Post ride routine?

[fossyant]

If its been over 100km, I’ll pour myself a large glass of diet coke out of the fridge. I grab the tub of salt and pour about 3 g into the palm of my left hand. Tip salt onto tongue and wash it down with ice cold coke.
One afternoon I did this with coffee. I threw up all the cake I’d eaten two hours earlier.

Coke and salt. Neither is good.

 

[jowwy]

No plonking on the sofa.

Arrive home, put bike in garage and straight in the shower as I'm usually a sweatty mess. Kit in washer, get something to eat.

One thing that is worth noting is that your body's immune system will be low after exercise, so if you build into the routine a few minutes away from folk with colds etc. - e.g. you go straight to the shower, this reduces the likelyhood of picking something up. It's also important to eat within 45-60 minutes.

PS anyone recommend a 'cheap' supplier of whey protein. Currently have Maximuscle which we picked up on offer.

Drink milk its cheaper and you probably already got it in the fridge - add a bit of chocolate and its an awesome after ride drink

 

[Hip Priest]

I usually have a pint of milk and a shower, then it's back to parenting duties. I read an article in C+ where it said you should recover properly (i.e - not walking around doing things, but resting with feet up). I'm not sure cycle mag producers live in the real world!

 

[fossyant]

Drink milk its cheaper and you probably already got it in the fridge - add a bit of chocolate and its an awesome after ride drink

I already drink loads of milk, especially post ride, but my physio advised to up the protein intake, and it's not easy when you already eat enough meat and dairy.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I already drink loads of milk, especially post ride, but my physio advised to up the protein intake, and it's not easy when you already eat enough meat and dairy.

Myprotein or bulkpowders.co.uk

Beware: have a look through onsite reviews before you choose a flavour. Some of them taste quite chalky or don't mix well. (although this MP Banoffee flavour is divine)

 

[Hacienda71]

Food, then bath, then normally fall asleep on the sofa for half an hour or until one of my kids decides it would be funny to jump on a dozzing dad.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Get home, shower, return to toddler duty.

Cycling is my relaxing.

Dito

 

[jonny jeez]

After a commute (say 30k) into the office I take 5 mins to settle before i jump in the shower and then crack on .

On the homeward journey i may extend the run a little (depending on the conditions...of me and the road) and then, catch up with family, shower, cook some food and legs up in front of the telly.

My family tend to dart in different directions of an evening, My wife shoots of to the gym, kids to various post school stuff and we generally only all settle in one place after about 8.30. So often the precious time between 6.30 and 7 is just spent chatting about our individual days.

On Wednesday Night I got home and had to run out to pick up my eldest before coming back to cook tea, all the while dressed in daft lycra!!

 

[400bhp]

Do any of you also just plonk yourself on the sofa?

What do you do T.M.H.N.E.T, I bet it involves an iced bath somewhere along the line!

Not before a shower and change first - I usually stink after a long ride and the wife would kill me.

 

[400bhp]

Food, then bath, then normally fall asleep on the sofa for half an hour or until one of my kids decides it would be funny to jump on a dozzing dad.

Glad to see you suffer enough on a ride then.

I don't sleep - would if I had the chance but usually end up arsing around with the little un.

 

[400bhp]

After a commute (say 30k) into the office I take 5 mins to settle before i jump in the shower and then crack on .

Not sure those words flow too well in that order.

 

[400bhp]

No plonking on the sofa.

Arrive home, put bike in garage and straight in the shower as I'm usually a sweatty mess. Kit in washer, get something to eat.

You've missed something very important out of that haven't you.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Not before a shower and change first - I usually stick after a long ride and the wife would kill me.

stick to what or should I not ask?

 

[400bhp]

stick to what or should I not ask?

Oops -although I'm not sure the correction is much of an improvement.

 

[Hacienda71]

Glad to see you suffer enough on a ride then.

I don't sleep - would if I had the chance but usually end up arsing around with the little un.

20 or 30 mile short blasts I'm fine, 60 plus miles and a kip is in order afterwards. It's an age thing.