Hello.. Started my websearch to find out some recovery tips for mountainbiking and came upon this forum. I ride about 2/week, 10-15 miles each ride and usually complete my ride before 12:00 (noon). My last two rides were 15 miles each and I rode quite hard. I am totally fine during my ride, drink Cytomax during but was totally spaced out the rest of the day (bascially worthless) and somewhat out of it the day after. No pain, just an exhausted feeling. I am obviously missing something....
I have read many posts here about carbs, sugar, the science of it all but couldn't find any concrete ideas about what to eat/drink after the ride. What I need are some simple ideas of what to eat right after my ride to minimize the post "bonk" exhaustion factor if there is such a thing. For that matter maybe some pre-ride tips are in order as well.
If age matters, I am 48, 185 lbs deemed healthy and can ride just as well as the youngsters. If anybody has some "simple" ideas, be it a supplement or as easy as eating a bananna, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading and happy trails... Bob in Georgia, USA
I have read many posts here about carbs, sugar, the science of it all but couldn't find any concrete ideas about what to eat/drink after the ride. What I need are some simple ideas of what to eat right after my ride to minimize the post "bonk" exhaustion factor if there is such a thing. For that matter maybe some pre-ride tips are in order as well.
If age matters, I am 48, 185 lbs deemed healthy and can ride just as well as the youngsters. If anybody has some "simple" ideas, be it a supplement or as easy as eating a bananna, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading and happy trails... Bob in Georgia, USA