Training and diet talk…

11st 2lb this morning.

Pushed my weight up to 11st 7 on Saturday night but that was heavy carb eating for a day or two.

heavy carb

What are they, like Chunky kit kat ?, or something.
😆

Actually, I see your association with weight gain and carbs, there.
But isn’t it more like the types of carbohydrate, you know, the Glycemic load, etc, which will dictate the effectiveness they have on increasing your body weight ?.

Coffee Time !.

weight gain pre-event is water, 4g stored with each g of glycogen loaded

So I’d loaded in an additional 400g of glycogen approx.

Oh and Solo I mean heavy as in I was eating a lot of it, not the type of carbs itself.

iDiet meals followed by porridge and chocolate. Then some more chocolate. Then some bread, how could I forget the bread.

bread

What is this thing ?.

Can you get Chocolate Bread ?.

EDIT

porridge and chocolate
Ah !, those kinda Carbs

Looks like you can.

Behold !, Chocolate Bread !.

There is a God.

Delivery to Solo’s house?

Delivery to Solo’s house?

Easy, wok smug-gler !.

I’ve been on holiday for 10 days and have 18 pages to catch up on!

I have come back from Majorca with a 4 a day espresso and cake addiction, along with queen of the mountains for every ride, including a 12km climb! Are you worried Mol? 😛

I’ve been on holiday for 10 days and have 18 pages to catch up on!

It really is the same old shite, DGOAB 😉

I wouldn’t bother DGOAB, most of the thread is shit

along with queen of the mountains for every ride

Hey DGoaB !, glad you’re back.

^^^ is that you then ?, are you queen now ?.

Tell us more.

I wouldn’t bother DGOAB, most of the thread is shit

iDave.
you’ve such a nice way with words…

Worried? Yes. I am on a business trip in Madrid, I’m knackered and there is no iDiet food available. Playing football tonight though, I might have to show an inappropriate level of commitment to get a decent workout.

Does anyone else see their weight go up and down on a weekly cycle?

I’ll fluctuate during the week but generally I’ll have lost weight by the end of the week. I’ve seen me put on 10lbs after a cheat day then lose it within a day or two. Similarly I can be 5lbs heavier in the evening vs my weight that morning though it’s gone again by the next morning after I’ve “evacuated”

I’m knackered and there is no iDiet food available.

There is no meat, veg, beanz and veg? In Madrid?

I’m knackered and there is no iDiet food available

Rubbish!
Fabada.
Cocido Madrileño
I think chorizo is Spanish.
Supermarkets have aisles devoted to lentils (lentejas), chickpeas (garbanzos) and beans (alubias).
No iDiet food?

there is no iDiet food available

FFS !.

🙄

Don’t you lot know that Madrid is world famous for being the coke and cheesecake capital of the universe ?.

There is no meat and veg? In Madrid?

It is difficult to find though, I believe they have different words for practically everything.

It is difficult to find though, I believe they have different words for practically everything.

Surely, if one speaks slowly and points they will understand? Just rudeness if you ask me.

Supermarkets have aisles devoted to lentils (lentejas), chickpeas (garbanzos) and beans (alubias).

Its probably a business trip, and so unlikely that MolGrips has cooking facilities.

Surely, if one speaks slowly and points they will understand? Just rudeness if you ask me.

Don’t forget to add an ‘O’ at the end of any English word you speak to the locals.
That’ll sort it.
😉

Surely, if one speaks slowly and points they will understand? Just rudeness if you ask me.

My bad. 🙁

Its probably a business trip, and so unlikely that MolGrips has cooking facilities.

I know, but you get my point, don’t you?

I know, but you get my point, don’t you?

Oh……… Yeah
😉

Yes, I am queen now 😆

Weather wasn’t the best but got out 8 of the 10 days we were away for. After complaining to Mustard before we went that i’d lost my climbing ability, it returned out of the blue which was good as on a few days we did 2,400m of ascent! Was loving climbing well again, was second or third up to the top with the fast blokes every ride which was ace. Highlight was climbing to Lluc, descending 12km to Sa Calobra at sea level and turning round and coming straight back up again!

Lovely riding out there, and ace espresso and cakes. Think i’d better weigh myself tomorrow morning though…

Mi mal 🙁

Don’t sweat it.

good work DGOAB. I remember climbing Lluc. Don’t suppose you managed to get out on any spanish club runs?

taljking of training.. I had a character building ride last night. Went out on the weekly chain gang ride in brizzle. Rode like a maniac to get tot he start as i was late. Heavens opened about 20 miles into the ride. Rode back with 5 others and blew on a climb. Spent the next 5 miles trying to get back on. Couldn’t feel my feet or hands all the way home!

descending 12km to Sa Calobra at sea level

I was going to ask about the descents.
How satisfied are you with your high speed road.

I loved the Lluc climb Tricky, it was the perfect gradient for me to attack on. If i could find a race here with a climb like that in it, then i’d be laughing! After the Lluc climb, me and another girl were sitting on the front doing 40kph on the flat chasing down a girl in front of us. No spanish clubs runs sadly, didn’t see many from where we were staying, just tourists. Not enough speed work though so will be ditching the miles and back to intervals and speedwork. Think we might try to go out next year with the guy you were with.

What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger Tricky! Looks like our summer was that week in March as i’m back to commuting in winter gear!

Solo, I was descending well, i have got over previous fears and was hanging onto the back of mustard/the blokes on descents. Have now got a good sprint when on the drops too so can still kick if i need extra speed. Generally very happy with how i was descending, seems racing crits with sprints of up to 50kph have really helped my confidence descending. 😀 Why?

Why?

Well, its just part of the deal, innit.

Climbing is hard work and can be challenging.

But, making it pay, means being good at speed on the descent.
Just another string to your bow, if you can get good at it.
Handling skills and all that.
😀

No spanish clubs runs sadly,

I guess you weren’t looking in the right places.
https://www.google.com/ 😉

I saw this and thought it appropriate given recent discussion:

“New ideas take hold not when people change their mind, but when people with old ideas die.” – Hans Rosling

There is obviously lots of iDiet foodin Madrid, but I am in a hotel working until 7pm then required to be socialising, I don’t think I have time to do a weekly shop and get out the camping stove. Plus I only had a couple of weeks notice, not really enough time to learn Spanish even for someone as awesome as me.

Tesco Finest Salami Milano.
Red pepper, reduced fat hummous.
Chicken.
An Courgette.

There is obviously lots of iDiet foodin Madrid

Apologies, it wasn’t clear from the first post. I see your dilemma now.
Hotel food it is then.

Yup i agree Solo its all strings to the bow. I’ve been working on all of my weaknesses, descending included.

Anyway, where is TSY?

Anyway, where is TSY?

Guess hes off somewhere scheming up his hext monster thread, which will be described by iDave as mostly containing nothing of any use as well as dishing my bike.

I’m in training 🙁

I’m in training

I’d say you’re qualified.
After all, you started this thread and the rest of us live to see it continue.
🙂

I’m eating biscuits in training 🙁