I am talking about nutrition outside the pre-race day or race day nutrition which has been discussed here in length.
On a day to day basis, do you practice proper nutrition to maximize your training gains?
Do you believe that proper nutrition is a vital part of a training regime to maximize your gains and gain competitive edge?
If you believe that proper nutrition is vital but do not practice it, why? What would make you do it?
I am talking about nutrition outside the pre-race day or race day nutrition which has been discussed here in length.
On a day to day basis, do you practice proper nutrition to maximize your training gains?
Do you believe that proper nutrition is a vital part of a training regime to maximize your gains and gain competitive edge?
If you believe that proper nutrition is vital but do not practice it, why? What would make you do it?
mostly, yes, lazy, time.
John
I am talking about nutrition outside the pre-race day or race day nutrition which has been discussed here in length.
On a day to day basis, do you practice proper nutrition to maximize how long you live?
Do you believe that proper nutrition is a vital part of LIFE to maximize your gains and gain Health?
If you believe that proper nutrition is vital but do not practice it, why? What would make you do it?
Now I can say yes to everything, except the last part, because I practice the best nutrition I can all the time (well 85% of the time; other 15% is weakness and family/friend/job induced bad nutrition)
This thread is about nutrition and competitive edge in training not in life but thanks. Cool to know, Bro.
This thread is about nutrition and competitive edge in training not in life but thanks. Cool to know, Bro.
What’s the difference?
This thread is about nutrition and competitive edge in training not in life but thanks. Cool to know, Bro.
How are responses to this thread being used? Perhaps in your term report for a sports nutrition class?
actually, to just satisfy my curiosity.
little bored at work and doing research on registered dietitian career
but do not worry if ever used in term paper i will give you proper credit
so what are your answers?
Nutrition is the most important part of Triathlon and the key to success… Everyone worries about their bike, swim stroke, running gait… etc… But if you do not have a properly fueled and in-tune engine (your body) then you will never maximize your gains.
Do I follow this idea… about 2 months out from a race I will really hone in my nutrition… In off-season, not so much
Why? Money, time, I love junk food…
just got done with Tyler’s book and one quote from the book that I thought was pretty amazing. Was something along the lines of - if i could have chosen to be lighter or have the perfect hematocrit number, i would have chosen lighter every time. He was obviously talking about doping to get to the magic number and I don’t quote this in support of Tyler. Just saying it was enlightening how much these guys focused on weight and body fat % and how important that was in light of all the other stuff he was doing.
I think people overthink food. If you have a reasonable diet and get enough calories it just doesn’t matter much. It seems the most food obsessed and diet obsessed people in our society are the fat unfit people, ironic. I know someone will find a way to disagree with me here but Bill Rodgers was notorious for eating whatever he wanted and was crushing it, obviously he was very talented and people will say maybe he could have been better, but I say when your body breaks down the calories, food is basically food. I know I’m overgeneralizing, and I don’t eat jelly beans every meal of the day but I don’t give my daily diet any attention in order to facilitate performance improvements.
I follow the 90/20 rule. Good powerful nutrition 90% of the time and just ok nutrition 20% of the time. Keeps me happy
I follow the 90/20 rule. Good powerful nutrition 90% of the time and just ok nutrition 20% of the time. Keeps me happy
Good on you for giving 110%.
John
I follow the 90/20 rule. Good powerful nutrition 90% of the time and just ok nutrition 20% of the time. Keeps me happy
#fail
OK, my slight irritation with your posting is use of the term “proper nutrition,” which was created to promote USDA food policy.
Although there are some exceptions, the human digestive system is extremely adaptable to whatever the dietary composition. Metabolism adapts to nutrition and the physical/environmental stresses that are encountered. Wide individual differences in nutrition and metabolism are associated with success in events like the IM… provided their outcome is good health-fitness. There is no best diet for performance.
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Yeah but you can’t gt that light and stay strong without a little “extra help”.
actually, to just satisfy my curiosity.
little bored at work and doing research on registered dietitian career
but do not worry if ever used in term paper i will give you proper credit
so what are your answers?
Not to offend but there is a really low ceiling on dietician careers. All the ones i know wished they went pharmacy instead since it pays 4-5x as much.
just got done with Tyler’s book and one quote from the book that I thought was pretty amazing. Was something along the lines of - if i could have chosen to be lighter or have the perfect hematocrit number, i would have chosen lighter every time. He was obviously talking about doping to get to the magic number and I don’t quote this in support of Tyler. Just saying it was enlightening how much these guys focused on weight and body fat % and how important that was in light of all the other stuff he was doing.
Hematocrit isn’t nearly as important as some would have you think, kind of like VO2max. It is not a true indicator of performance. TH may have had a hematocrit close to the limit meaning he didn’t have much to gain from a few points, but do this little exercise with me. What is 5W/Kg at 60kg (these numbers are even more impressive at 6). Now drop the weight to 58, 56. Suddenly you only need 280W for 5W/kg and 340 for 6. You start climbing crazy fast with very little actual power.
Pharmacy starts out at 180k a year? Impressive.
To be a top performer obviously this is something you need to have dialed in. The unfortunate thing is that most of us don’t have the resources that high level athletes do like pre prepared meals and someone else programming what you’re eating. Some people have really great spouses who will cook everything for them but I know mine doesn’t so I have to take care of it on my own. Be smart, listen to your body and do what works for your biochemistry and digestive system. This can take a lot of trial and error over time.
I also tend to follow an 80/20 rule - meaning if you do the right thing 80% of the time it will mostly make up for the 20% that you don’t. As much as I would love to give 110%, 100 is the highest I can go. My speakers do not go to 11.