Excuse this post if it creeps from the scope of the thread title.
I am looking for other sources in which I can up my protein intake. Except there is a minor problem: I have developed food allergies (since Dec) against Soy and Wheat. e.g. No post ride protein shakes, pasta, power/cliff bars, etc.
Since getting on a bike (3 weeks now), trying to drop some of my extra weight (only the extra 30lbs to go), I am finding that my muscle recovery deminishes through the week. To the point that climbing stairs has become a slow and tedious (re: painful) process.
My ride schedule goes like this:
Mon-Thurs: 14miles x2 (commute to/from work)
Friday: 35-50miles
Morning ride in: 16mph (avg)/ 70-75rpm
Afternoon ride back: 16-18mph (avg)/ 70-75rpm
Fridays: 16-18mph (avg) with 28-32mph sprint cycles.
The morning run is made on an empty tank. (Anyone who was in the Army will remember P.T. before chow.) Then I grab a couple of hardboiled eggs and a banana or cup of mixed melon.
For lunch, I try to grab a salad with some sort of meat.
For dinner, I may go for 1000 calories of meat, potato and small salad.
I am pretty certain that I am not getting enough protein and the muscles are not recovering properly due to it. So I have to find a way to up the protein without cutting too much into my daily caloric deficit. Not to mention eating that much meat in a day is a bit too much to bear.
My goals for this year is pretty simple: Loose the weight (priority one) and accomplish a century by Sept.
I have been thinking of checking in with a sports dietician, but thought I would tap into this forum first.
Thanks,
GN
I am looking for other sources in which I can up my protein intake. Except there is a minor problem: I have developed food allergies (since Dec) against Soy and Wheat. e.g. No post ride protein shakes, pasta, power/cliff bars, etc.
Since getting on a bike (3 weeks now), trying to drop some of my extra weight (only the extra 30lbs to go), I am finding that my muscle recovery deminishes through the week. To the point that climbing stairs has become a slow and tedious (re: painful) process.
My ride schedule goes like this:
Mon-Thurs: 14miles x2 (commute to/from work)
Friday: 35-50miles
Morning ride in: 16mph (avg)/ 70-75rpm
Afternoon ride back: 16-18mph (avg)/ 70-75rpm
Fridays: 16-18mph (avg) with 28-32mph sprint cycles.
The morning run is made on an empty tank. (Anyone who was in the Army will remember P.T. before chow.) Then I grab a couple of hardboiled eggs and a banana or cup of mixed melon.
For lunch, I try to grab a salad with some sort of meat.
For dinner, I may go for 1000 calories of meat, potato and small salad.
I am pretty certain that I am not getting enough protein and the muscles are not recovering properly due to it. So I have to find a way to up the protein without cutting too much into my daily caloric deficit. Not to mention eating that much meat in a day is a bit too much to bear.
My goals for this year is pretty simple: Loose the weight (priority one) and accomplish a century by Sept.
I have been thinking of checking in with a sports dietician, but thought I would tap into this forum first.
Thanks,
GN