When looking to improve performance for a Gran Fondo or sportives, most often the quickest win for my new clients is the way we look at nutrition. I’m an advocate for eating healthy as often as possible. Mostly this consists of a diet high in fruits and vegetables, grains, healthy fats, and lean or plant based proteins. Eating little processed foods, refined sugar, trans fats, and often just drinking water or some form of electrolyte mix is my go to advice.
Typically, the one time I deviate from this is when fueling a long intense ride; something that might mimic a sportive or gran fondo - or, in fact, be the event itself.
Discussed in this video. Why we fuel differently for long, more intense rides, including the science of fueling for cycling.
How to develop your gran fondo nutrition plan, including what to eat ~3 hours prior, what to eat ~30 minutes prior, and what to eat per hour of training. Plus, why you should train with and test out your nutrition plan.
Links to further resources:
- How eating healthy improves cycling performance: [ Ссылка ]
- Your hydration guide (coming soon!)
- Your fat burning guide (coming soon!)
- Science behind fuelling with 90g carbohydrates per hour: [ Ссылка ]
- Science behind fuelling with 120g carbohydrates per hour: [ Ссылка ]
- Beginners guide to using a power meter (coming soon!)
- Science behind the amount of glycogen stored in our bodies: [ Ссылка ]
- My smoothie/shake bowl recipe [ Ссылка ]
- Your Gran Fondo and sportive training guide (coming soon!)
Please note that this video contains generic advice on how to personalise your cycling training. If you need help, please feel free to comment in the video or request a free 15-minute consultation with me, via the link below.
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