Posted: Tue, Oct 21st
The Feedzone: Your best exercise during the holidays is pushing away from the tableA successful race season is behind you, and in the coming weeks there will be dark mornings, early sunsets, and — for many of us in the Northern Hemisphere — a long stretch of colder temperatures as well. While you likely will tough it out on some cold-weather rides because ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 1st
Nutritionist Monique Ryan shares some meal plans and thoughts about cyclocross nutrition.Cyclocross season has begun and your race calendar is set. Your diet may require a few adjustments for the shorter, but often very high intensity rides. Fueling and hydration strategies may also need adjustment for cooler weather training, and a well-practiced nutrition plan ...
Posted: Mon, Sep 15th
The Feedzone with Monique Ryan - Map out your nutrition plan for the final event of the seasonWith the final curve of the race season in full view, we cycling fans are focused on the remaining professional calendar, as well as our own regular season end. Whether the last event on your calendar is a road race, cross country race, criterium, or century ride, you can dial ...
Posted: Tue, Jul 8th
Bicycle riding nutrition: losing that last 20 pounds.The extra 20 pounds
Hi Monique,
I enjoyed your article in the recent VeloNews (May 22, 2008) about nutrition for cyclists. A lot of what you discussed I was already doing (learned from trial and error over my riding career of 25 years), but have a question ...
Posted: Wed, Jun 18th
The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Sodium keeps your mind sharp.With the hot weeks of summer stretching out before them, cyclists are paying closer attention to their sodium replacement strategies during training and racing. Sodium replacement during training can prevent hyponatremia or lowered blood sodium levels. At the very least ...
Posted: Thu, May 22nd
The right food for bike racing and trainingEating before a ride, and the food choices and portions you consume can support your training efforts, especially for harder rides. With a little guidance and know-how for each type of training ride, your pre-ride meal can go towards providing you with the maximum performance ...
Posted: Wed, May 7th
The Feedzone: Eating right for stage racingMonique,During a stage race I feel like I have my pre-race and race and post race nutrition worked out and feel happy with that part of my fueling, but could you give me some advice on what to eat during the day after my race so that I'm at my best the next day? I would ...
Posted: Wed, Apr 16th
The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: First-quarter checkupYour tax refund is in the mail, spring is finally here, and the first quarter of the 2008 racing season is finished. Now is a good time to check on your progress and move your nutritional goals up on the priority list to ensure that they are receiving the proper focus. While you ...
Posted: Wed, Mar 26th
The Feedzone with Monique Ryan — Fat as fuelHi Monique,I really enjoy your column and informative responses. My question revolves around the slippery slope of weight management. A big challenge for me is maintaining lean body mass once the season gets started; when the intensity of the workouts increase while the ...
Posted: Wed, Feb 27th
The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Protect your heart this seasonCardiovascular disease is still the number one killer in this country, a contributor to heart attacks, high blood pressure, and strokes. Of course, regular exercise and training is good for your heart and raises the helpful HDL cholesterol, but you still need to pay attention to ...
Posted: Wed, Jan 30th
The Feedzone with Monique Ryan - Nutrition trends for 2008Before your thoughts turn to experimentation with new sports nutrition products and carbo-loading strategies that support your training and racing efforts, let’s take a look at some predicted food and nutrition trends for 2008. In the coming months you can expect to see in a ...
Posted: Wed, Dec 19th
Keeping a handle on holiday havocSo here you are in the middle of December and perhaps you already have a few holiday parties under your belt. How many rides or workouts have you already missed this month due to the change in season and a busy schedule?
