What does this mean?

[Veronica]

"Ride like a cyclist. Don't eat like one. Stop your f-ing whining, it's supposed to hurt."

The eating part... don't scarf everything in sight or don't eat a strict regimented diet?

I also think I may start chanting that last sentence when I ride.

V.

[Mr. Bloom]

I think the real question is whether it's like "Starve a Cold, Feed a Fever".

It will mean something different to everyone...

But, I think it means don't eat everything in sight...Example: at the Horsey Hundred, with 5200 ft of climbing...I gained two pounds That's not right

[SouthernBelle]

I have heard that after a long, hot ride your body grabs onto water, so you may weigh heavy the next day. Thus your Horsey 100 result.


As to the phrase, for me it means not to use it as an excuse to eat junk. Of course, a milkshake is not junk.

[Eden]

Yeah - I agree with Southern Belle. It doesn't even have to be a hot ride, but after a hard ride I often find that I've got a bit of water weight for the next couple of days.

[DarcyInOregon]

But, I think it means don't eat everything in sight...Example: at the Horsey Hundred, with 5200 ft of climbing...I gained two pounds That's not right

Mr. Silver, it is the sodium intake that causes the weight gain. I was guilty of the same thing, would go on a long hard event ride and think oh I need all of the food and drink with sodium in it. Nope.

If you consume a lot of sodium on your bike rides and continue to feel you need to do so, be careful and take your blood pressure regularly.

I took my sodium on the bike down to almost nothing, and the weight gains are finally coming out of my body again. Too much sodium means water retention in the lymphatic system, muscle cells and empty fat cells. It can be very difficult to get out again.

The way I view it, I don't want to weigh anymore on the bike, particularly in pedaling up those hills. I weigh enough as it is without adding additional water weight to the body mass.

Darcy

[Mr. Bloom]

Ironically, it was because of the Horsey Hundred experience that prompted me to ride with more water and less gatorade. While I acknowledge that Gatorade has advantages, it's not the only fluid I carry now...

[maillotpois]

Short answer: It just made me laugh.

Long answer: my riding partner from the 2005 Death Ride got married right after the ride, stopped riding and gained 20 pounds. Granted, he was a stick insect racer boy to begin with, so 20 lbs - whatever. I still weighed more than he did. But he started riding again this year and lost the 20 lbs relatively quickly. He said he had a "plan" that he made up, with these things he does - all quite sensible, etc. He emailed it to me and I teased him about it being War and Peace, because it was quite long. So he shortened it for me, and I stuck the shortened version on as my signature line. For the time being. I'm trying to use the whining part to motivate myself right now with the whole butt thetans issue. (He also coined that phrase, too.)

[maillotpois]

Oh - and as for what it "means" - one of his big pitches is don't chow down after a ride. Eat sensibly, not as if you've just ridden X number of miles. If you want to treat yourself to a big meal, do it the night before your big ride.

Makes a lot of sense, but it's not that much fun in practice.

[HillSlugger]

"Ride like a cyclist. Don't eat like one. Stop your f-ing whining, it's supposed to hurt."

The eating part... don't scarf everything in sight or don't eat a strict regimented diet?

I also think I may start chanting that last sentence when I ride.

V.

Where does this quote come from? What's its context?

[Veronica]

Where does this quote come from? What's its context?

Ask MP. It's her tag line.

V.

[Deanna]

"Ride like a cyclist. Don't eat like one. Stop your f-ing whining, it's supposed to hurt."

The eating part... don't scarf everything in sight or don't eat a strict regimented diet?

I also think I may start chanting that last sentence when I ride.

V.

Maybe they're referring to some of the gels and less palatable bars we force into ourselves when there's no "real" food to be had on the road.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

"Ride like a cyclist. Don't eat like one. Stop your f-ing whining, it's supposed to hurt."

Don't get between me and my pre-ride French toast, bacon & latte breakfast.

I like getting stronger, feeling my muscles burn, and getting a good workout, but I'll pass on the no-pain-no-gain part or the riding 'til I feel like throwing up part.....

As Leslie Gore might say: It's my party and I'll whine if I want to, whine if i want to,....

[Starfish]

Don't get between me and my pre-ride French toast, bacon & latte breakfast.

Oh MAN how I wish I could eat like that before rides! My guts just can't cope, though.

I do better with encouragement than punishment...if I tell myself I'm awesome, I'm a winner, I can do it. If I start beating up on myself, I just crumple. Kinda pathetic, I know.