I have a friend, who is a cyclist. He trains a lot, nearly every day. Until now he did a mainstream athlet diet, which contains a lot of poultry, noodles and salads with PUFA rich oils. At the moment he trains for a cycle marathon, which is in 3 months.
I have told him about Ray Peat and his theories about PUFA etc. My friend is very interested in this whole topic. Yesterday he asked me, what I would recommend to him to improve his diet. I told him some guidelines, but now I am dubious about these recommendations. At the moment his goal for the next three months is this marathon. His current diet seems to serve the purpose for him. I am concerned that a aprupt change in his diet could affect his training in a negative way. Now I told him to go on with his usual diet and change it after the marathon.
What is your view on this? Would a change in his diet be beneficial or adverse at the moment? What could be safe changes, which don't turn his diet completely upside down?
I have told him about Ray Peat and his theories about PUFA etc. My friend is very interested in this whole topic. Yesterday he asked me, what I would recommend to him to improve his diet. I told him some guidelines, but now I am dubious about these recommendations. At the moment his goal for the next three months is this marathon. His current diet seems to serve the purpose for him. I am concerned that a aprupt change in his diet could affect his training in a negative way. Now I told him to go on with his usual diet and change it after the marathon.
What is your view on this? Would a change in his diet be beneficial or adverse at the moment? What could be safe changes, which don't turn his diet completely upside down?