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weigh in 03/30

Gordon CherwoniakGordon Cherwoniak
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So trouble for me on the nutrition front, up 2 lbs to 235.  Stress and my wife being quite sick have lead to bad food choices. 

Here's the usual link to the spreadsheet.

Gordon

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  • Nemo BrauchNemo Brauch

    Holding steady for another week. I'm happy with that.

    Gordon- stress gets us all every now and then.  You'll be back on track once it lets up a little.

  • dotcatlindotcatlin
    Holy schnikees! I just weighed myself before and after my 1 hour workout (VO2 Max bike session in JOS) and I lost 2 lbs. Is that normal? I went here http://www.fitnesstennistraining.com/2010/08/how-to-calculate-your-average-workout-water-loss/ and calculated that I lost 1.1% of my weight and 31 ounces of fluid. Is that normal? I consider myself in "good" shape, but am an athena and so, of course, all of the charts call me "obese" when I am just really a little "thick" and strong. Is this normal though? I do sweat a lot. I've never calculated like this before, but for all of you more experienced long distance folks would I be someone who would use salt tabs? Would love to hear just what people think about the whole water loss situation in workouts, etc....
  • Gordon CherwoniakGordon Cherwoniak

    Dottie,

    Your sweat rate is what it is.  That's why it's suggested to do a sweat test to determine your fluild and electorlyte needs during a race rehersal.  For the OS or shorter races where the intensity is high just ensure you take in what your body can handle and are properley hydrated before. 

    Salt tabs are a good way to get in extra electorlytes that are not in your sports drink/infinit or what ever else you are taking in.  I do not use anything other than water in the OS.  For short races a sports drink and a gels for a OLY. 

    Take in what you can during the OS workout and then concentrate on recovery.

    Gordon

  • filarlfilarl
    thanks for the link Gordon. I joined the group last week but the link I saw was very old. Now I'm out in public and have to be good. Got hubby's birthday (dinner out, cake at home homeade with the kiddies) out of the way, so now back to being good. maybe...

    Dottie - I sweat a lot too, sometimes as much as 3-4 lbs after a hard run in summer heat and humidity. It's normal when you work so hard;-) like others have said make sure you replace everything and you'll be fine! I'll even go one step further - if you're a heavy sweater but are able to replace everything as you go (not afterwards) my suspicion is that you actually have an edge in HH race conditions. I don't have any scientific evidence, just a guess based on my own experiences.
  • Michael ByertsMichael Byerts
    On a hard 1 hour bike on the trainer, I can lose up to 4lbs. Understand that if you are indoors, you will sweat more than you do outside (wind provides cooling). During training and races, it may not be possible to replace everything because your gut can only absord so much fluid an hour. One rule that has worked for me is to drink enough fluid that I have to pee after 2-3 hours on the bike.
    On the salt tab question, if you are a salty sweater, then you should consider it, especially for hot races. After a long workout, are your shorts/top crusty? If so, you might want to consider salt in addition to sports drink. At the longer distances, you can run into trouble if you just replace fluid loss with water as the electrolyte levels in your blood drop too low. In addition to Infinit, I drop 1/2 a Nuun tablet into my run flasks during hot races, and that has worked for me.
  • Coach RichCoach Rich

    Treading water for a couple weeks at 167lb. I have two big climbing events coming up in the next couple weeks so I need to find Jesus and get skinny! Would like to see 161-162lb very quickly.

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