Discovery Channel's Michael Barry is Back in the Peloton!

The last five months

"Since I have started using Master Amino Acid Pattern (MAP), I have noticed improved recovery between training sessions. In the last month I have been doing large training loads and the benefits have been noticeable.

I look forward to using MAP through the demanding racing season." - Michael Barry

With MAP I have been able to handle high workloads day after day and have been able to ride the fine line between being too tired to train and fit and strong.

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From MAP Team Member: Discovery Team Pro Cyclist Michael Barry.

Through the last month I was racing virtually non-stop in one day Pro-Tour events (Vattenberg Classic, and San Sebastian) and in several day stage races (the five day Sachsen Tour and the nine day Tour of Germany). With over fifteen days of racing in a short period recovery and staying strong and healthy was crucial in coming out of the block of racing stronger than I went in.

Racing is unlike training in that the workloads are always greater as it is virtually impossible to simulate bicycle race conditions while out on the road training. Nearly every race I rode through the month was over 200 km (160 miles) in length and five hours in duration. We rode through the Alps, over some of the highest passes in Austria, and across the plains of northern Germany.

MAP is part of my daily race and training regime and throughout the season I feel it has made me stronger, helped my muscles recover and develop, and has improved my overall performance.

The last five months have been some of the hardest I have faced since I began racing as I have never before had to come back from an injury as significant as a broken back yet I feel as though I have been able to reach a high level of fitness despite the injuries and time away from training and racing.

In September, I will be racing for three weeks straight in the last of the three Grand Tours the Vuelta a Espana, or the Tour of Spain. (the other Grand Tours are the Tour de France and Tour of Italy) The race begins in the south of Spain, in Malaga, and travels north, clear across the country to Asturias where we race through the mountains and then head back down south again and then finish in Madrid. The Discovery Channel team is fielding a strong team with the ability to win stages and even the overall classification. It is a race I am excited to ride but also a race that is a true test of both mental and physical strength.

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