Only significant side effect is muscle ache and loss, particularly upper arms. Making my cycling almost painful - legs fine!
I am trying to boost protein intake to recommended 1.5grm per kg of weight. Luckily I'm a skinny one, but even so 90grm of protein is proving difficult. Breakfast is easy enough e.g. 2 x protein weetabix, 1 x oatibix, whole milk, 0% fat high protein yoghurt and honey gives about 30 - 35grm.
Nearly always fish in the evening. Eggs for lunchtime snack. But getting to >90 seems a struggle, partly i suppose because I've never been a "big eater".
Any protein tips please?
Good luck, Dave
I'm in the same struggle of trying to keep protein high and weight down. What I settled on is:
Breakfast: 3 eggs, 60g of overnight oats + 10g chia seeds and blueberries , that's about 30g protein
Snack: skyr or low fat greek yogurt , 20g protein
Lunch: huel black meal shake , 40g protein
Dinner: high protein pasta with freshly made tomato and spinach sauce, around 25g protein.
Daily protein total 115g, I currently weight 70kg.
I've been following this routine for a few months now, and it works well for me in terms of keeping muscles and not gaining weight. Fitness is starting to come back too, managed a 48 mile cycle yesterday
Hope this helps
G
Thank you - I shall read and digest (!).
Can't match your mileage - I'll console myself with age excuse. I'm a bit older at near 78.
Managed 18.5 miles on Saturday and usually make 75-100 per week. Dropped last years target of 100 p.w. average to min 10 p.d. average.
Good luck, Dave
There seems to be an unproven link between long distance cycling and prostate cancer.
Yes, although the evidence is inconclusive. I never did proper long distance stuff and apart from usual local use as a youth I didn't start regular riding until I was early 50s.
Always pluses and minuses. Cyling has kept my copd at bay for 12-15 years. Whether contributed to the PCa I know not - and no one else seems sure!
Good luck, Dave
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