I am 35 and I noticed that weight has been increasingly hard to lose. Two years ago I was racing triathlon in the 151-157lbs weight range. I was doing olympic and half ironman racing. Last year I did my first full distance and two half ironman races I weighed in at 162lbs for the Ironman and was right around those weights for my 70.3 races which I did on back to back weekends. This year I am putting in more consistent workouts with solid intensity and I am having trouble losing the weight. I got up to 180lbs at one point this spring and have been bouncing between 169-176lbs for the last few months.
The changes to my routine have been the follow:
I have added meat outside of shellfish back to the diet in the last year, but not much has changed diet wise other than that. I am eating more meat, though.
I am looking for some guidance on the changes you have made as you have aged and what has/has not worked for you. I know we are all different and what works for one person may not work for the next. But I have also read stories from folks about how things were just not the same a year later. I am looking forward to everyones response.
Ironman Lake Placid 2021| 70.3 Worlds St. George 2021
The changes to my routine have been the follow:
- Biking more consistently, at higher power, and for longer
- Running at higher intensity but not doing as many LSD runs
- Zero swimming, thanks COVID, but I never swam much anyway
- I have cut out doing yoga. This is probably the biggest difference
I have added meat outside of shellfish back to the diet in the last year, but not much has changed diet wise other than that. I am eating more meat, though.
I am looking for some guidance on the changes you have made as you have aged and what has/has not worked for you. I know we are all different and what works for one person may not work for the next. But I have also read stories from folks about how things were just not the same a year later. I am looking forward to everyones response.
Ironman Lake Placid 2021| 70.3 Worlds St. George 2021
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MatthewLigman: Jun 5, 20 8:40