# 🎉 New Video! 🎥🧑‍🔬 Science-Backed Nutrition Plan for Cyclists | Cycling Science Explained

**URL:** <https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/new-video-science-backed-nutrition-plan-for-cyclists-cycling-science-explained/88345>\
**Category:** Nutrition\
**Created:** [November 16, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/new-video-science-backed-nutrition-plan-for-cyclists-cycling-science-explained/88345 "2023-11-16T22:38:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![WindWarrior](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/windwarrior/32/84679_2.png) [@WindWarrior](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/WindWarrior)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/new-video-science-backed-nutrition-plan-for-cyclists-cycling-science-explained/88345/6 "2023-11-16T23:24:32Z")

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short discussion on FFM and energy availability from a year ago:

> [@Energy availability: a different way of planning your nutrition](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/energy-availability-a-different-way-of-planning-your-nutrition/78199/1):
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> This something I’ve been meaning to contribute to this forum for a while. I’m laid up on the couch sick without the brain power to do work, so here we are. Without explicitly stating my credentials, I’ve been a researcher in this field for 6+ years and an MD. The following is not medical advice. This forum is home to a lot of discussion about nutrition both on the bike and off the bike. Primarily, the discussion seems to be (1) how to best fuel work to perform better and (2) how to “win in the …

for anyone interested in some additional discussion. There are some other, older threads discussing FFM and energy availability. I remember running the numbers two years ago, and then proceeded to have a great fitness gains over winter while dropping weight.

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