The purpose of the carb backloading for me especially before my ultras is to increase glucose stores pre race. I think that artjcle above makes mention of something like that.
As long as it's a healthy choiceand don't argue about itThanks Sid.
I don't know what to believe anymore!
Bottom line: eat what I want, when I want it!
Well, there's no universally agreed upon definition of "healthy choice," especially now with all the Paleo talk, who've joined the fray with the vegans, and all the rest.As long as it's a healthy choiceand don't argue about it
Basically for me, healthy means whole/unprocessed, but I am enjoying my highly processed protein bars and use protein powder in my smoothies.
Dama Beija-flor will be glad to hear I ate rice and beans along with my sea bass the night before. That really set me up well.
I would still like to lose 10-20 pounds, but lifting and running are going so well for me these days that I'm not willing to mess with my diet too much. I'll just keep to what I've been doing, and if the weight comes off, fine, if not, well, it's probably hiding some wrinkles, so there's that.[/quote]
That's what am I talking about and then there's that.
That's how you do it
Don't worry about the weight it's ALL muscle
Nice run on Sat BTW.
Thanks, ever since you and Dutchie talked me into signing up for the half, it's been on my mind. I'm glad I was finally able to run that distance continuously, but I did get tired towards the end, so the new goal is to run that distance comfortably. The same way a 6-8 miler feels right now. After that, I'd like to try one or two 17-milers before winter hits, and then I have a cool 20-mile run planned that will take me from my house way out to Stillwater, on the St. Croix River. I'd like to have my family meet me out there afterwards for lunch or something. That'll probably be next year, late spring or summer. Meanwhile, there's always pace to work on.Nice run on Sat BTW.
Thanks, ever since you and Dutchie talked me into signing up for the half, it's been on my mind. I'm glad I was finally able to run that distance continuously, but I did get tired towards the end, so the new goal is to run that distance comfortably. The same way a 6-8 miler feels right now. After that, I'd like to try one or two 17-milers before winter hits, and then I have a cool 20-mile run planned that will take me from my house way out to Stillwater, on the St. Croix River. I'd like to have my family meet me out there afterwards for lunch or something. That'll probably be next year, late spring or summer. Meanwhile, there's always pace to work on.
Yah, that's generally been my approach, take a step up, stay there, then take another step when it starts to get easier. Works for weights too. Over the last few weeks I've kind of violated my protocol and have jumped up more quickly than I probably should've, but I kind of had to find out if I was ready to run the HM distance. I felt it, and I was tired of being hyper-cautious. Now I plan to mostly stay there, one long run per week, and it's a good distance time-wise, at around two hours or two and a half. Then once in a while go on an even longer run, which will feel like a bit of a struggle just like the HM distance does right now. I think it's good mentally to have to run tired once in a while, but I don't think I'll want to do it once or twice a week like I have been doing.Running long is very addictive and enjoyable isn't.
What helped my when increasing distance was to run the same distance three to four times so my body will adapt to the new long run and increase the distance again, rinse and repeat.
Have fun with it.
Bought some Quest bars yesterday. Definitely better than the Pure Protein bars I had been eating. But twice as much . . . probably worth it.Being a protein bar junkie, I had at least one or two Quest bars a day for about 6 months while losing weight. I bought them in bulk, direct from the company at a discount. Nope, not an energy bar. Completely bonked during a strength workout, then read the label. Then realized that it was good for low carb weight loss, and used them as such.
Where'd Bare Lee go anyway? He hasn't responded to the thread at all. For AM strength workouts, I've tried protein bars, fruit juice, bagels, and maltodextrin. They were ok, but my weird schedule now bumps weight training to hours after cardio, which means my post-cardio bagel and protein powder gives my body a bit of time to refuel.