What do you eat before a ride

[slowmotion]

I only rediscovered porridge a couple of months ago but now I'm a huge fan. I put weak lemon squash with a teaspoon of salt in my water bottle and some fig rolls in my pocket.

 

[boybiker]

Porridge is good I can do that

Porridge is brilliant but mix it with things like banna , honey , brown sugar , nuts etc otherwise its very bland. Before a morning ride, the night before I always eat a bowl of porridge about 10PM. It's important because your body cant use the energy from your breakfast straight away as it needs to digest.

 

[vickster]

Porridge for me for breakfast (cycling or not) - mixed with skimmed milk and water - bland as anything but I don't like it sweet (and I'm dieting ) !

OP - how far are you planning on riding?

 

[SWSteve]

Thanks everyone so looks like juice banana porridge and some protein on shopping list

Don't worry about protein shakes unless you're a pro. Porridge/something good before you head out and take something like fruit pastels/jelly babies for when out. When you get in, drink and have a glass of milk.
re: salt in squash, works great but don't put too much in or you'll never drink when out

 

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

Don't worry about protein shakes unless you're a pro. Porridge/something good before you head out and take something like fruit pastels/jelly babies for when out. When you get in, drink and have a glass of milk.
re: salt in squash, works great but don't put too much in or you'll never drink when out

Go on then. Why do you need to be a pro to supplement?

 

[SWSteve]

Go on then. Why do you need to be a pro to supplement?

mainly due to the Horizon programme which looked into sports products/supplements.

 

[Miss]

Cheers this is defo the info I'm looking for and how I far I go really depends on how I'm feeling when out really

 

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

mainly due to the Horizon programme which looked into sports products/supplements.

Im going to quote myself from this thread http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/panorama-the-truth-about-sports-products.106535/

The entire program was aimed at recreational gymgoers/walk-joggers who slug it down thinking they need it and it's doing good things for them. For your 30mins a day(or couple times a week) you DO NOT need Lucozade Sport or Powerade. They WILL NOT make you faster,they WILL NOT improve anything! Doing the fecking sport will improve that sport.

The lack of focus on endurance sports was duly noted too,no surprise there.

Even for the elites they mentioned the products wouldn't really have achieved anything. Mo Farah was conceivably the only one who would go anywhere near to needing some form of carb intake. Usain Bolt and Jessica Ennis' sports aren't exactly lengthy endurance efforts.

But I think that was the overall point, they ringfenced the ignorant who occasionally partake in sport and told them they were wasting money which is 100% truth. But they didn't dare mention endurance sport athletes like cyclists who frequently do successfully consume energy drinks,bars and gels to good effects. Because on the face of it - they do work for us as do cake stops and carrying food.

So to sum up.

Water does exactly the same thing as Lucozade Sport, the latter actually lists water as it's no1 ingredient.

Electroytes didn't really seem to get much discussion: But if there is any merit to them then the average 30mins twice a week gym-mum isn't going to require them EVER.

Carbs: Again the gym-mum isn't going to require them in a bottle for a 30min treadmill walk. But given this is a cycling forum, we should all be aware that carb intake a couple hours into a ride is often an essential aspect. If that happens to be via gels,drink or cake then so be it.

BCAA's: Often in bold letters and mixed in big fancy tubs with whey protein yet no real evidence to back up the claims. (The claims made are based on the BCAA's not the protein! The documentary doesn't distinguish this fact)

Protein: Ideally protein should really come from your general diet, but sometimes this just isn't feasible. The program managed to label whey protein powders in the same group as the actual point being made(that was BCAA's being grossly expensive) as " an expensive way to get a bit of milk"

Do you absolutely "need" to buy protein shakes? Hell no, but read on

This might actually shock you. I priced these earlier today,using ASDA own brand products and myprotein.com
1 25g serving of impact whey protein made with water from myprotein.com contains 20g protein for a cost of 30p,
A pint of ASDA semi skimmed is 49p for 18g protein.
ASDA chicken breast is pretty much £1 per 100g, each breast being worth 30g protein.

That is £109.50 - £178.85 and £365 per year respectively.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Porridge here in cold uk...
Anything i can find when touring
during ride...local loops..I dont...on longer rides let me recommend large quantities of jelly beans!!

 

[vickster]

Cheers this is defo the info I'm looking for and how I far I go really depends on how I'm feeling when out really

Well would it be 10 miles, 30 miles, 50 miles, more?

 

[SWSteve]

Im going to quote myself from this thread http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/panorama-the-truth-about-sports-products.106535/

That is largely the same point I was making. Unless you are going for lots of long rides, then protein shouldn't need to be taken as the muscle growth wouldn't be so severe.

re: milk being almost as good as protein shakes, I did not realise they really were this close! and there's fat in milk which would be good for rebuilding energy stores.

 

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

That is largely the same point I was making. Unless you are going for lots of long rides, then protein shouldn't need to be taken as the muscle growth wouldn't be so severe.

re: milk being almost as good as protein shakes, I did not realise they really were this close! and there's fat in milk which would be good for rebuilding energy stores.

You said none of this.

Fat rebuilding energy stores? Eh???

 

[Miss]

Lets not have a disagreement hey :/

 

[bainy16]

porridge with raisins and honey then toast and jam,pasta the night before

 

[SWSteve]

You said none of this.

Fat rebuilding energy stores? Eh???

my lack of explicitly saying what I meant is an issue, and my naivity to think that fat that goes into my body will replace that which has been burned off is seemingly wrong.