Mountain Bikers Energy Tip.
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wholegrain cerealWell everyone who is seriously into exercise..be it mountain biking or anything else knows that it's important to stay in tip top condition and to replace energy after a serious bout of riding/exercise.
SkipRatt often uses the energy drinks after a long trek to replace all that he has lost as I'm sure most of you do. However there is a more economical (and lets face it we all like that word at the moment) way to give yourselves a boost after a long ride.
After a bout of hard exercise try a bowl of cereal instead..recent research shows that a bowl of wholegrain cereal with milk can be just as effective for revitalising the body..it replenishes energy-releasing glyocen and blocks the lactate that can lead to stiff muscles.
It doesn't have to be any particular brand..as long as it's whole grain...and a bit of fruit or honey can be added to give extra flavour and a boost to your energy levels too.
So Mountain bikers..... there you have it...a quick cheap fix to aching muscles!!
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6 responses to "Mountain Bikers Energy Tip."

  1. Daphenne On 4 September 2009 14:47

    I am still pretty new to mountain biking, and have never even really considered eating right after a hard ride.
    Heck I still don't even use energy drinks. I am curious do you use energy drinks while you are out riding as well?

     
  2. paul c walton On 6 September 2009 09:05

    Hi Daphenne, yes I sure do use energy drinks!!
    You can find tonnes of products on the market, but the 1 I find to be the best for me is "GO" "REGO" and "PSP". All 3 are the same brand doing very different jobs an d used at different times.

    Here is how it works: "PSP" is taken before riding as it loads you with carbs. "GO" is during riding as it keeps you energized, and "REGO" is taken after as it puts back everything your body loses whilst riding...
    To be honest I only use GO and REGO as a good balanced meal an hour or so before going out is best, and much cheaper!

    I would like to apologize for my lack of updates to posts and comments. I am suffering again, only this time it's a sinus infection so I cannot hear bugger all in 1 ear and I feel like crap. If my grammar and spelling is poor, I apologize for that too!!

     
  3. SANDY On 10 September 2009 14:09

    Just thought I'ld let you know the drop list has been updated, thought you might not yet know.

    Sandy

    I enjoy using it so much, it's nice to see it when I go blog walking and or when I'm doing my drops.

     
  4. Kirk On 13 September 2009 07:58

    Most of my time mountain biking I didn't use energy drinks, after rides it was dark beer. Here's a tip for the dark beer method, when it stops hurting stop drinking, trust me. Enjoying the blog.

     
  5. paul c walton On 16 September 2009 15:25

    Thankyou Sandy I will look into updating the drop list here as it has a few sites that needs removing anyway.

    You cannot beat a few pints after a long ride for killing pain Kirk, but my poison is the amber necter!

     
  6. Print Brochures On 6 October 2009 02:39

    This post is a good reminder. Some people want to be fit, but they sometimes overlook the importance of repleneshing the energy they lost. This is a good suggestion.

     

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