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Should I add my base metabolic rate to a calorie estimate from a ride?
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All the numbers above are estimates. You should interpret things more like: given your weight, height, and sex, your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is 1,700 +/- a couple hundred calories. The ...
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Should I add my base metabolic rate to a calorie estimate from a ride?
Assuming the estimates are accurate you’ll have burned 3700kcal on that day and have to replenish them with food.
As Weiwen already hints, don’t just eat after a ride, eat before and during the ride ...
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