Training and "the bonk"

[ posted by Iain Saturday, November 11, 2006 ]

   

Another good base ride this weekend, 100k +, fine weather and a definite improvement in comfort if not speed.

Following on from R's comments on last weekend's post what is people's opinion on whether "hunger knock" contributes anything to training. I'm with R in that I always feel like it's doing me good to return home feeling totally drained. However, I can see that a total hunger knock probably has a detrimental effect on recovery. I suppose it can be useful if you're trying to shed a few pounds. I found this link which describes training using a simulated hunger knock to promote rapid weight loss. In fact the well known cycling trainer mentioned in the article seems to advocate it for this purpose.

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A new era ...?

[ posted by Iain Wednesday, November 08, 2006 ]

... or does this mean another five years of Discovery domination?

Basso to Discovery

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