solarliving
05-09-2007, 12:29 AM
Hi everyone,
I want to share with you a lecture I went to tonight by a group/co. called Organic Athlete. The speakers were cyclists, who do marathons and such. Their group consists of vegans and the main speaker is a raw foodist. There was a lot of questions flying around the room.
I will try to list some of the questions posed and his answers the best I can
What do you mainly eat?
Fruit and vegetables, very little fat
How long?
5 years
What do you eat before training, or an event?
Variety of fruit
What do you eat to maintain energy during event?
dates, figs, sometimes blended up and put in a bottle
What do eat after an event?
Fruit, smoothie
Do you have quicker recovery time?
yes
Do you take any supplements?
B12 every so often
Any Superfoods?
No
Have you had any problems with your teeth?
No
Do you lack energy?
Only when not getting enough calories/eating enough or over eating on fats.
Any books you recommend?
Dr. Douglas Graham
So these were the main ones I could think of. I would say he looked on the thin side, but over-all healthy. I thought his eating Dates during exercise was interesting. I guess they're rather easy to just pop in your mouth while your riding, opposed to carrying around bunches of bananas. :rolleyes:
I want to share with you a lecture I went to tonight by a group/co. called Organic Athlete. The speakers were cyclists, who do marathons and such. Their group consists of vegans and the main speaker is a raw foodist. There was a lot of questions flying around the room.
I will try to list some of the questions posed and his answers the best I can
What do you mainly eat?
Fruit and vegetables, very little fat
How long?
5 years
What do you eat before training, or an event?
Variety of fruit
What do you eat to maintain energy during event?
dates, figs, sometimes blended up and put in a bottle
What do eat after an event?
Fruit, smoothie
Do you have quicker recovery time?
yes
Do you take any supplements?
B12 every so often
Any Superfoods?
No
Have you had any problems with your teeth?
No
Do you lack energy?
Only when not getting enough calories/eating enough or over eating on fats.
Any books you recommend?
Dr. Douglas Graham
So these were the main ones I could think of. I would say he looked on the thin side, but over-all healthy. I thought his eating Dates during exercise was interesting. I guess they're rather easy to just pop in your mouth while your riding, opposed to carrying around bunches of bananas. :rolleyes: