I’m looking for your really extreme ideas - the stuff your friends at work would roll their eyes about if you told them. I targeted 5% BF for my last big race, and getting there was an ordeal, but it paid off and I had the race of my life. I’m looking forward to doing it all over again this fall, but it may take a new level of creativity.
Cutting out all alcohol is too obvious.
In Tyler Hamilton’s book, he mentions how Riis suggested that he take some Ambien and guzzle tons of seltzer water post workout in the hopes of feeling full and sleeping through dinner. (I know the book is hardly a source for good training tips, but I thought that was pretty clever, minus the Ambien bit)
And for those of you that have a super metabolism and stay lean all year…I hate you.
Research high fat low carb diets. Then take it to an extreme. Your friends will think its strange when they order pizza and you eat a tub of sour cream and almonds for dinner.
Read 80 10 10 by Douglas Graham and go fruitarian. I haven’t tried it myself but it was an interesting read anyways lots of crazy stuff and I don’t know how it would affect long term health, but I’m pretty sure you would shed some body fat.
I basically did this for about a month while doing some work out in Western China, it stayed light until almost 11pm (because here are no time zones in china, just beiing time) so I ended up inadvertantly going to bed earlier and earlier, usually skipping dinner because I was just far away from the food and taking zopoclam (or whatever its called) lunesta…
15 hours of actual training (ride time, run time, etc) per week does pretty well for me
especially if you actually average 15hrs/week for the year rather than hitting it for a month befor a big race and claiming you do 15 hours a week…like lots of triathletes.
I end up with 15-20 hours a week of training but none of it os on the bike or pool these days, its like 3hours heavy weights, 2 hours of “conditioning” and 10=hours of Jiu Jitsu, Muay tai, sanda.
It definatly makes me mean. lean comes from the diet though. I never went to 5% but I have been under 10% for a long time, I never completely cut out any foods, I just try not to gorge on things that make people fat…candy, sodas, starbucks farppucino breve mocha decaf extra bs…
It depends on body type and metabolism… But for me…
When I get to peak races my diet changes to protein shakes through-out the day until dinner time. Then I’ll eat dinner on a smaller plate and make it last me about 30 minutes… Basically just a ton of protein and limited portions of other food. I’m still actually getting about 18-2300, but the majority of it is protein which really allows the fat to fall off
i actually tried clen regimen for couple of weeks. doubt it works for fat burn (though breathing power and capacity were amazing for awhile), and my resting heart rate went through the roof. will never do it again (and do not think alberto did it either)
lots of crazy stuff and I don’t know how it would affect long term health, but I’m pretty sure you would shed some body fat.