{"id":1485290,"date":"2015-02-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/index.php\/2015\/02\/10\/diet-myths-for-cyclists\/"},"modified":"2015-02-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T22:00:00","slug":"diet-myths-for-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/en\/2015\/02\/10\/diet-myths-for-cyclists\/","title":{"rendered":"Diet Myths | Cyclists on a Indoor Bike Trainer"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Diet is an important part of fitness for any cyclist. Even if you decide to train exclusively indoors using bicycle trainer<\/strong>, you should know the right way to eat so that you develop strength and stamina to race on the road. While calorie counting is essential to stay fit, the source of these calories is all the more important. With the advancement in the field of nutrition, many old school facts have turned out be mere diet myths.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For many years, cyclists have been advised to have a huge pasta dinner in the evening before the bike race. Allen Lim<\/strong> <\/a>says that there is nothing remotely nutritious about a pasta dinner<\/a>.<\/em> His PhD has helped him devise a nutritional plan including rice cakes with eggs, prosciutto, olive oil and liquid amino acids<\/strong><\/span>. He advises his athletes to avoid processed wheat from their diet while training on indoor bike trainer. In the previous editions of Joe Friel\u2019s book, you can find his ardent support for carbohydrates<\/a><\/strong>. Now, he has changed his suggestion and asks trainers on rollers<\/strong> to eat fruits, vegetables and lean meat.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nDiet Myths | Pasta Dinner on the Eve Of Bike Race<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n