In this episode Gerry meets with Joram Kolf CEO and founder of EatMyRide and Lisa Nijbrook Nutritionist at EatMyride and Pro Tour cycling team quickstep.
Joram and Lisa share with Gerry how EatMyRide can help cyclists off all levels to improve their performance by personalizing nutrition plans and fueling strategy.
They explain how the app takes into account the type, duration and intensity of exercise as well as the rider's individual characteristics such as weight, age and gender.
EatMyRide has the ability to work directly with professional cyclists and pro tour teams and get first hand insights what it takes to perform at an elite level.
This makes the app not only extremely valuable for amateur riders who want to up their game, but also for coaches who want to give their riders that competitive edge.
Joram talks about his background in market research and artificial intelligence and how he combined his expertise in these areas with his love for cycling to come up with a solution to better prepare for long endurance rides like gran fondo's, century rides and stage races.
It was very cool to listen to Lisa talk about what its like to work with pro tour teams like DSM (former Sunweb) and currently Quick-step Alpha vinyl.
She shared some of the challenges riders face when it comes to nutrition such as weight management and how different riders have different nutritional needs.
There is no one size fits all solution and that's where EatMyRide can help by providing personalized plans.
Of course we dive into more nerdy nutrition topics like glycogen stores, training your gut, fructose/glucose ratios and much more!
Whether you're a cyclist looking to improve your performance or a coach wanting to give your riders an edge, EatMyRide can help. With personalized nutrition plans and fueling strategies.
https://eatmyride.com/
From the EatMyRide website:
Get a Personalized nutrition plan for races and training
Preparation is key when doing cycling rides. EatMyRide creates a personalized food and drink plan for every workout. Enter your ride details and your preferred food and get a detailed advice fitted to your type of ride.
Optimize nutrition around cycling rides for optimal preparation and quick recovery
EatMyRide provides you with a meal plan for every day. When you plan a workout, the meal plan is automatically adapted. We guide you to an optimal plan for enhanced performance and quick recovery.
Evaluate the effect of nutrition on your performance
After your ride your workout is automatically synced with EatMyRide. Analyse your nutrition and performance and learn how you can eat like a pro.
No smartphone needed during your ride
EatMyRide can send your nutrition plan to most Garmin devices. Use our Garmin widget or data field to sync the plan to your device and you are good to go!
Easy integrations with your other cycling apps
Do you create your routes in Strava, Komoot or Ride With GPS? Or do you track your rides with Garmin, Wahoo or Strava? You can easily connect all these apps to EatMyRide to get nutrition plans suited to your route and to manage your nutrition based on your actual performance.