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Experiments in Speed

Experiments in Speed: Intermittent Fasting

Everybody seems to be doing it, but you. Women, depending on the time of the month, handle it differently than men. From weight loss to the solution of the world’s greatest problems the benfits are many. In short, is intermittent fasting for you and how much is too much?

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Food

Size Does Matter: Fat Burning and Cholesterol for Cycling

Part 5: Size Does Matter: Fat Burning and Cholesterol for Cycling Pipes and Clogging What is wrong with this picture? If you eat fat and cholesterol it ends up in your blood, where it sticks to your arteries and if you do it long enough you get heart attacks. That begs the question, why are the […]

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Food

The Fat of The Land – Fats and Endurance Sports

While fat has been labeled the cause of all health problems, take any language and when it comes to expressions to describe plenty they all say roughly the same thing – “to live of the fat of the land” or “the cream of the crop” to name just a few. Therefore it begs the question why did fat hold such a place in the daily lives of our forefathers, so important as to be remembered for generations and yet we are currently told from plethora of sources to avoid fat at all costs.

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The Training Hours Weekly Summary

Weekly Summary Dec 24 – Dec 31, 2012: Fat Beats Carbohydrates by a Country Mile

Another week gone by. The last days of my “off-season” and Only 5 days until the first Club group ride, so here is the Weekly Summary. Weight program: Explosive Power Week 4 out of 6 Monday: Off Tuesday: Off (Christmas) Wednesday:  Weights Thursday: 78min Z2 ride, 227W Avg, 227W xPower Friday: 79min Z3 ride, 242W Avg, 242W xPower Saturday: Weights Sunday: 2h!!!! Indoor […]