Summer Health and fitness Q & A

[Dombo]

What techniques do you use to stay focused during races and training? [color=#0000FF]I don't race but during training, if on a turbo I'll try and imagine I'm on a route with a similar resistance; if on the road I'll focus on how much "easier" (haha, fat chance!) the event I'm training for will be [/color]

Does cycling help keep you young? [color=#0000FF]Maybe, but my childish sense of humour probably helps also[/color]

Are you a vegetarian? Do you think being veggie affects athletic performance?[color=#0000FF]No. No idea[/color]

When planning your ride do you choose routes to match your training sessions? [color=#0000FF]Yes I try and get some hills in[/color]

How do you rate the usefulness of training with power? [color=#0000FF]Never tried it but I've heard it's effective. I only use a basic HRM and even then only for idle curiosity[/color]

Hills - love 'em or hate 'em? [color=#0000FF]Liking them more as I get fitter, and especially with other riders. On my own there's no one to pace against[/color]

What do you do to look after your body after your race or event?[/quote][color=#0000FF]Chocolate milk and a Mars bar. Post Dragon Ride there were free massages so had one of those, with a Coke and a cheeseburger while queueing.[/color]

[kieran]

As a veggie, I must admit finding some of the replies to the veggie question amusing. It reminds me of when we decided to bring our children up vegetarian, people thinking they would be undeveloped, weak etc. Similar misconceptions here with regards to protein and muscle building etc.

check out:

[url]http://www.muscleprogram.com/vegetarianbodybuildingisitpossible/[/url]
[url]http://www.vegparadise.com/athlete5.html[/url]

Also in the UK late in the 19th century, to fight against this 'idea', the VC & AC (Vegetarian Cycling and Atheletic Club) was formed (still in existence) check out their record and history at:
[url]http://www.vcac.vegfolk.co.uk/history.html[/url] which should dispell andy worries if you are veggie or thinking of going veggie.