Tapering for IMOO and am going nuts… I feel FAT and OUT OF SHAPE. Less than 7 days till race day…
Anyone enjoy the taper?
I’m with you! I feel like I’m hiding from something. Afraid to do too much. Way too much time on the computer looking at ST and weather. The upside is that I actually took a nap today and didn’t get up early to work out. Feel like eating all of the wrong things. Hopefully this week goes fast!
drb, the eating thing is another challenge. I usually am very discipline on my diet and it is very hard , I am still doing ok but I think my nerves are making me a tad bit more hungry.
I am enjoying the taper…but I have been forcing myself out the door for most workouts my final 5 weeks of big training, so I was lookin forward to this
Feeling “Fat and out of Shape” will come from two things (based on my experience)
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- During your taper make sure and cut the calories down…you should feel hungry alot, and as long as your not bonking out on workouts you are ok. When you get in the final 3-4 days to the race you can eat a bit more, but not much, and do it in smalls meals spread through the day.
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- Continue with the intensity, and frequency…doing to few workouts will mess with your bodys metabolism and your rythym. If you are not doing much intensity during your taper you are really going to start to feel sluggish.
Last year was my first IM, and I definately cut back the intensity too much and got the fat sluggish feeling going on. For my first IM I was scared of not getting enough rest and not being completely fresh on race day, but I think it lead to me gaining a little weight and a bit of fitness loss.
This year, I gradually cut volume from 4 weeks out, maintained or increased the intensity of my training really up until race week. Race week was mostly about staying loose and resting. I still trained everyday though, got some intensity in, just to keep the muscles firing, but it was short. I avoided the fat slug feeling, and had a better performance.
I haven’t had a soda in months but I looking forward to the run couse so I can have a Coke. I’m at work right now at they are having ice cream for a treat, it’s killing me.
dude…BE STRONG…just drink water and chew on ice chips!!!
I haven’t had a soda in months but I looking forward to the run couse so I can have a Coke. I’m at work right now at they are having ice cream for a treat, it’s killing me.
I already have my Heineken draughtkeg picked out for Monday, along with some Krispy Cremes, and a pizza, and …
Dude,
Chill out, don’t worry about starving yourself. Eat healthy and focus on having a good race.
If you base your entire diet on fruits, veggies and lean protein, you stay hydrated, sleep well, cut out alcohol and processed sugar, you will gain ZERO weight. You can eat as many fruits, veggies and chicken breasts as you want and you won’t gain anything. Remember a pound is 3500 excess cals.
What is 3500 cals?
7.5 lbs of chicken breasts
35 cups of frozen fruit.
A shit load of lettuce
12 cups of oatmeal
200 egg whites
Catch my drift…you can’t do it here.
Starving yourself causes extra stress, which you don’t need right now. You also run the risk of getting sick.
BB
My husband sprained/broke (we’ll find out when he goes to the doctor tomorrow). My tapering has turned into having the time to be full time nurse. He is milking this up and demanding a lot of attention which gives me something to do to take my mind off next weekend.