Category Archives: Nutrition + Fitness

Turning the off-season On

Posted on November 10, 2012 by bikemindedindividual

After a solid effort of 10 weeks off the bike (mortally painful) due to some form of illness and lack of cojones, I am finally getting back into training. However I’m going to do this properly and not ride myself … Continue reading →

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The Fat Free Facade

Posted on September 9, 2012 by bikemindedindividual

For the last decade or so, there has been a growing fashion in the use of fat free products, which all the uninformed and blindly led, and the Weightwatchers posse of 30 somethings have been jumping on. I cannot stress … Continue reading →

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The Plague

Posted on September 8, 2012 by bikemindedindividual

I have been riding now for just short of three years, and whilst I have learned a shit-tonne since then, there is one aspect of training and fitness that I am yet to get the hang of. Training when ill. … Continue reading →

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Fat = Good (Maybe)

Posted on August 13, 2012 by bikemindedindividual

High carbohydrate diets have traditionally been the norm for endurance athletes where fuel is obtained from glucose (stored in the muscles as glycogen) and then burned in various ways depending on the intensity of the efforts you are putting in … Continue reading →

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Trans-Fatlantic

Posted on August 8, 2012 by bikemindedindividual

In 2009 the people governing New York placed a blanket ban upon the use of Trans Fats in the city’s restaurants, stating that there can be no less than 0.5 grams of the stuff per serving of food. This showed … Continue reading →

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Coffee. Nuff Said.

Posted on August 8, 2012 by bikemindedindividual

One of my favourite things about being a cyclist who races, is that once a week my training consists of that most beautiful of sessions; the café stop. This is tradition, cycling law and I’m pretty sure there are some … Continue reading →

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Pulling the Pasta Plug

Posted on August 7, 2012 by bikemindedindividual

Throughout the annals of cycling history, pasta has been a staple for riders of all levels and abilities, providing the carbohydrates that our bodies crave when on the bike. This is relatively common knowledge and practice among cyclists, and almost … Continue reading →

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