Nutritional Consideration

[Guest slugmonkey]

great article .... however there was another article on here once upon a time that followed a lot of the same lines but the main difference was that the previous article stated that white muscle ( fast twitch muscle ) would burn protein as a primary fuel ( of course this is after being turned to glycogen )and that this was stored in the red muscle ( slow twitch ) as your article stated BUT that protein would be burned FIRST as a supply of glycogen for these stores then the fat was burned and then finally the carbohydrates ...... I feed heavy on the peas but I use Austrian or trapper peas and will only use maples if the others arent available and then I change percentages ( interesting side note the skins of Maple Peas are stripped and used in birth control products so if you are using them as a breeding aid it is a little counter productive ).... I also feed a lot of yeast and flax oil when doing this as it helps aid with the protein digestion because of the B vitamins ....... I defiantly agree with you about feeding a lot of fat and protein after a race ......

 

noticed this topic was sticky and hope I dont rub any salt in wounds here just wanted to add to this as I believe it is important ...thanks ....

[andy Burgess]

great article .... however there was another article on here once upon a time that followed a lot of the same lines but the main difference was that the previous article stated that white muscle ( fast twitch muscle ) would burn protein as a primary fuel ( of course this is after being turned to glycogen )and that this was stored in the red muscle ( slow twitch ) as your article stated BUT that protein would be burned FIRST as a supply of glycogen for these stores then the fat was burned and then finally the carbohydrates ...... I feed heavy on the peas but I use Austrian or trapper peas and will only use maples if the others arent available and then I change percentages ( interesting side note the skins of Maple Peas are stripped and used in birth control products so if you are using them as a breeding aid it is a little counter productive ).... I also feed a lot of yeast and flax oil when doing this as it helps aid with the protein digestion because of the B vitamins ....... I defiantly agree with you about feeding a lot of fat and protein after a race ......

 

noticed this topic was sticky and hope I dont rub any salt in wounds here just wanted to add to this as I believe it is important ...thanks ....

 

 

i understand your point of view , yet dont agree with all j.m.o. i also believe to be more "endurance" racing for you ? the point about the peas amused me a little Slug,s , if the skins ,outer part of the pea were such a crucial element of the birth control drug then we would have found women eating them by the bucket load for centuries .

[Tony C]

I am under the impression that the fast twitch muscle (used in quick bursts of energy) was fed in the main by carbs, after 40-60 mins of flight fats and protein then come into play.