Nutrition for Enduranec Athletes is still very traditional. Much of the endurance athletes today base their nutrition on what the last guy did and very little on scientific research.
The truth is, many endurance athletes live and die that as long as they are training they can eat whatever they want whenever they want. Sure, when it comes to an Ironman Race or TDF its all about the calories but people are out there scarfing on whole sandwhiches which, digestively speaking, does not make sense.
I’ve talked with many nutritionists throughout my training. The latest philosphy that really has stuck to me and worked for me came from Dave Barr in Prime Time and some talks outside of it. In that, too many endurance athletes are focusing on caloric percentages, be it 70% CHO, etc… While this is important, it is more imporatant, from an endurance perspective, to be getting the proper amounts than getting the proper percentage.
If someone were to take my diet they would only see 60% CHO. Most endurance coaches would cry at such a “low” number. What they don’t realize is that this 60% equates to rought 800-1000 g of CHO p/ day when one considers I consume roughly 6000kcal p/ day. It just so happens that I also emphasize the benefit of healthy fats and substantial protein, something that many endurance athletes ignore.
I’d be interested to see Carmichael’s approach to Lance’s diet. While I am not an esteemed coach, I have considered his services before. Unfortunately, I believe is non-pro services are a bit overtaken by marketing. CTS (Carmichael Training Services) endorses PowerBar. PowerBar used to be a great company until their bar ingredient went in the shitter for the sake of pinching a few pennies. Next time you have a chance take a look at what they put in their PowerBars. CTS, has each customer purchase the full PowerBar line and uses their specific recovery formulas as part of their daily regimen; a formula that is far surpassed by Surge.
MULHOUSE, France - Lance Armstrong gave up the overall lead in the Tour de France on Sunday, allowing Germany’s Jens Voigt to wear the yellow jersey while the six-time champion prepares to scale the mighty Alps.
Armstrong finished 28th in the ninth stage and dropped to third overall, 2 minutes, 18 seconds behind Voigt. The Texan, seeking a seventh straight Tour victory before he retires, had been in front for five days.
Armstrong does not regard Voigt as a main contender. With the German wearing the yellow jersey entering Tuesday’s start in the Alps, Armstrong will be freed of the worry of having to defend the lead.
“Voigt is not their guy for the high mountains,” Armstrong said of the German’s Team CSC.
In actuality it was a good move on Team Discovery’s part, especially Bruyneel, to relenquish the lead at this point in the race. It is a very difficult task to defend the yellow jersey in the early mountain stages. The team in yellow must always be on the defense rather than the attack.
Armstrong appeared to be in trouble on the last climb in Stage 8 but managed to answer the attacks of Vino and Ullrich. It was a good move on his part to let Klodin go.
If Armstrong is to win for a seventh time, his team will need to provide better support than in Stage 8.
Look for all hell to break loose during Stages 10 and 11 next week.
If we are lucky, this tour may be the closest ones yet since the Lemond/Fignon duel!
[quote]swivel wrote:
mmm not really. indurain won the giro d’italia and the tdf in the same year -TWICE. lance has never even raced the giro because it takes too much outta you so close to the tdf. [/quote]
Yes, but if you remember at the time he was accused of only truly caring about the TDF on numerous occasions.
MULHOUSE, France - Lance Armstrong gave up the overall lead in the Tour de France on Sunday, allowing Germany’s Jens Voigt to wear the yellow jersey while the six-time champion prepares to scale the mighty Alps.
Armstrong finished 28th in the ninth stage and dropped to third overall, 2 minutes, 18 seconds behind Voigt. The Texan, seeking a seventh straight Tour victory before he retires, had been in front for five days.
Armstrong does not regard Voigt as a main contender. With the German wearing the yellow jersey entering Tuesday’s start in the Alps, Armstrong will be freed of the worry of having to defend the lead.
“Voigt is not their guy for the high mountains,” Armstrong said of the German’s Team CSC.
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Mufasa,
Fantastic update, I don’t have to check the papers or my computer to see how Lance is doing I just come here.
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UB07 wrote:
my buddy raced him in some minor race years ago. he said he beat lance but that the race didnt count for much and he probably wasnt going to kill himself trying to beat my friend. after the race he wanted to shake lance’s hand and say good race but he got the cold shoulder and a “fuck off” attitude.
he is seen as a stand up guy, and he may infact be one, but this saint-like immage is good for business and thats about it. subaru doesnt want an asshole in its ads.
In one of his books, I think it was “its not about the bike” he said something like “I was a kid with about 4 chips on his shoulder” so I wouldnt put it past him to be like that. Then again that was when he was a kid, pre cancer, pre growing up.
As of now he does alot with cancer (obviously, with those yellow bands) but more than just raising money, he visits cancer patients in hospitals, has the ride for the roses in texas every year where he makes an appearance and rides with everyday people like me and you.
