Metabolic efficiency – Simple dietary changes that will help you burn more fat when you exercise on the bike

In the article An introduction to Metabolic Efficiency Training for Cyclists we discuss in length how the body burns fat and carbohydrate. In this article we discussed how the simple changes you can make with the food you eat and time that you eat it, plays a huge role in teaching your body to burn more fat when riding your bike during training and exercise. This information is relevant not only to people that want to lose weight while exercising but to all cyclists because of our body's limited ability to store carbohydrate in the form of glycogen that can be depleted in less than two hours of riding. Improving the body's ability to burn fat more efficiency will extend the time it takes to bonk or hit the wall. This is why understanding this is critical to anyone that is competing in road races and cycling endurance events that last longer than about two hours. This article also provides a modern approach to carbohydrate loading and replaces this rather dated technique.

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David Heatley - Accredited Cycling Australia Cycling Coach and Director of Cycling-Inform