Archive for the 'Nutrition' Category
Screw Gatorade (Part 2), buy R.W. Knudsen Recharge instead
By Tyler Cooper | August 19, 2008 | Cycling Gear, Hydration, Nutrition | no comments yet
In part one of our hatefest with Gatorade, we show you how to ditch Gatorade by making your own variety. Now, for those of us who don’t feel like making our own, we have found a fantastic alternative.
Why do we hate Gatorade so much? Simple. It is sugar water (of the worst kind) that is [...]
Screw Powerbar, Make Your Own Energy Bar
By Tyler Cooper | October 12, 2007 | Nutrition | 1 comment
In our second installment of the ongoing “Screw [insert big corporation], do it yourself” articles, we will break down a few ways to make your own supremely healthy energy bar. I have scoured the internet for recipes, and fired up the oven to test out the best way to make a good energy bar [...]
Cycling Nutrition 101: Part 4
By Tyler Cooper | October 8, 2007 | Commentary, Nutrition | 2 comments
In parts 1, 2, and 3 of Cycling Nutrition 101, we dug into the main components of not only cycling nutrition, but nutrition in general. I gave you a brief overview of the importance of fats, complex carbohydrates, and protein in any athlete’s diet. My original plan for part 4 of this series [...]
How the American Government Spent $600,000 to Make Our Children Fat
By Tyler Cooper | September 22, 2006 | Commentary, General Fitness, Nutrition | no comments yet
In 1990, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enacted the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act. At this time, the “low fat diet†was in full force, and every package in supermarkets proudly proclaimed, “Low Fat!†or “Light.†The FDA stepped in and created guidelines for what terms like “low fat†actually meant. [...]
Cycling Nutrition 101: Part 3
By Tyler Cooper | September 13, 2006 | Commentary, Nutrition | 2 comments
In part 1 of Cycling Nutrition 101 I talked about the importance of having fats in your diet. In part 2, I talked about the importance of having complex carbohydrates in your diet. For part 3 in my series of cycling nutrition articles I will talk about a part of your diet that [...]
