I ran as a schoolboy at both cross-country and middle distance athletics. After a knee injury at university, a school friend introduced me to the pleasures of cycling as a leisure pursuit. In my mid-30s, I joined my local cycle club and I continued to ride for leisure. My peak weight in my early 40s was around 73 kg. At the age of 48, I regained my interest in cycling and started doing club time trials again. My performances were considerably slower after a 12-year break, and after another, year I decided to look for the help of a cycle trainer. Working with a trainer completely transformed my training and approach to cycling. My weight was now around 65 kg; however, after a year of gradually increased training load, my weight dipped as low as 62.5 kg. I did not make any effort to lose weight and I took advantage of the fact that I could eat more. I also did not really pay attention to the nutritional needs of being a competitive cyclist. After my first full year of training, I could beat my personal bests from my mid-30s, and investment in better cycle equipment helped to cut my times even further (figure 1). Figure 1 On my bike at …

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RED-S：不仅仅是女性现象

我作为学生参加了越野和中距离田径比赛。在大学膝盖受伤后，一位学校朋友向我介绍了骑自行车作为一种休闲追求的乐趣。在我 30 多岁的时候，我加入了当地的自行车俱乐部，并继续骑行休闲。我 40 岁出头时的体重峰值约为 73 公斤。48 岁时，我重新对自行车产生了兴趣，并再次开始参加俱乐部计时赛。休息 12 年后，我的表现明显变慢，又过了一年，我决定寻求自行车教练的帮助。与教练一起工作彻底改变了我的自行车训练和方法。我的体重现在约为 65 公斤；然而，经过一年逐渐增加的训练负荷，我的体重下降到了62.5公斤。我没有为减肥做任何努力，而是利用了我可以吃得更多的事实。我也没有真正注意成为一名有竞争力的自行车手的营养需求。经过第一年的整年训练，我可以在 30 多岁的时候打破个人最好成绩，而对更好的自行车设备的投资有助于进一步缩短我的时间（图 1）。图 1 在我的自行车上……