Men with eating disorders is still a huge taboo

Seeing Abrahamsen get on the podium on the first tour de france stage got me thinking different about my weight. He is 78kg at 183cm and is a beast in the hills. The commentators said he tried dieting but got always ill on a low weight. With more mass he seems to perform better. At the end of the day it comes down to how good efficient your engine, body and mind works together. Speaking from a total amateurs perspective though. This gives me confidence, even for my lack of discipline when it comes to eating LOL

"It's much better to be lean than winning" 3:56 What a sad and pervasive attitude in cycling and many other sports :(

Its the culture of 'looking the part' which is the absolute worst

Tyler Hamilton talking about pretending to eat pasta at a party and spitting it into a napkin

Allie Ostrander, the prodigy distance runner had an eating disorder and has documented her recovery and trip to the Olympic trials.

Respect to Dan Martin. One of the tropes of life I like is, find what works for you

Interesting stuff. Thank you for this. I’m currently following a US track athlete who has managed to heal from an ED and even though she is heavier she is posting better and better times.

When i reached 40 , i said to myself "ok,i'm probably always going to have a bit of a belly from now on" and as long as it doesn't get more than just a slight spare tyre i've settled with that hard truth.

good topic. its a big issue but i think there is hope. nutritionists getting better and better.

Wrestling was evil when I was obsessed with weigh ins. Cycling is far worse. Far far worse.

Interesting what Dan says coz he always looked underweight like Roman Bardet

It is sick how racers look today.... Froome looked like he was recently released from a concentration camp. Riders have NOT just reduced their body fat (Lemond talked about this on this podcast, he raced at 4% body fat, and you can't be much lower than that, and he looked like a bodybuilder compared to racers today) they are shedding muscle. I suspect that this is aided by pharma help, it is not natural.

Good stuff.

Interesting on the massage!!

What if UCI doesn't allow riders compete below a given fat % ?

What I don’t understand is how do these riders train so hard and race even harder without absolute loading up on fuel? Or do they just carb load for races but generally eat a lower amount of calories day to day? I guess these team coaches have it down to a science.

Not unexpected. I remember coming across a stat that 25% of athletes that participate in sports that have weight classes, or require you to play around with your weight, end up with an eating disorder

This is where the UCI need to step in. We have minimum bike weights, what about minimum cyclist weights, based on your height and BMI?

message causes more trauma /inflammation to the muscle after a hard ride/race delaying recovery. proper nutrition is key , smart of him to pick up on this.

McDonald's and foot rub please

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kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a6l9l9yAq821dIU.htmlsi=uuLdXqJK0DqGHDBn clip from 7 years ago from Tyler Hamilton and his eating disorder. He tried to fill up with Diet Coke so he wouldn’t eat

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Im a vegan, i stuff my face woth food, i dont train much and im as skinny as those guys or even more

Should be titled why massage makes you sick

Everything about bike racing is toxic. Raging sugar/carb addiction. All those synthetic gels and drinks. Not enough meat and fat in the diet. The training and racing is highly stressful and accelerates aging.

Fat is fuel, on the body or off.

I notice he often stammners and stops .. has to think what to say incase gives anything away

Keto?

I think Dan left cycling becasue of the weight issue and becasue of the lack of PED's making up the margin. Then the level you had to be at to compete. It didn't seem healthy.