Diet question:

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Tyler Hamilton said in an interview that its been a long time since
he's had a piece of chocolate cake but its a sacrifice he has to make.

Since they burn so many calories anyways during a race/training, can't
they eat whatever?

What's the benefit of being so picky? Won't he burn it all off
anyways?

And here I thought cycling made it ok to eat whatever I wanted to!

Thx

You and Jan Ullrich.

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Quoted message said:

Tyler Hamilton said in an interview that its been a long time since
he's had a piece of chocolate cake but its a sacrifice he has to make.

Since they burn so many calories anyways during a race/training, can't
they eat whatever?

What's the benefit of being so picky? Won't he burn it all off
anyways?

Eventually, but fat doesn't burn as fast as they need it.

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And here I thought cycling made it ok to eat whatever I wanted to!

It does, if you do enough of it and aren't picky about how fast you are.

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"We should not march into Baghdad. ... Assigning young soldiers to
a fruitless hunt for a securely entrenched dictator and condemning
them to fight in what would be an unwinnable urban guerilla war, it
could only plunge that part of the world into ever greater
instability." George Bush Sr. in his 1998 book "A World Transformed"

Tim Lines said:

You and Jan Ullrich.

Yeah, but Jan realizes it in just enough time to ride the fat off before the
tour starts (in most years, that is.) Mr. cgry_bker has yet to figure this
out.

There is no doubt Jan likes his struedel and his wienerschnitzel.

But then again, I still say if Jan had Lance's resources and coaching behind
him, the results would have been the equal. Too bad we will never know for
sure.

Regards,
H.

Quoted message said:

Tyler Hamilton said in an interview that its been a long time since
he's had a piece of chocolate cake but its a sacrifice he has to make.

Since they burn so many calories anyways during a race/training, can't
they eat whatever?

What's the benefit of being so picky? Won't he burn it all off
anyways?

And here I thought cycling made it ok to eat whatever I wanted to!

Thx

Can't speak for Tyler, but if I have something with table sugar in it I
go absolutely wired for about 20 minutes then crash and am tired and
listless the rest of the day, probably with a headache to boot. So I
pretty much can't eat it. Went to a doctor, had blood tests done and
brain scans and found nothing unusual, just stay away from it.

For him it's probably a matter of his metabolism, his body denied that
kind of intense load of sugar and fat would probably try to store it all
immediately. Then again, he may have some affliction like I do with
certain sugars.

Richard Adams said:

Quoted message said:

Tyler Hamilton said in an interview that its been a long time since
he's had a piece of chocolate cake but its a sacrifice he has to make.

Since they burn so many calories anyways during a race/training, can't
they eat whatever?

What's the benefit of being so picky? Won't he burn it all off
anyways?

And here I thought cycling made it ok to eat whatever I wanted to!

Thx

Can't speak for Tyler, but if I have something with table sugar in it I
go absolutely wired for about 20 minutes then crash and am tired and
listless the rest of the day, probably with a headache to boot. So I
pretty much can't eat it. Went to a doctor, had blood tests done and
brain scans and found nothing unusual, just stay away from it.

For him it's probably a matter of his metabolism, his body denied that
kind of intense load of sugar and fat would probably try to store it all
immediately. Then again, he may have some affliction like I do with
certain sugars.

Most likely, you're insulin resistant. Have a Glucose Tolerance Test
(GTT) performed. They give you 100g of glucose and measure your blood
sugar over five hours. If you have a spike in blood sugar, you're insulin
resistant. While I haven't had this test done, I am insulin resistant and
am on a low carb diet. When I eat pasta, rice, and especially sugary
treats, my blood sugar goes through the roof. So, I don't eat these or
eat them very rarely.

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Quoted message said:

Tyler Hamilton said in an interview that its been a long time since
he's had a piece of chocolate cake but its a sacrifice he has to make.

Since they burn so many calories anyways during a race/training, can't
they eat whatever?

What's the benefit of being so picky? Won't he burn it all off
anyways?

Eventually, but fat doesn't burn as fast as they need it.

That is not at all the issue. He probably could get away with chocolate cake
(or other desserts) in small quantities. What needs to happen is that the
food needs to additionally supply nutrients and not just fat, carbohydrates
and protiens. Eating chocolate cake might displace a food that has essential
minerals, vitamins etc. That is why the discipline is needed.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

And here I thought cycling made it ok to eat whatever I wanted to!

It does, if you do enough of it and aren't picky about how fast you are.

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Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall
"We should not march into Baghdad. ... Assigning young soldiers to
a fruitless hunt for a securely entrenched dictator and condemning
them to fight in what would be an unwinnable urban guerilla war, it
could only plunge that part of the world into ever greater
instability." George Bush Sr. in his 1998 book "A World Transformed"

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Quoted message said:

Tyler Hamilton said in an interview that its been a long time since
he's had a piece of chocolate cake but its a sacrifice he has to make.

Since they burn so many calories anyways during a race/training, can't
they eat whatever?

What's the benefit of being so picky? Won't he burn it all off
anyways?

Eventually, but fat doesn't burn as fast as they need it.

That is not at all the issue. He probably could get away with chocolate cake
(or other desserts) in small quantities. What needs to happen is that the
food needs to additionally supply nutrients and not just fat, carbohydrates
and protiens. Eating chocolate cake might displace a food that has essential
minerals, vitamins etc. That is why the discipline is needed.

You don't think a 7000 calorie per day diet provides enough "other"
nutrients?

But I was quite casually answering the more general question: I cycle,
so can't I eat whatever I want? If you do the SuperSize diet at McDs,
you'll be fat and slow no matter how much you cycle. (And need to take
supplements.)

I agree that Tyler could stand a piece of chocolate cake now and then.
But when you're trying to absolutely max out your body's performance, I
guess you need to make extreme sacrifices.

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Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall
"We should not march into Baghdad. ... Assigning young soldiers to
a fruitless hunt for a securely entrenched dictator and condemning
them to fight in what would be an unwinnable urban guerilla war, it
could only plunge that part of the world into ever greater
instability." George Bush Sr. in his 1998 book "A World Transformed"