Salt and Exercise Question: Hi Kelli, I am a serious athlete and I want to know what you recommend about sodium intake. I have heard that when you train at a certain level you should get more sodium, but then I’ve also been under the impression that extra salt is not good. Please help...
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Archive for July, 2011
Salt
Loving the BITE: Homemade Granola with Hemp Hearts
Our super awesome nutrition expert is still chilling out after giving birth to her baby girl last week, so I’m back again in this week’s Loving the BITE. One of the new favorite things for us to make here at home is granola. I used to eat it all the time when I was...
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Let’s Talk Cycling Rituals
We’ve had a lot of great responses from our past “Let’s Talk” segments, so let’s keep things going with your thoughts and comments on cycling rituals. Have a look at the short video and then leave us your comments with everything you want to submit to this interesting discussion. I’m looking forward to some...
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#bikeschool: The Grand Bouclé has been Boucléd
Wow! What a month it has been in the world of professional bike racing. In an attempt to keep those post-Tour blues at bay for one more day I thought I’d share the last set of photos and videos from my time at this years Tour…. all the way back in the first week...
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10% Off Everything
Just wanted to come at you with a self promotion of our Loving the Bike, Loving the Run, and #bikeschool merchandise and offer you all a 10% discount from now until the end of July. The good folks at Groucho Sports are discounting all our products so you can buy yourself some mid-Summer clothing,...
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Make it Happen Monday: Going Pro
Today’s post is a collaborative effort with my friend Victor from Bicycle Lab. In our Cycling 360 podcasts, I call him “The Guru” and it’s for good reason….this dude knows absolutely everything about the bike. So for Make it Happen Monday, we’re here to tell you about Going Pro…in all areas of your life....
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Transfats
Question: Hi Kelli, what’s the deal with transfats? I don’t know a lot about them, but I feel like they are weighing me down and affecting my cycling. Kelli’s Answer: Thanks for this great question. A lot of people have heard the term “transfats” and they are definitely something that can drag you down....
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The Distance
Winners: The two people who have won a copy of David’s book are @pinkchick and @Robert. Thanks to everyone who entered and I hope anyone who didn’t win will head over and pick up a copy of The Distance anyway. Have you ever wanted to train for a triathlon or Ironman, but just weren’t...
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Loving the BITE: Falafel
Our expert nutritionist, Kelli is busy having a baby today so I’m here to fill in with today’s Loving the BITE. If you know me personally, or follow me on Twitter….odds are you’ve heard me talking about Falafel. I have also written about it in the past, but because it truly is such a...
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#bikeschool: Allez Le Tour… Encore
As promised, this week I have the sights, the sounds… and the slightly drunk provincial early evening bike races that occured over stage 2 & 3 of this years Tour whilst @SteamyWynndows, @AndyMWild & I were there. After a lot of walking on day 1 to catch the action in two of the...
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Make it Happen Monday: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
Other than my Family, cycling is about the only thing I’ve remained committed to over the years. Since I took up road cycling 8 years ago, I’ve had a Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop attitude to pretty much everything about it. On an overall level, cycling has become a huge part of my life and...
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Bike vs Flight
You might remember my friend Joe from a few cycling hashtag posts that he did for us a while back. Well, today he’s caught up in one super cool event and I just had to write about it. Due to a two day closure of the 405 Freeway in LA, JetBlue Airlines is offering people...
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Sugar Alternatives for Energy and Hydration
Question: I am using the homebrew sugar formulations (sometimes added to green tea). I am also trying to wean myself off 1/2 dose adrenalean “lip tonic delivery system” (biorhythm brand- caffeine, hoodia g, synephrine, yohimbe) capsule for energy.
My question is other than juice, can you suggest modifications in lieu of table sugar for energy and hydration.
Answer:
Both raw/organic honey or agave can work great in the homebrew (substitute in the same quantities for the sugar, or to taste), but you do have to shake well in order to make sure they don’t settle out. Have you tried either of these? Also, make sure to use at least the minimum amount of salt recommended in the homebrew as the temps rise, you need the sodium replacement if you’re sweating.
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