Recovery

We get a lot of questions here at Team LionOfFlanders.com, mostly about how we race so awesomely and what our training habits are, etc. I thought I’d take the time to answer one of the questions we get most often: recovery strategy.

As any good racer will tell you, recovery is key to great performance. One of the most important things you can do immediately following a race is to start hydrating. On a good hot day, Team LOF gets the rehydrating process started with some ice cold High Life’s. The carb ratio is ideal for optimizing glycemic replenishment and is obviously easy to drink. High Life’s are also fortified with lots of stuff like vitamins and amino acids and stuff…

The next step is getting in a real meal within 2 hours of completion of the event. This is how the body will get the essential nutrients it needs from whole foods, such as more carbs to top off the tank plus protein to repair and rebuild the muscles. Again, the Tem LOF.com standard issue is stop at Five Guys burgers. We prefer a well-timed call-ahead order so that its ready when you get there, no waiting in line with the common folk. When you call, tell them you want the LOF:

Bacon double cheeseburger with ketchup, mayo, lettuce, onion, and jalapeño

You’ll want no less than 2 burgers per rider, and somewhere around 6-10 High Life’s (depending on dehydration level and rider weight). If you follow this simple recovery strategy we can guarantee you:

1)you have a delicious meal

2)you’ll have a nice buzz

We can’t guarantee it will make you faster, but here at Team LOF.com it’s all about the lifestyle.