Moderate to high mileage cycling, and sprint cycling as well puts great demands on the human body. To hit your best personal times consistently, improve upon them, and keep you body healthy, pay attention to your food intake and nutritional supplementation. Since cycling burns significant calories its easy not to focus on nutrition. However if you plan on cycling for many years to come, injury free, you’ll need to go to the next level.
Amino acids derived from high quality protein sources and professional grade nutritional supplements are pivotal in maintaining lean body mass/ muscle, and triggering an anabolic state to build new muscle. Cycling training and/ or strength and conditioning work coupled with inadequate high quality protein and amino acids is a formula for creating an undesirable catabolic state where your body is breaking down muscle you worked hard to create. Keep in mind that high quality protein and the amino acids derived from it have an impact far beyond the maintenance of existing muscle and the growth of new muscle tissue. They influence immunomodulation, neurotransmission, and much more.
Call Optimum Performance/ Human Performance Systems at 480-241-2621 to receive a free consultation and learn how our professional grade nutritional supplements can help you get to your next level.
Joe Sale, CNS, CSCS
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