Gels, Sports Drinks and Tooth Decay
07-31-24, 07:22 PM
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Thanks. That answered my question, but was not more than I wanted to know, just right. "So little time, so much to know." It sounds to me like concentrating on glycogen storage and replenishment is more likely to help one ride fast and far than is concentrating on fat burning which is often emphasized on these forums.
07-31-24, 09:00 PM
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Yes but training those two energy systems - it seems that when you train one, you get worse at the other. It's been my experience that simply riding long, say 4 hour rides while going as hard as a hilly ride that long allows, say an hour in zone 4 and above, still trains all the fat burning one needs to do relatively fast 400ks and the like. So that's zero Z1 and the rest split evenly between 2 and 3. End result is that I can comfortably ride 1.5 hours without eating, but not 2 hours.
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08-01-24, 04:59 AM
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Flossing
My dentist tells me there are still people who don't floss every day. Gross or what? 
08-01-24, 08:41 AM
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I've always felt that the fat burning ability increases just as well whether one uses carbohydrates or not. It's what all those recommendations for lots of Zone 2 and 3 rides are about. But since on those rides there are always little challenges to get us in the upper zones, then some carbohydrates help keep the reserve tank full.
08-01-24, 08:46 AM
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Still, I wouldn't doubt that a majority don't floss. And many, maybe also a majority don't go to a dentist for regular check ups.
