lastlap wrote:
Shambolic wrote:
TheDuathlonShow wrote:
Incredibly helpful answer from Dr. Harrison in this thread. Hope original video guy sees it. This fella Lachlan Earnshaw's experience brings to mind this Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/...772746221117440?s=20
Different scenario (too many processed/fake carbs instead of too much processed/fake protein) but similar mindset and result. Skinny finance bro with bad relationship to food tries Ironman training. Result is digestive disaster.
Remember folks: Eat real food first and go from there!
This is what no one has mentioned yet. Your gut microbiome IMHO is the centre to good health and stuffing endless carbs and then also processed food in there creates an unhealthy microbiome. If you eat real food with a good dose of fibre then as the original video around this post centres and he discovered you feel better.
So real, good food when you aren't training and glucose/fructose for longish efforts when you are training? I can't see otherwise how you could manage 100+gms per hour on a ride?
I have no idea of now many grams of carbs I am consuming on a ride or why people are trying to consume that much? Bananas and oat based energy bars for me. Maybe stop at a store to buy a gatorade and a muffin on a big day. Powder in the bottles and gels roll out closer to race day to condition the body for an Ironman and I'm just north of the 9 hour mark for reference on a good day. Gels I carry for convenience on long ride days just in case I feel I need one.