i live near a state forest and have been biking off/on for a while and got a road bike last year. I've been riding a lot and would like to continue doing so and eventually do some races. I'm trying to figure out what i should eat and make a nice diet plan to follow.
My fitness
I ride for like 30-40 mins in the state forest and on my road bike i've only done 10 miles in 33 minutes without pushing real hard and i think i could have done the loop again no problem. I don't know my limit on a bike. I'm working on a good route since my area is somewhat busy and roads not so good in places. I take advantage of vacations spots like hill climbing in the catskills, NY and NH later this summer.
My body
I'm 6'2" and weigh 133 lbs(aerodynamic). This puts me in a different situation than many i think because rather than losing weight i need to gain it and build strength and eat more. I'm a very fast runner and my strength surprises for my size.
Strength training with weights
I think thats what i need to do because i did it for track and it helps a lot, i'm surprised to hear people say to not strength train with weights? I was at 145 with weights before stopping.
Diet
I can't gain weight by eating alone. Right now i eat cereal in the morning, a snack like crackers or danish. Subway for lunch. Random stuff for snack, toast, jelly, peanut butter. Dinner is always different but usually a lot of food.
So my questions are what should i be eating and how much calories should i be taking in? When should i eat? What foods are great to eat and which are bad? Should i weight train?
I'm starting out basically with a decent base level of fitness and one of my family members gave me a book a little while back that has a training plan in it. I need some help with what to eat though and any other thoughts you can help me with with the info above. Thanks a lot.
I have a lemond alpe d'huez, my riding clothes are coming and from what i've read it looks like i need to get clipless pedals.
My fitness
I ride for like 30-40 mins in the state forest and on my road bike i've only done 10 miles in 33 minutes without pushing real hard and i think i could have done the loop again no problem. I don't know my limit on a bike. I'm working on a good route since my area is somewhat busy and roads not so good in places. I take advantage of vacations spots like hill climbing in the catskills, NY and NH later this summer.
My body
I'm 6'2" and weigh 133 lbs(aerodynamic). This puts me in a different situation than many i think because rather than losing weight i need to gain it and build strength and eat more. I'm a very fast runner and my strength surprises for my size.
Strength training with weights
I think thats what i need to do because i did it for track and it helps a lot, i'm surprised to hear people say to not strength train with weights? I was at 145 with weights before stopping.
Diet
I can't gain weight by eating alone. Right now i eat cereal in the morning, a snack like crackers or danish. Subway for lunch. Random stuff for snack, toast, jelly, peanut butter. Dinner is always different but usually a lot of food.
So my questions are what should i be eating and how much calories should i be taking in? When should i eat? What foods are great to eat and which are bad? Should i weight train?
I'm starting out basically with a decent base level of fitness and one of my family members gave me a book a little while back that has a training plan in it. I need some help with what to eat though and any other thoughts you can help me with with the info above. Thanks a lot.
I have a lemond alpe d'huez, my riding clothes are coming and from what i've read it looks like i need to get clipless pedals.