Stories by Monique Ryan

• Posted: Mon, Sep 15th
  The Feedzone with Monique Ryan - Map out your nutrition plan for the final event of the season
  With the final curve of the race season in full view, we cycling fans are focused on the remaining professional calendar, as well as our own regular season end. Whether the last event on your calendar is a road race, cross country race, criterium, or century ride, you can dial ...
• Posted: Wed, May 7th
  The Feedzone: Eating right for stage racing
  Monique,During a stage race I feel like I have my pre-race and race and post race nutrition worked out and feel happy with that part of my fueling, but could you give me some advice on what to eat during the day after my race so that I'm at my best the next day? I would ...
• Posted: Wed, Mar 26th
  The Feedzone with Monique Ryan — Fat as fuel
  Hi Monique,I really enjoy your column and informative responses. My question revolves around the slippery slope of weight management. A big challenge for me is maintaining lean body mass once the season gets started; when the intensity of the workouts increase while the ...
• Posted: Wed, Feb 27th
  The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Protect your heart this season
  Cardiovascular disease is still the number one killer in this country, a contributor to heart attacks, high blood pressure, and strokes. Of course, regular exercise and training is good for your heart and raises the helpful HDL cholesterol, but you still need to pay attention to ...
• Posted: Wed, Jan 30th
  The Feedzone with Monique Ryan - Nutrition trends for 2008
  Before your thoughts turn to experimentation with new sports nutrition products and carbo-loading strategies that support your training and racing efforts, let’s take a look at some predicted food and nutrition trends for 2008. In the coming months you can expect to see in a ...
• Posted: Wed, Dec 19th
  Keeping a handle on holiday havoc
  So here you are in the middle of December and perhaps you already have a few holiday parties under your belt. How many rides or workouts have you already missed this month due to the change in season and a busy schedule?
• Posted: Wed, Nov 21st
  The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Eat right for 'cross
  Cyclocross season is well underway, and as competitors you likely have adjusted your training for the short, but very high intensity racing. Your workouts are likely characterized by various interval sessions, while endurance and recovery ride volume may drop off relative to ...
• Posted: Wed, Oct 17th
  The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Building better bones
  Osteoporosis prevention and treatment has long focused mainly on women. It is true that men build larger and stronger bones early in life and are less likely to develop this disease, which is characterized by less dense, brittle bone mass more susceptible to fracture. Yet ...
• Posted: Wed, Oct 3rd
  The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: That cuppa Joe
  Dear Monique, Thanks for a great article titled “Feed Your Head.” I have one question though concerning the following statement:Research on caffeine consumption during exercise indicates the 1.5 mg/kg of body weight improves performance.Is that per hour or what time frame? I ...
• Posted: Wed, Aug 29th
  The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Feed your head
  Cyclists rightfully focus their dietary attention on consuming the properfoods in adequate amounts so that they can sustain energy during long trainingrides, and replenish muscle fuel stores and recover nutritionally duringthe season.  But you should also consider how your ...
• Posted: Wed, Aug 1st
  The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Good fats, bad fats and achieving balance
  Dear Monique,I just read your column about fish. I don’t eat fish for many reasons, some of which you mentioned in your article. I didn’t hear you mention flaxseed oil, which surprised me because I am told that it is a great alternative to fish, yet with a much lower or no ...
• Posted: Wed, Jun 20th
  The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Nutrition planning for an important race
  With the race season now in full view, it is time to map out your nutrition strategy for important races (and the less important races for good practice). Whether you are planning on completing a long road race, criterium, cross-country mountain bike race, or track racing or ...