I just completed a very successful season back in the sport after almost 8 years not competing… (Those day’s I was competing as an Elite Junior and giving the senior guys hell; now they do to me… ouch!)
Anyway, to get to this point in just one season I had to loose some weight! I’m 5.11 and weighed in at 185! (In my good old days I was 143). So my mission was to get to 165 for race season. I ended up getting to 148 without going on any diets just pure exercise and less TV & Internet!
Now the question (at last), as my season is now at an end and my plan is to start my first IM next season, I would like to know if using WHEY (protein supplements) is of any value? The last thing I want is to put back some of the weight I lost, I’m currently 150 and plan to stay this weight and then maybe shed a few extra pounds just before race season starts. Apart from being scared of putting on some weight, I’m also careful not to loose some of the lean muscles. A friend then recommended using WHEY during the “off season”, but I’m very careful when using anything.
Any comments or feedback on this? Anyone using it?
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For one who has no objective, nothing is relevant. (Confucius)
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Anyway, to get to this point in just one season I had to loose some weight! I’m 5.11 and weighed in at 185! (In my good old days I was 143). So my mission was to get to 165 for race season. I ended up getting to 148 without going on any diets just pure exercise and less TV & Internet!
Now the question (at last), as my season is now at an end and my plan is to start my first IM next season, I would like to know if using WHEY (protein supplements) is of any value? The last thing I want is to put back some of the weight I lost, I’m currently 150 and plan to stay this weight and then maybe shed a few extra pounds just before race season starts. Apart from being scared of putting on some weight, I’m also careful not to loose some of the lean muscles. A friend then recommended using WHEY during the “off season”, but I’m very careful when using anything.
Any comments or feedback on this? Anyone using it?
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For one who has no objective, nothing is relevant. (Confucius)
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