any suggestions to keeping weight on

kstack

I am 5'9 weigh 145 and have a super high metabolism. I have only been riding now for a month or so. Since this month i notice a decrease in weight. Which is not necessarily bad, but I need to keep weight on. Any suggestions for supplements to take to slow down my metabolism while biking so i can stay at a constant weight?

zaskar

make sure your drinking enough water, drink more off the bike it's most likly dehydration and depleted gly stores. if i stay off the bike a few days my weight goes up around 3 lbs this is normal.

and if you dont wanna lose weight since your more active eat more.

steve

Or start drinking lots of beer

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stevek

eat more fat then carbs it takes longer to digest.
or just eat at mcdonalds twice a day (G)

funknuggets

I would supplement your riding with lifting to gain lean muscle, that means lifting relatively heavy, with decent rest between sets... and recovery between workout sessions.

Secondly, I would make sure you are getting enough rest.

In addition, up your protein intake... which is where many seem to lack. In addition, do not structure your meals around the traditional lunch, dinner, breakfast. Instead make sure you have a decent protein/carb source in the mid morning and mid afternoon to make sure your body has enough calories and protein to sustain and to build.

Chris

ccorrick

Funk is right on.

I used to have the same trouble. Make sure you eat more calories than you burn. Grab some ensure (or any other brand) and chug them between meals. I use the wal-mart brand. At the peak of my cycling I was eating around 4500 calories (shutter) and was just barely maintaining. I "think" it will help to eat while riding so you burn new fuel instead of reserves. (Someone will have to confirm that it's just what seems right and I've never studied up on it.)

Christopher

funknuggets

Friel's newest edition of the bible has a good cycling-specific section on nutrition that is really good. On the bike, I would say that for anything under an hour... you arent gonna really help yourself on the bike with any nutrition. If you are riding longer, quick digesting carbs with protein help, but while on the bike with decent effort I think I read that the max one can effectively intake is about 200calories an hour. So, I wouldnt exceed that by much.

However, right after a workout is the optimum time to eat to assist in recovery, and metabolism, and muscle growth, because just because your effort has stopped doesn't mean your muscles arent screaming for food.

Chris