to do it.


thanks