Big man in the Haus
Due to some post-IMTX blues and a total regress back to old eating habits, I've put on about 40 pounds since May. This is something tough for me to admit but this is da Haus and this is my team. It is what it is. I've gotta deal with it. Crazy thing is I'm still down 100 pounds from my high water mark years ago (380 pounds). I'm hell-bent on making this last push to my ideal weight, once and for all.
I'm not so worried about taking this weight off (AGAIN). I can do it, no doubt. I just was wondering if there was any special consideration for a BIG, BIG man working the OS plan. Does the "quality" of the workouts lend itself to too much stress for a big guy? Is there anything I need to do to adjust my workouts or just go with it, being vigilant to listen to my body? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Btw, I'm on the Oct Beginner OS plan.
Comments
Victor,
For background I will be doing my 3rd OS and came in pre OS the first year around 250 in August. By the OS I was around 240 and had only been mountain biking with some EN stuff about 2-3 weeks before 2X6' hard effort.
What I did:
1) Watch the run - With the extra weight ramp up on the run slowly. I did a Nov/Jan split OS, that is started biking in Nov and OS running in January. I did do some running but focued on losing weigh in Nov and then walk/run stuff in Dec.
When I got to January I did the OS but early on 4-6 weeks just focued on the main set 2X1/2 mile or what ever they were and left it at that other than a quick warm up and cool down (even used a stationary bike for these to lower impact).
If you have been running then I say go for it, but if you had a long lay off definitely watch this area. The cardiovascular system adapts fairly quickly and in many people they can put more of a running load than the body can handle
Beyond this frist point the remaining couple are just about OS and weight loss in general.
2) With the weight loss comes a lack of calories it can be a challenge to get some of the workouts in especially as the fatigue of the OS sets in. I try to use some calorie counter to ensure I don't eat to much while also ensuring you get enough food to do the workouts.
3) If your doctor has given you the green light I don't thing the quality is a hugh issue but the intensity can be a shock to the body. You are already 4 weeks in so ramp up prior can't happen. When I start to feel things getting hard I know to plan an extra hour of sleep when ever possible on the weeknights and sleep in on the weekend if possible.
Gordon
I'm logging everything food-wise and working with an RD so we'll tweak the snacks and make sure my cals can sustain the workouts without going over my target deficit.
Good call on the extra sleep.
Thanks.
Scott, I'm in Houston. Don't know why my profile doesn't make that show up under my pic
1 gel + Water, 15 minutes prior.
Sports drink durning workout (infinIT, perform, gatorade, whatever) + Water
Recovery drink -- i used Endurox and used 1 scoop for workouts under an hour and 2 scoops for workouts longer than an hour.
Good luck!