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Coach P - Just finished Wk #9 HIM Intermediate and did the recommended sweat test.  Just want clarification on results of test.

Weight prior to workout:  204.5 lbs.  Then did 2 hour/20 min outdoor ride w/z4 intervals.  During which I drank 26 ounces of perform.  Stopped & weighed myself again at 202.2 lbs.  Then did 1 hour on trainer. Effort was only at 76% (a little low for HIM).  Drank 42 ounces during this hour.  When finished, weighed 201.7 lbs.  So I lost 1/2 lb during actual sweat test portion, but felt like I was making up for drinking too little in first 2 hours outdoors (which is my usual protocol/issue).  

So .5 x 16 = 8oz +42oz = 50oz per hour on cool day.

And .5 x 24 = 12oz + 42oz = 54oz on hot day.  

Any thoughts?

Thanks - Pete

 

Comments

  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    Sounds like 2 bottles per hour is the target....IIRC you and I are both part of the big man club...membership includes the right to sweat like a yeti. Start trying to get in 1.5 bottles per hour...and we'll get you up to 2 in a few weeks...how does this affect your stomach?
  • gopetegogopetego
    Unfortunately for me its the combo of being aero (any bent over, sitting position) while drinking fluids + intensity level. Put all 3 together for any decent amount of time and my upper urinary tract stops working right. Of course as a big guy, flat races should be my target, but that means more aero time. So its a fine game of drinking enough in order to perform but not enough to lock up the system or lower performance too much. I did an oly 3 weeks ago where I could tell on the run I hadn't drank enough on the bike - I'm sure it impacted performance to some degree. And my aero position is by no means an aggressive position. But I have to keep trying to push the liquids to see where my breaking point is.
    Princeton 70.3 in Sept will be the real test.

    Thanks Patrick.
  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    Gotta keep really detailed records: temp, humidity, IF, fluids consumed to see if we can pinpoint it. ,hit also be worth your while to try and reduce needs for fluids -- aka keep core body temperature doencwith arm coolers, excessive water on head/back, cooling towel on run, etc.
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