‘Eating to Suffer’ from the team at Sufferfest treads a new path for the cycle training video specialist. The new guide is billed as the first guide to nutrition for a high-intensity/low-volume training approach. Priced at US$9.99 (£6.45), Eating to Suffer offers 27 pages of information on ‘why, what, how and when to eat’.
As Sufferfest points out, ‘When you don’t have much time to train, it’s critical you get the most out of your Suffering. But if you’re not paying close attention to your nutrition, you might not be Suffering – and improving – as much as you can (and no Sufferlandrian likes to hear that).’
The company goes on to note that the high-intensity/low-volume Sufferlandrian approach requires a specific nutrition focus – one that helps riders ‘pound out more watts, recover more effectively and optimise your body’s improvements.’
Eating to Suffer is positioned as the first ever nutrition guide focused on high-intensity training. Written together with Alan McCubbin of Next Level Nutrition, one of Australia’s leading sports nutritionists for high-intensity training, ‘Alan has written a masterpiece to help you get the most out of your Suffering’:
- Chapter 1: The Role Nutrition Plays in Your Suffering – Overview of nutritional demands of high-intensity/low-volume training lifestyle. Introduces ‘Return on Suffering’ concept.
- Chapter 2: Controlling the Controllables – Control three aspects of performance through nutrition.
- Chapter 3 – Dining in the Torture Chamber – What to eat before and during Sufferfest sessions.
- Chapter 4 – Feeding the Pain – How, what and when to eat when the Suffering is over.
- Chapter 5 – Pills, Thrills and Nitrate – Four nutrition supplements that may actually work.
- Chapter 6 – Suffering to Slim – How to fuel for maximum performance and lose weight.
- Chapter 7 – Plan to Eat to Suffer to Plan – Nutrition strategies for Sufferfest’s 10 week training plans.
- Chapter 8 – Dinner at the Round Table – What to eat if you’re doing Sufferlandrian Knighthood.
- Appendix: Examples of Carboyhydrate Servings – Specific examples of 50g carbohydrate servings across a range of food groups.
