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Hovis Best of Both bread, it's good, if not amazing to taste
It makes the best toast though.
My favorite recovery drink at present is coconut milk n mango smoothie with added ginger n cinnamon.(Cows milk tends to split)
Prepare before i go for ride n chill in fridge
Mangos cheap at aldi or lidl n coconut milk from lidl keeps cost down too
50 here by the way ,ride about twice a week at least.
@molgrips
Tennis players also have increased bone density due to the repeated impacts. Sorry, forgot to add that. Someone else has already posted about MTB and bone density. Seems to follow the same logic.
Dentistry.
Riders who put plenty hours in have terrible teath and/or hallitosis (nice!) or rich dentists.
...But what would my consultant know?
whatever medical discipline he's a specialist in I would hope, but the link between lack of BMD and cyclists really only applies to the pro-level, apologies if that covers your training levels
From the study that everyone seems to use as their basis for this hysteria
"...The cyclists were all racing in professional teams at the time of the study, and had participated in at least one of the main 3-week stage races (Giro d’Italia, Tour de France or Vuelta a España) in each of the previous three years and training and racing for upwards of 22-25 hours per week"
sound like any of the cyclists you know? thought not.....
Nope. You're potentially reducing your bones' calcium supply, you're not leeching anything from them
hear that woooooshing noise? that's my point flying waaay over your head 😆
Hilldodger, that's far from the only study, but nice selective choice. I don't think your "point" ever got off the ground never mind getting over head height tbh, since it was just completely backwards. Or was that the point, the whole thing's some sort of weird troll?
The guys who do my dexa scans don't know my medical history, every time I go in they assume it's from cycling. But experts eh, what do they know.
...every time I go in they assume it's from cycling
assumption isn't really what I'd exepct "experts" to do, seems like a medical version of an urban myth "oh yeah, osteoporosis, that'll be another cyclist then"
...the whole thing's some sort of weird troll?
well I guess it kind of is, in asmuch as it's a reaction to all the "I read it on the internet" or "my doctor says, so it must be true" postings here - anyway, take care, dangerous stuff this cycling 😉
hilldodger - Memberseems like a medical version of an urban myth "oh yeah, osteoporosis, that'll be another cyclist then"
Clearly you know what you want to believe and nothing I post will make any difference. Carry on but I don't get it at all. What's your background, that makes you think you know better than osteoporosis specialists?
mtb definitely gives me a bit of a headache. Every Wednesday after my regular Tuesday night ride I get up feeling less than brilliant. I've often had to get up for a wee in the night too.
Why on earth aren't we warned about these side effects? (I was saying in the pub last night.)
Bruises,
Scratches,
Dodgy tan lines (wedding outfits are a nightmare),
Permanently chipped nail polish,
Always come home from trips back into work totally knackered, needing a rest!
....but hey........ I can have lots of fun, eat lots of cake and drink lots of beer with fab friends and loved ones.
Also, the hike-a-bike is pretty weight-bearing so hopefully no osteoporosis for me!
What's not to love 🙂
Hang on if we sweat out lots of Calcium. What about Sauna's and sweating?
I've had saunas since I was 12 (and no not saunas with saddles/stirrups in)
Do you spend four hours in the sauna?
Well we're all different but it certainly hasn't done me any harm, certainly not as much damage as pounding the pavements would have if Id kept it up. I've been riding an ATB regularly for thirty years now, in fact come to think of it this year is my thirtieth anniversay.
I find it keeps my stomach muscles toned which helps me sailing, it gives a little upper body definition but not as much as when I was able to punch out fifty press ups daily, my legs are toned (obviously) but it doesn't stop cramp, yes if you crash you can break stuff but luckily I've only cracked the odd rib and dissed a shoulder and I tend to ride within my limits, limits which got a little extended thanks to a visit to the Jedi a while back.
I'm always nettled, and scratched, it's bad this time of year, but hey small price to pay for like the other guy back there, being down to weight and able to run anywhere anytime without becoming breathless, tried road biking, hated it, got one for sale or swap for something with an engine in the class ads somewhere.
I'd hate to face life without a bike and a country trail..