I don't take food with me on the ride and don't eat. I have an emergency jar of coconut oil for if something unexpected happens. I often don't eat breakfast, so I ride fasted from the start, then eat when I get home. I generally eat one or two meals a day, so often have 24 hour fasts.
Bill, someone who isn't yet fat adapted but is eating low carb could easily bonk because it takes the body a while to get efficient with glucose. Once adapted, that is not an issue. I have not had any issues with cramping since eating this way. I drink a lot less water (storing and processing carbs takes a lot of water, burning fat for fuel creates water as a by-product, so less need to drink in more). >From the little I know, the cause of cramps remains a mystery, so at this point everyone with cramps is an n=1 experiment as to what works for them. Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 5:10:20 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote: > > I struggle with cramps on brevets, no matter what I'm eating. I think it > is electrolyte related. Electrolyte tablets help but as heavily as I sweat, > I need to take in quite a bit of sodium to keep up. At least, I think > that's the case. Patrick, you mean you don't eat the entire day, unless > it's a multi day ride, or you don't eat during the 10-12 hours you are > riding? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
