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Getting enough protein helps your body meet the demands of daily living. And studies show, you probably need more if you are working to build muscle, if you're dieting and as you age.

When protein intake is out of whack, it undermines energy, exercise performance and overall health. New research has even found that a protein-rich diet helps to maximize fat loss while minimizing loss of lean body mass.

An easy way to estimate your daily protein needs is to divide your current weight in half. The number you get is the amount of protein (in grams) that you should be eating daily.

 



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Calories Are

  • units of energy you body uses to fuel its functions and activities
  • created from proteins, fats and carbohydrates found in our foods and beverages
  • necessary for basic body functions like keeping the heart, brain and lungs functioning (also know as basal metabolism
  • essential to fuel activity – from the smallest hand gesture to a 5-mile run

The number of calories we need each day depends on how much we weigh, how much muscle mass we have and how active we are.

  • If you consume more calories than your body needs, those extra calories will be stored as fat.
  • If you consume less calories than your body needs, your previously stored calories (fat) will be used to supply additional energy.

A Pound = Approximately 3,500 Calories 

To Lose Weight 

  • By cutting down 500 calories per day, you will cut a total of 3,500 calories per week – resulting in the loss of 1 pound of body fat. But never consume fewer than 1,200 calories per day.* (Refer to Weight Management section for Program.)
  • If you want to lose more than 1 pound a week, you will need to either reduce your calorie intake further,* or increase the amount of calories you burn with exercise.

To Maintain Weight 

  • Balance calories from food and beverages with calories expended.**

If you are a woman:

  • You will need about 12 calories for every pound of body weight (A 150-lb. woman needs about 1,800 calories a day.)

If you are a man:

  • You will need about 14 calories for every pound of body weight. (A 200-pound man needs about 2,800 calories a day.)

*Source: “Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005.” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
**Source: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Every cyclist loves the first few weeks of the season when all the new equipment arrives and gets used for the first time. An additional bonus is when the first few rides are somewhere warm, exotic and mountainous. Our training camp with Ciclo Costa Blanca, based in Albir between Benidorm and Calpe, ticked all the right boxes: sunny, warm and with great roads over spectacular terrain. Most of the team were present, Jack however was forced to sit this one out. Everyone looked strong and stayed that way throughout the week, which bodes well if we end up doing an eight-day stage race such as the An Post Ras, in Ireland, for example. Special mention to Tommy “the tank engine” Bustard for making everyone suffer on the flatter and windier sections and for a series of spectacular attacks on long climbs.


Rab C Hassan looking happy not to be in Scotland

Before I go any further there are some people I would like to thank, in the manner of a tearful Oscar-winning actress:
in no particular order and with apologies to those missed out or uncredited, massive thanks are due to Matt Chester at Leisure Lakes for ensuring the team bikes were all ready in time for the training camp; to Ken at Bioracer for coming up trumps and delivering the new (and fantastic looking) team kit in time for the camp; to Terry at Ciclo Costa Blanca for welcoming us and providing detailed route information, if anyone reading this is looking for an overseas training base this is heartily recommended; Neil, Lindsay and Geoff for organising everything so far and delivering bikes and team kit all over the country at very short notice; and finally to Specialized for the fantastic bikes (see Alistair’s post for a summary of their excellence), to Signs Express for stickering the bikes with a very fast turnaround and to Herbalife 24 for keeping us all going with a superb range of energy and recovery products. Speaking of which, here are my impressions so far on using the Herbalife 24 product range.

Herbalife 24

Throughout my cycling career I’ve used a wide range of energy and recovery products from a variety of manufacturers. I can safely say that the Herbalife 24 range is the best I’ve used, by a significant margin. The range covers all bases for riding, recovering and even healthy snacks and meal substitutes.


The Herbalife 24 range, everything the athlete needs in
the course of a day. Hey, is that why it's called 24?


A typical training ride for me is somewhere between three and five hours so I start my day with a bowl of porridge supplemented with a few scoops of the Herbalife Formula 1 Sport powder (as suggested by Monsieur Kay, sous-chef at Maison d’Reid Parc). I take two bottles on the ride, if it’s a long ride I fill both with Herbalife Prolong (a 7:1 carb to protein formulation that increases endurance whilst reducing fatigue and muscle damage) or, for a shorter ride, one bottle with Prolong and the other with Herbalife Hydrate (an isotonic formulation of minerals and electrolytes to replace those lost through sweat). I also take two of the Herbalife Protein bars which help to prevent me from feeling empty and are a great reward for completing any intervals in my training session.

 

A little will get you a surprisingly long way.
Note the additional sachets of Hydrate
which can be used if an extra water stop
is required while on the road.

Once back from the ride I use my Herbalife 24 Protein Shaker (with whisk ball for easy mixing – genius!) to mix up a combination of Rebuild Endurance and Rebuild Strength – I feel this gives me the best combination of muscle repair and glycogen replacement without unwanted bulk. Incidentally the two products combine to give a lovely chocolate vanilla flavour.

 

Worth going home for

And that’s it, although if I feel hungry during the evening a Protein Bar is just the ticket for a healthy, filling and guilt-free snack.

 

Now it’s difficult to quantify without carrying out a proper trial (many subjects, double-blind etc.) but I can safely say I’ve felt pretty good on the bike since starting to use Herbalife 24 and, in the sort of subjective leap of faith and statistics familiar to those writing undergraduate dissertations, I have reduced my cases of illness from the two months prior to using Herbalife 24 by 100%.

To summarise: fantastic tasting and highly effective products which I thoroughly recommend to anyone with an active lifestyle.

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