ILoveMyTrinity wrote:
Pyrenean Wolf wrote:
Hello
1) I do not think your FTP is 140w. Given your swim and run it is more probably 200w+ ?
I did a 20 minute Zwift FTP test that gave me those results, how accurate my trainer is/ Zwift is, I'm not sure. I do know that cycling is my weakest leg of the triathlon, though.
Pyrenean Wolf wrote:
2) don't overthink about your weight. You are light. Just train correctly, fuel correctly, and avoid too much cookies, fat and alcohol. But give your body what it needs to enhance your muscles. At 68kg for 1m75, I don't know what is your muscle mass vs fat mass, but training correctly and eating correctly will help, whatever it reduce (fat reduction) or increase (muscle increase) your body weight.
I can avoid the cookies and nasty fats reasonably easy (with a cheat day, of course); if I am to drink alcohol, is whiskey my best option? Low carbs and still does the job haha. (Many of my friends are turning 21 this year and the social demand is extremely high).
I agree with @Pyrenean Wolf about not overthinking your weight. It sounds to me you're overthinking/overcomplicating things a little. try to eat reasonably healthy. a couple drinks aren't going to kill you. just keep it in moderation. as an endurance athlete I wouldn't focus too much on low carbs. you're already light. if you were an elite athlete and were eeking out those last couple watts on the bike or seconds on the run that's one thing. but I would focus more on good structured training and eating a reasonably healthy diet.