Message #15672

[bushwacka]

say good bye to charfing

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also high quality road short do help. Goridonna or assos.

Also you guys are on the right track about Long slow speed distance riding. I very rarely ride outside of a race at or near race speed. The reason for this is the amount of recovery time needed to do that and still go to work AND ride the next day is something I do not have and most do not.

as for bonking, with the right nutrition on the bike you will almost never bonk. I personally use one GU every 1 hour, downing with a light mixture of HEED and Perpetuem mixed in with my water. I almost never drink water straight while riding as more than likely straight water makes you have to pee instead of hydrating you.  caffeine as well is a great way to release fat stores from your body and to stop muscle cannibalization.

Lastly I highly recommend taking on huge amounts of Vitamin C in the morning and huge amounts of protein after riding. The C helps your body metabolize  quickly and the protein lets your body recover and for me is the only way I can get to sleep at night.