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Tag Archives: ironman nutrition
Losing fat not muscle
When restricting calories to lose a few pounds, much is made of losing ‘fat’ and not ‘muscle’. Of course, the general idea is to lose excess fat that isn’t contributing anything to swimming, biking and runnning…and in fact gets in the … Continue reading
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Balancing calories without exercise
I _need_ those exercise calories each day to keep from going crazy trying to get the numbers to come out right and enjoy what I eat each day. I begin the day with a fruit smoothie to begin carbohydrate centric: … Continue reading
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Caloric Intake Timing During the Day
Going back to Matt Fitzgerald and his book Racing Weight for a minute, let’s look at his general recommendations for how to balance calories eaten during the day…the timing of exercise moves this around a bit. Many authors that focus on … Continue reading
Alcohol and Diet
Alcohol is a diet killer that’s for sure.  As a reminder for _each_ drink, in round numbers: Beer (12oz):               150 calories         (16oz pint):        200 calories Light beer (12oz):      100 calories          * best diet choice…tastes so lousy I can’t drink more than … Continue reading
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After Ironman Recovery and Off-season Nutrition
Having just completed Ironman Florida for the 4th time…in a row…geez…hard to believe 🙂 …I’m now turning my attention to recovery and nutrition. Burning 10-15,000 exercise calories a week allows for quite a range of eating and drinking options….that’s 3-4 … Continue reading
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