If you plan to do something strenuous like say ... hike up a mountain, make sure you get enough carbohydrates and stay hydrated. I got the worse case of muscle fatigue and cramping. I was literally in pain and couldn't move well. All I had for the day was a bit of refried Beans and some cheese,

On a very low carb diet, your muscles do not have the glycogen stores to be able to sustain such activity. DUH! I went out and got some Soup and ice cream. Not shivering anymore. All better. At the counter was some apple juice. I don't drink sugar Water anymore, but was craving it like you wouldn't believe. My muscles basically needed easy to covert straight sugar. The extra fat we have can not be converted fast enough during this type of exercise.

A friend of mine told me this:

I have a Chiropractor friend who does bicycle races in the Rockies,etc...He says that at pit stops the racers gorge on carbs,Gatorade,sweets..etc and they still lose weight ! The pace in the mountains is brutal and electrolytes is a mainstay.

I know there are a few of you out there who do marathons and otherwise train heavily. Maybe you could advise on the best things to eat during long endurance training.

This was just a rustic whole wheat with a crunchy natural Peanut Butter and homemade blackberry jam with Splenda. The ride was just over 6 hours so it really wasn't all that much food if you look that I burned 4,500 calories for the ride,

You hike was pretty spectacular I have to admit. That's not an insignificant climb espcially over a 3.2 miles. That's a 13.4% incline. That's hard!

Now I'm just stumbling over this stuff. He's another guy for chocolate milk. I hate video article though. I really wanted a list of foods.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/features/elite-athlete-workouts/nathan-adrian/best-time-to-eat-after-a-workout-29616944.html