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thats cool. you have a good perspective on things. well you know there are those people who mean well and are good inside but sometimes they can just come off like dicks. I mean, after a loss in anything im not a pillar of sportsmanship either. Lance deff is a source of inspiration for many and he seems to have benefited society as a whole so its all good.
The “Lance Laying Down the Hammer on the Pretenders” Watch has now officially begun.
The TDF is playing out as anticipated. I also note how every year everyone totally overhypes the competition and looks to every little thing Lance does as a clue that will reveal some chink in his armor.
I will counter this by asking you guys to consider Lance the man - his meticulousness, obsessive, almost maniacal focus on the Tour leads me to believe that his body betraying him is the only thing that will beat him in the mountains. I don’t think he would have entered the Tour unless he was absolutely sure he could perform at world-beater level.
I fully expect him to dominate in the mountains as usual and wrap up his 7th Tour by the end of the week.
BTW, have you guys been reading the mainstream U.S. coverage of the TDF? Their ignorance about the sport is shocking, to say the least.
Have gotten into keeping up with the Tour, almost an addiction now.
The official site, the minute by minute updates are nice if you’re having to work and can’t watch a TV. OLN’s coverage has been very extensive, almost overkill.
[quote]michaelv wrote:
The problem, from what I’m seeing, will be whether Lance’s team is strong enough to hold off challenging teams.[/quote]
Today’s stage should have removed any and all doubt about the the strength of team Disco. I don’t want to post a spoiler in case some people want to watch the recap later today. Which I would strongly encourage anyone interested to do.
Watch at least the last 30 minutes of coverage. Amazing, just simply amazing.
[Edit] Spoiler alert is in order I suppose [/edit]
Today was a great stage to watch, not only because of Armstrong powering up the mountain, but it was also great to see two of the three riders with him being up and comers. Rassmussen has been quite impressive and he looked effortless for so much of that ascent. It will be quite interesting to see how he develops over the longer term, whether he attempts to develop as a GC rider or takes the Virenque route of polka dot dominance. Of course there have been quite a few one hit wonders in the climbing competition in recent years…
Stage 10 Report; Lance is Back in his True Element; The “Hills”
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Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, leads the ascent to COURCHEVEL, France.
Lance Armstrong took a decisive step Tuesday toward a seventh consecutive Tour de France title, blowing away his main rivals in the first Alpine stage to regain the overall lead.
Armstrong did the damage on the punishing 13.8-mile climb to the ski station of Courchevel, eating up the ascent with ease while Jan Ullrich and other challengers grimaced in pain behind.
Spain’s Alejandro Valverde won the 10th stage, just beating Armstrong to the finish line, but is not considered one of Armstrong’s main rivals in this year’s race. Valverde and Armstrong finished the 110.9-mile stage in 4 hours, 50 minutes, 35 seconds.
Mickael Rasmussen is second in the overall standings, 38 seconds behind Armstrong. Ivan Basso, among the main challengers left behind by Armstrong on Tuesday, is third overall - 2:40 behind the Texan.
Rasmussen finished the stage in third place, 9 seconds behind Valverde and Armstrong.
Valverde and Armstrong shook hands in the saddle after they crossed the line together.
“Today, I had good legs,” Armstrong said. “We are in a good position with regards to some of the main rivals, so we’ll have to protect that.”
Mufasa, that was a good article, but you really have to watch this stage and the final climb to understand the destruction Disco layed down today. The pace they set was blowing all of the big names off the back one after another. Popovych is an animal.
[quote]GWJ wrote:
Lance sucks! I hope that SOB falls of the side of the mountain!
He has everyone in the US fooled. He is nothing more than a prick![/quote]
Glad to hear your impression of Lance since you’ve obviously met him and know alot about him and his mom. Always good to hear from someone with an informed opinion rather than some frickin’ moron who spouts off without any basis of knowledge.
Lance continues his steady march toward No. 7. Today’s stage was theoretically the hardest stage in the Tour (the Madeleine and the Galibier - two ‘beyond category’ climbs) and it did not blow up the field as would be expected. Just look at the result list for today’s stage. I would expect a lot of attacks to come in the upcoming mountain stages.
However, don’t be fooled by the Kazakh’s victory. Simply put, Lance let him go - at the beginning of the stage - he was 6 minutes back, he kept him close enough so as not to lose any serious time.
As long as he kept the main rivals close, Armstrong was not going to waste himself chasing this guy down. I am surprised he let Botero go with Vinokourov - Botero is a decent TT’er although not good enough to clip 3 minutes on him. So I guess Team Lance - figured he wasn’t threatening enough to chase down.
Lance has a hammerlock on this Tour - it’s only a matter of time. The next big stage will be Stage 16 - the big climb into the Pyrenees, and of course the Stage 20 time trial which will put the final nail in the coffin.
All you other cycling junkies are more than welcome to agree or disagree with my analysis…