What's your post-workout food?

Mine? Chocolate milk.
No kidding. That's actually really good source of pretty much everything you need after the workout.
Check out the nutrition label on it. It has all you need right after the intense workout.

It has all you need (source: Google search)

It was last summer I heard about drinking chocolate milk instead of any other fancy stuff. I didn't believe it simply because it sounded too easy and simple. But, after I checked out the nutrition label on it, I was convinced this was a really good stuff.

Usually when I return from 2+ hr ride, I drink a glass of chocolate milk first. That gives me enough time to take a shower and cook pasta.

What do you eat/drink after your workout?

Powerade powder

Today was my 3rd ride of the year and I went to store to get some sports drinks, and I found this one.

It's Powerade in powder form. Do you see what it says on the label?
"MAKES 2 GALLONS"
2 Gallons? 2?

The regular type was on sale and it was a dollar each. For that powder I paid $4, and I can make 2 gallons of that magical blue liquid.

I tested it today, and it tasted and worked just like the regular one.

From now one I think I'll buy powders and add water to it.

Biking season is back... sort of.

So the winter is ending in my town.
Today, some said it's summer already.
Today's high was ~78F, so I guess it's almost summer.
It's still very early to be this warm, and I'll see how long this lasts.

To greet the new biking season, the first thing I did was buying a new jar of Nutella.
Some of you may not know what that is, but it's that magical thing you put on your toast bread in the morning.
It tastes soooo good, and there's no match.

What's more important is how many Calories it's packing in 1 serving.
Check this out.

That's right. One serving, 200 Calories.
Eat 2-3 slices of toast with this on top + a glass of orange juice, you're ready for 2 hr ride.

One thing I noticed since I started biking is that it's important to eat enough calories during the season, but you don't want to have full stomach (riding alone is hard already. carrying all that stuff in your stomach around is just not a pretty idea). So, smaller volume with high calories is something I always look for.

Plus, Lance Armstrong eats it, too.

So, all you cyclists out there, get Nutella now.

Tony Martin

Well, it's still off-season here where I live. So, I keep writing about others rather than myself.
Today, I want to introduce Tony Martin to all those non-cyclists.

First time I heard his name was in the documentary called "Changing Legends". Chasing Legends was big part of why I started biking. I'll talk more about it some other time.

Anyhow, back to Tony.

Tony Martin started his pro career in 2008 with Team Highroad. Team Highroad has been home for many amazing cyclists. I guess I'll talk about Team Highroad some other time as well.

In the Chasing Legends, there's a part Tony chased after a known climber Gárate (the former champion of Spain) in stage 20. Tony Lost to Gárate but it was a pretty impressive performance.
Regarding Tony's performance in stage 20 Phil Liggett said, "He's gonna be a wonder kid. He's gonna be a great bike rider...He's got a super future in front of him"

I guess he was right. In 2011 Tour de France, Tony Martin won the individual time trial (stage 20).
I couldn't find a good video in English.

After that, Tony Martin became a time trial world champion. Now he wears the rainbow jersey (only champions can wear this). I wonder what kind of performance he'll show this year.
Earlier this year he mentioned he wants to wear yellow jersey in TdF and win a gold medal at London. It'll be an interesting year to watch him.

This is Tony in Rainbow jersey during the Tour of Beijing time trial. He starts at 2:00.