Do you sometimes just feel weak

[Jason.T]

I've been feeling tired quite a lot lately, pretty sure it's because I can't seem to eat the right foods at the right times to fuel my cycling.

A guy I know who's a cyclist and personal trainer says it's all about the nutrition, but it's hard to eat properly sometimes, life is so hectic you just shove the first thing you can in your gob

 

[ayceejay]

Rode into work tonight,
Night shift = clue numero uno

 

[DWiggy]

I have upped my intake of fruit, dates, bananas, oranges etc along with porridge oats for breakfast and it really has given me so much more energy, defo recommend dates!

 

[JasonHolder]

I would recommend every one tries a high carb vegan-ish diet for 2 weeks sometime in there life.

Full on vegan is definitely too much for most. But its incredible seeing energy changes, mood changes and even sleeping habits for the better

 

[Dave 123]

I'm in that place at present. Caught a cold on the Saturday of the May bank holiday, which was fairly bad. I have been cycling to work since.
Yesterday I thought I'd got over the worst until it was time to ride home.... Zero power!
All day I've had a headache and again, a loss of power.
So I've not done any circuit training or metcon, but just done the 7 mile each way commute daily.
I was hoping to ride at the weekend, but I'm not too sure now.
I am off to Mallorca at the end of the month, and I have a bike for 6 days, I'll cry if I still feel below par!

 

[ayceejay]

The body has an amazing ability to renew itself - the trick is allowing it to do that. Sleep is the biggie
There are certain things it finds hard but if you are tuned in to this you will find an answer.
Working nights is hard because you should be asleep - not working. If you choose to ignore
the body's warning on this you need to compensate and I am sorry to say that eating a lot of bananas
is just that bananas.

 

[matth411]

I have been working nights for 2 years and pretty much live on microwave meals when I am there. On my days off I eat a lot healthier and cannot function. If it is only your 3rd week on nights then your body is probably trying to play catch up. I remember when I started nights I had no energy at all. Even on my days off. I have flipped my day/night schedule around so I have energy and legs don't feel so empty. So, have a breakfast when I get up, snack when I get to work, lunch at around midnight, snack, then dinner at 0430-0500. Took me a while to figure it out but it works for me.

 

[Jason.T]

I don't usually do 3 weeks straight weeks of nights, I'm only doing it because someone is on holiday

My shifts are normally 1 week of days followed by one week of nights and continues like that so I swap from days to nights every week which is bloody hard, it's like having permanent jet lag

 

[Jason.T]

I don't usually do 3 weeks straight weeks of nights, I'm only doing it because someone is on holiday

My shifts are normally 1 week of days followed by one week of nights and continues like that so I swap from days to nights every week which is bloody hard, it's like having permanent jet lag