Bicycling Magazine's Nutrition for Peak Performance by Ed Pavelka

Bicycling Magazine's Nutrition for Peak Performance by Ed Pavelka

Author:Ed Pavelka
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Published: 2009-05-09T04:00:00+00:00


PART THREE

Weight Control

16

The Skinny on Body Fat

Fat. It’s a three-letter “four-letter word.” Excess body fat can be harmful to health, and packing extra pounds on hills turns you into an anchor on a bike. Consider this: If a fit 165-pound rider loses 10 pounds but retains the same power, that person will save 2 minutes on a 5-mile, 6-percent climb.

That’s a great incentive for trimming body fat. On the other hand, you could also become skinny to the point of weakness and poor performance. To investigate this issue, here are answers to the most common questions received from the readers of Bicycling magazine.



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