Nutrition
Nutrition for winter cycling: how to fuel off-season miles
Fueling Those Winter Miles The days are getting shorter and the temps continue to dive down. Winter will officially start in a week but it feels like it has started for a while. Maintaining a structured training schedule can be difficult with the cold and the time limitations of daylight. As the weather worsens (yes, sorry, it will) and your training load changes as you embrace winter routines, including indoor cycling, there is something else ... Read more
“The Night Before” Bolognese Over Pasta
When it comes to fueling for a big Fondo or Charity Ride, we can take a lot of advice from the professional peloton. Just because you are not a pro, your body still needs great fuel to perform. A pro rider can burn up to 8,000 calories on a tough stage of the Tour de France, which requires a lot of food to replenish. It’s three to four times what the average person will burn ... Read more
Keep it Thin With This Chicken Sausage Stuffing Recipe
This flavorful Sausage Stuffing made with chicken sausage, celery, onions, herbs and French bread is my go-to Thanksgiving stuffing recipe for this year-again! This recipe takes the traditional stuffing you know and love and amps it up with flavorful chicken or turkey sausage, caramelized vegetables, and aromatic herbs. It’s a dish that’s hearty, versatile, and destined to steal the spotlight on the table. Not only that but is not a dietary killer. The chicken or ... Read more
Marinated Shrimp & Succotash Toasts
Looking for a great quick dinner that has plenty of “chewy protein” as my wife calls it, and fresh veggies? You don’t even have to turn on the stove for this satisfying veggie-packed dinner. The prep time is almost not worth mentioning, and the leftovers are awesome for a quick snack the next day with or without the toast. This (almost) no-cook dinner is a dream on a hot summer day or when you just ... Read more
Vietnamese Steak Salad
Recently in Colorado, the heat has been crazy. Coming home to a hot meal after a work day or after a ride sounds the worst. But a cold meal, whether for lunch or dinner is the way to go to refresh as well as satisfy the appetite. Cold soups are one answer, but another is a rich salad with good protein and carbs to not only fuel, but to enjoy. Low-calorie, high protein and gluten ... Read more
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
