Speed Devil Posted April 1, 2009 Share What are the best foods to eat to help with recovery? I'm not talking about the expensive recovery drinks available from health and pharmacy stores, just normal everyday food and fruit. I have been on the bike for 3 weeks and had a fairly rough training session (2x90km) last weekend and am feeling rather burnt out at the moment. I cycled to work this morning and felt as if I wanted to dieI thought that if I took Monday off I would recover enough, but it didn't seem to help. Has anyone got some advice?Speed Devil2009-04-01 11:41:38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EigerSA Posted April 1, 2009 Share Don't know how effective they are since I don't ride anywhere hard enough to have this problem, but a mate of mine who does swears by bananas, both before and after. Hope it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Um, beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacrosanct Posted April 1, 2009 Share Bananas = Carbohydrates = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overlord Posted April 1, 2009 Share Sitting eating my 7th meal of the day. Had a 105km MTB training ride today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa C Posted April 1, 2009 Share Dates/Apples while you ride, And you probably need more rest ( sleep) and eat right during the day and take a multi vitamin if you still not recovering fast enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Bananas = Carbohydrates = Um, so does beer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yang Posted April 1, 2009 Share Milk (protein and calcium, and a little fat- not more than 2%), even better with Milo (vitamins), bananas (carbs, potassium, manesium), biltong (protein, salts). ( (On my really hard rides I get it all in one package in FIT Dura Train.) Um, and beer, on good medical authority, limited to two. Yang2009-04-01 13:38:41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa C Posted April 1, 2009 Share Milk (protein and calcium' date=' and a little fat- not more than 2%), even better with Milo (vitamins), bananas (carbs, potassium, manesium), biltong (protein, salts). ( (On my really hard rides I get it all in one package in FIT Dura Train.)[/quote'] FIT Dura Train??? is that a bar, or drink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Milk (protein and calcium' date=' and a little fat- not more than 2%), even better with Milo (vitamins), bananas (carbs, potassium, manesium), biltong (protein, salts). ( (On my really hard rides I get it all in one package in FIT Dura Train.)[/quote'] FIT Dura Train??? is that a bar, or drink? A bar silly... one that serves milk stout... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yang Posted April 1, 2009 Share Its a drink. Comes in powder form (choc is best). I mix it half water half skim milk, add a spoon of Milo or Nesquik, stick in the freezer until its half frozen- and drink within half hour of ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted April 2, 2009 Share Chocolate flavoured milk for post race protein / carb drink. Also try Mageu #1.... fat free and full of carbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beee Posted April 2, 2009 Share The Ultra runners also swears by the Mague stuff... still have to work up the nerve to try it though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted April 2, 2009 Share Vanilla flavoured frozen yoghurt from Woolies with a couple of spoons of Milo all liquidised in a big glass.mmmmmmmm...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclewizz Posted April 2, 2009 Share It sounds like you need sleep more than 'power' foods.Your body needs to recover and the only way it's going to do that is by you sleeping.If you going to eat loads of carbs you going to pack on the fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman1834 Posted April 2, 2009 Share I have been reading Joe Friel's book "training bible for cyclists" and he recommends having a protein and Carb drink/meal within the first half hour after a hard ride. for me that would be, 37.5g Protein and 150g Carbs One scoop protein, 70g raw oats, 30g rasins, mix with apple juise and water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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