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Breakfast

Officer Giggles · 2011-02-26 17:59:21

I cycle to work and I'm wondering is it better for me to eat my breakfast first thing in the morning before I head off or in work after my bit of exercise

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I cycle to work and I'm wondering is it better for me to eat my breakfast first thing in the morning before I head off or in work after my bit of exercise

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#2 27-02-2011 2:26pm

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Something with complex slow release carbohydrates.
IMO porridge is the best.

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#3 27-02-2011 4:35pm

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but should i eat it before or after i head off cycling

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#4 27-02-2011 5:09pm

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Officer Giggles wrote: »

but should i eat it before or after i head off cycling

The ideal is an hour before hand.

For competition/racing it advised to have a meal 4 hours before and then a smaller one an hour before.

Training on an empty stomach is a technique used by trained/elite athletes to simulate conditions at the tail end of a race as well.

You can burn/use approx 60g of carbohydrate an hour incidentally.

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#5 28-02-2011 8:07am

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You may find this useful

http://www.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/143386/CurrentConcepts.pdf

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#6 28-02-2011 8:47am

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THanks for the link

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