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    Weight Loss – Understand Your Enemies

    Are you struggling with your weight? You’re not alone. Millions of people around the world are trying to slim down and the billion dollar weight-loss industry is there to help. Unfortunately, some of the biggest enemies of weight loss are still routinely overlooked. Let’s go…

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    Biggest Fails in Food Prep and Dieting – Paleo Pizza

    Some diets are more restricting than others but you should always make sure you can adhere to the core principles of any diet you choose to follow. If you’re making a paleo pizza, something that our Palaeolithic ancestors most certainly didn’t do, you probably haven’t…

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    Back to Basics – A Picnic of Bread and Pasta

    How did professional riders use to fuel their rides in the last century when there were no nutritionists to give them advice? They just went with instincts and ate what they considered most filling foods. So, maybe not by accident, the long standing tradition of…

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    Back to Basics – Spicy Hot Chocolate

    What would you fuel your race with if you competed in the first Tour de France in the early 1900s? There were no sports drinks, no energy bars or gels, not even feeding stations. It turns out that one of the most popular drinks that…

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    Back to Basics – Fuelling with Booze and Cigarettes

    Early days of cycling nutrition were wild! There were no nutritionists, no team chefs, not even team members to help out! Riders had to fend for themselves. That’s why things like smoking to “open up” lungs, hydrating with beer, or drinking 11 litres of hot…

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    Recovery – Pina Colada Protein Shake

    Eating or drinking the required amount of protein for recovery can get quite boring if you ride hard every day. It’s a good idea to keep it interesting. You can add protein to snacks, breakfasts, and salads – there are many ways to get to…

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    Recovery – Thai Sweet Chilli Glazed Salmon

    You can look at recovery as management of inflammation. A little bit of it is good so that your body gets stronger, but too much of it and you will keep getting worse. There are some foods that are excellent at battling inflammation. Let’s look…