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February 2008 - Posts

Somebody Stop Me…

Welcome to Carb Load Central. This is a great way to build will power… or a great way to work on being the next contestant on the Biggest Loser. If you’ve never been in a newsroom this is what you will see… especially on Fridays. I only had three cookies and one donut hole… ok [...]

Posted Feb 29 2008, 10:39 AM by Donald's Daily Draft

Filed under: Training, Nutrition

What “eats” are in your jersey?

Three pockets and lots of goodies. Of course, there’s the cell phone… ID and maybe a few dollars just in case you have to hit the convenience store to refill on a long ride. But what about eats? I’ve been partial to Clif Bloks (Black Cherry is my favorite) and the Chocolate Brownie Clif Bar. But I’m always open to new [...]

Posted Feb 26 2008, 04:40 AM by Donald's Daily Draft

Filed under: Training, Nutrition

What would you be?

It’s time for the question of the week. I have so many good ones just sitting there on my headset but I’ve feathered the brakes on my excitement and finally settled on this: If you had to be part of a bike… what part would you be and why? -

Posted Feb 20 2008, 07:17 PM by Donald's Daily Draft

Filed under: Cycle-arious

Let Levi Ride…

I’m sure most of you have heard about the ASO’s decision to ban Team Astana from the Tour. It came after the Giro banned the team from racing in their event as well. Many cycling news sites talk about the French decision being, no surprise, a popular one in France but everywhere else most believe it is [...]

Posted Feb 17 2008, 04:27 PM by Donald's Daily Draft

Filed under: Cycling News

The Benefit of Spin…

Unfortunately, with winter weather still hitting a lot of us, we have to resort to indoor training. So, in another installment from Dr. Chris Eschbach… I asked him: Do those intense one hour spin classes at the gym really benefit you if you can’t hit the road for a long ride? Chris Eschbach, Ph.D., HFI Director of the Human Performance [...]

Posted Feb 15 2008, 08:20 AM by Donald's Daily Draft

Filed under: Training

What were you thinking?

The other day I thought I would start a weekly post asking you a question. It could be about anything… whatever sparks my interest… maybe something I think up while on a ride. So, sure enough, I was on a great ride Sunday… mashing the pedals, sprinting, doing hill repeats (go with the embellishment here). I was all by [...]

Posted Feb 12 2008, 09:47 AM by Donald's Daily Draft

Filed under: Cycle-arious

Pre-Race Nutrition

We continue today with more tips on nutrition and training. It just so happened that Jeff of “Cycling through Life” asked yesterday about what Dr. Chris Eschbach’s suggestion would be for his favorite pre-race food? Well, here it is: Chris Eschbach, Ph.D., HFI Director of the Human Performance Laboratory: My favorite pre-race food would be a big ham egg and cheese [...]

Posted Feb 05 2008, 07:53 AM by Donald's Daily Draft

Filed under: Training, Nutrition

You ride how you eat…

We all have our favorite foods… some good for training… some not. So, in another installment from Dr. Chris Eschbach… I aked him: What’s your favorite training meal and how does it help? Chris Eschbach, Ph.D., HFI Director of the Human Performance Laboratory: My favorite training dinner would be one that incorporates a large variety of food. I always try [...]

Posted Feb 04 2008, 07:41 AM by Donald's Daily Draft

Filed under: Nutrition