WHEN IS IT OKAY TO BE HUNGRY?
YOU SHOULD NEVER BONK. Ever. Bonking can take weeks to recover from, let alone ruin your race - like it appears to have done for Tadej at the Tour...
... but, what about fasting?
Around the world, people use fasting for physical and spiritual benefits. You can do your own research...
... here's how and why I use intermittent fasting.
I fast most Sundays.
Skipping breakfast and eating a very late lunch, I experience hunger pangs...
... it's good to feel hungry.
Our ancestors were hungry often. Much of the planet still deals with hunger. I don't love it...
... it helps me to be grateful.
Sunday is a rest day for me. No work, no riding, time for family and reflection...
... with rare exception.
Because I'm not burning calories, fasting is a good way to keep the weight in check...
... it allows me to wake up the next day in good shape.
On weeks when I've reduced my training days...
... I might also employ this strategy midweek.
A few years back, I tried intermittent fasting for weight loss.
Doing it every day. It didn't work for me, at all. In fact, it was quite bad...
... I wound up at urgent care, seeing double.
For me, I just don't carry enough fat stores and I burn too many calories with training. Which means, the rest of the week...
... I avoid feeling hungry.
Especially leading up to any kind of racing...
... I don't mind at all being a couple of pounds heavy on a big raceday.
Bottom line:
- Never bonk.
- Fast for maintenance
- and spiritual life, if you're into that sort of thing.
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