Nutrition
Diet And Weight Loss To Make You Faster
Nutrition and food choices are a key component of weight loss for all endurance athletes, including cyclists. When done correctly, weight loss can have a huge impact on cycling performance in two ways: #1 Improved Power to Weight Ratio #2 Improved Recovery The low hanging fruit that people jump to is a caloric deficit (diet). That can give you immediate weight loss, but will in allow you to sustain performance or even optimize performance? Not often. ... Read more
Quick Pad Thai
Pad Thai is a popular street food in Thailand, which is whipped up quickly and packed full of flavor. It’s one of our favorite post-ride meals. Rice noodles, egg and prawns are mixed with chili, coriander, garlic and lime juice flavors, a dash of sweet chili sauce and crunchy peanuts to add texture. Substitute with chicken if you don’t like prawns, or swap out for some extra vegetables and ditch the fish sauce for a ... Read more
Hooker’s Pasta (or in fancy Italian “Pasta Puttanesca”)
When you are looking to refuel at lunchtime, go for carbs and quality protein – this pasta dish is ideal. Cycling takes energy, and energy come from fuel. Coaches have always told me that “You win in the kitchen” before during and after a ride or race. If you build a perfect race car, and put crappy fuel in it, it will run like crap. Think of your body the same way. You are spending hours ... Read more
PaleOMG Coffee Marinated Steak Fajitas
If you are a paleo guy or girl, and you love coffee, and love fajitas…this recipe will put you in heaven. The prep time is short, the cook time is shorter…but let the beef marinate in that “plastic bag full of happiness” for a very long time…overnight! Props to Juli Bauer and her awesome book and site, Paleomg. Please check it out!! If she asks you where you heard about her from, just tell her it ... Read more
Buffalo & Sweet Potato Tacos
Buffalo Meets Sweet Potatoes Both of these fillings are very easy to make and cook quickly. You can ratchet up the heat by using more jalapenos or adding some a little more cayenne pepper or chipotle pepper. Also, I like the dish to have a bit of sweetness with the brown sugar to contrast with the rustic buffalo flavor. When shopping for buffalo, do not go cheap and do not go frozen. Buffalo is very ... Read more
How To Beat Bloat On & Off The Bicycle
by Kourtney Danielson, CINCH Cycling Many of us have experienced it before we go to zip up the aero jersey, and we look down and see a big ole’ belly. We start asking ourselves, have I missed too many training rides or had one too many beers? No, it’s not fat; it’s just bloat. Bloat can be uncomfortable and embarrassing, and it’s one of the challenges I helped Tom overcome when he was training and ... Read more
7 Superfoods for Cyclists
These 7 power foods can boost your energy or help you recover after your ride. On a basic level, food serves as fuel for your workouts—but not all forms of fuel are equal in terms of quality. Just like with a car, you could fill your tank with high-octane fuel or cheap gas. Sure, your engine will run either way but you’re not likely to get the same level of performance out of both types—and ... Read more
Cyclists and Dogs Can Live Together this Weekend…8 Healthy Hot Dogs That Actually Taste Good…Really, We Aren’t Kidding.
8 Healthy Hot Dogs That Actually Taste Good by G Robinson, Cooking Out Loud For better or worse, hot dogs are one of those quintessentially American foods. Whether firing up the grill or simply boiling up the world’s easiest dinner, hot dogs are bound to work their way into a your diet at one point or another. And whether you take them bathed in ketchup and mustard, or go more upscale with something like kimchi to up ... Read more
Reversed Seared Flank Steak w/ a Garlic & Balsamic Marinade
Ok, since I started this page, I wanted it to be about not just cycling, for competitive, or obsessed cyclists, (who I admit, I pretty much fall into both categories). It is about lifestyle, and I mean the lifestyle of anyone that likes to be on a bike, for any amount of time. And part of that is what we eat. So alot of the recipes I post, are not just cyclist dietary or athletic ... Read more
Shrimp Ceviche, the Perfect Spring Entre’
Shrimp Ceviche, the Perfect Spring Entre’ APRIL 21, 2022 Ceviche De Camaron is one of the ultimate healthy Mexican dishes. Fresh seafood + lots of “good for you” veggies, can’t get better than this! Serve it as an appetizer or as a light meal accompanied with tostadas, saltines or tortilla chips. There are so many versions of Ceviche that vary by region… and even by country that I felt the need to call it Sonora Style. ... Read more
