Today's Forum Topics
Set as homepage
|
View
New Forum Topics Today's Forum Topics Set as homepage |
 |
|
|||||||
Welcome to CyclingForums.com You are currently viewing our website as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions. You will have to register before you can post to this thread. By joining our free online community you will have access to post new topics, communicate privately with other cyclingforums.com members (PM), respond to polls, upload photos and access other special features like product reviews and classifieds. |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
04-06.-2006, 08:48 PM
|
#16 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 4
|
Re: 5 AM Workouts - How to fuel up?
Anybody who wakes up before the sun does is tops in my books.
Every time i try i end up sleeping till 8 or 10. But just seeing how you guys all force yourself to get past that sleepy feeling once the alarm sounds in the morning, when you feel like its only been a second since you closed your eyes and you need to get up again... makes me wanna really really do it tomorrow morning. |
|
|
|
12-12.-2006, 01:28 AM
|
#17 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: United Arab Emirates
Posts: 48
|
Re: 5 AM Workouts - How to fuel up?
Getting up so early is really hard, it only takes determination... later on it becomes a routine, but that means no partying on weekends for me...
Every Friday and Saturday I wake up at about 04h50 for a 2-3 hour cycle. I try to do 5 hours on these two days combined. I always have a small bowl of muesli and a banana with honey as well as a big glass of water before I go riding. Although if I ride really hard, then I get stomach cramps, so like on a race or so, I would just eat a banana and an energy bar for breakfast. |
|
|
|
|
14-12.-2006, 04:37 PM
|
#18 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 92
|
Re: 5 AM Workouts - How to fuel up?
For the very early workouts it's not normally at too high an intensity for me. I usually make sure I have a good carb meal the night before to start with.
On the bike its mainly Gatorade and for the very long ride my special home made fruit loaf and/or these apricot and coconut bars I get from the health food store - bit soft, easy to chew, energy dense. One good trick to get out of bed and get riding... put your very loud alarm clock about 3m away from your bed and next to your cycling gear 
__________________
Ride like you mean it 
|
|
|
|
|
14-12.-2006, 07:23 PM
|
#19 | |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 667
|
Re: 5 AM Workouts - How to fuel up?
Quote:
The best thing I found for getting up early(there was a period when I was donig a degree when I got up at 4.30AM evey morning for months to study before lectures - I managed to do nearly a whole years work in one 6 month semester!) was to have an alarm clock set in my bedroom for 4.25AM. I would have another one set in my garage for 4.30AM. Therefore I used to get up, turn off the 4.25 and head out(outside garage) and turn off the garage alarm - hated the thought of the neighbours hearing a loud alarm clock ringing. After that little sprint, feeding the cat, toilet, wash etc I was feeling awake and would breakfast and get into study  . But I don't think I could do it now - married with two young children. |
|
|
|
|
|
14-12.-2006, 07:27 PM
|
#20 | |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 667
|
Re: 5 AM Workouts - How to fuel up?
Quote:
Why don't you sleep with you cycling gear on? I wouldn't want to be waking through the night to get changed and trying to sleep with cold clothes on. Bananas in Auckland are $1 - $2 a kg. May be we should export them.... |
|
|
|
|
|
14-12.-2006, 07:32 PM
|
#21 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 667
|
Re: 5 AM Workouts - How to fuel up?
Now the only thing I eat at 4.30 - 6AM is my PILLOW(while dreaming of eating marshmellows!!)
|
|
|
|
|
27-12.-2006, 09:48 PM
|
#22 | |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Chicago
Posts: 2
|
Re: 5 AM Workouts - How to fuel up?
Quote:
Well, you could wake up earlier? I have to commute to get to work, and my commute is just over an hour (75- 80 min), and I need to be at work by 5am. Actually, 4:45am is preferable, and in a few weeks, we'll be opening up an half hour earlier, so I will be getting here at 4:30 am. That means my current wake up time will move from 2:45am to about 2:30 am (I plan to ride faster to make up the last 15 min that I couldn't possibly get up for anyway). With a start that early, plus I need to open, and I can't leave the desk until another staff person gets here at around 9 am, means that I have to make the time to eat. And it is pretty hilly in these parts, so I can't afford to gulp down just anything! So, having said that, for food, I usually ensure that I have a large glass of juice before I leave. I also get a breakfast bar (you can get a box for a couple of bucks) and chow down on that. If I need something additional, I also have bagals, and I can eat a bagal with some light cream cheese. That is always enough to get me going and revved up enough to get to work. I wouldn't go with nothing in the stomach. That's like trying to drive a car on empty. Without fuel in my stomach, I definitely notice a decrease in my speed, and I also do feel a bit sluggish, even though the ride itself for me is a bit chilly and brisk with the temperature and wind. I also notice I have a more difficult time getting up hills, but I also know the biochemical facts as to why that happens. My thoughts are to wake up 30 minutes ahead of time and get some food in your system before you head out. Even if you eat a meal higher in complex carbs, it will still take time for you to digest it and get the benefits of the fuel. If you're leaving out that early in the morning with only 15 minutes between the time you open your eyes to the time you throw your leg over your bike, you're better off having a glass of juice and some Gu and gatorade to fuel you. They are simple carbs and will hit your bloodstream right away and get you the energy you need to start your ride. Then as you're on your way out, have a powerbar and let that kick in for the last part of your ride when the simple sugars have spiked in your blood stream and their effects begin to decline. Good luck! I like morning rides, though sometimes, I do want to just sleep in... Koffee |
|
|
|
|
) I now have a slice of toast or 2 with honey or Vegemite. Get to work at 0630 and chow a hell of a big b.fast! I dont use any suppliments, but I guess I should have a protine, but I wouldnt have a clue which one to use...
Linear Mode
