Has anyone done the Core Diet consultation?
I feel like I need a hard reset on my nutrition, both my regular daily diet as well pre-race and race fueling. Looks like Core Diet's Consultation plan could be the ticket. Does anyone have any experience with that program?
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I am a big guy 6' 4" 240 and built like a linebacker. 2 years ago I weighed 285# and since falling in love with endurance sports I have dropped 40#. My BF% is around 19-22% and I'd like to get lean as I train for IMAZ. I struggled to lose any weight last year in getting ready for IMFL and ended up racing at 235#. For me the "reboot" is getting a good diet plan and having a focused purpose with my nutrition since my training hours are going to start ramping up in July.
I eat pretty healthy but I am not following any type of structured diet plan focused on helping me get leaner. I'm not sure the Core Diet stuff is the right plan but I know I need to do something and get some outside input. Wish I was down in Houston to come visit you!
I have a friend that's a top 10 ultra runner and about 9 months ago he switched to a diet similar to the Core Diet and said it's worked wonders for his endurance, he's been top 3 in his last few races.
I am also looking at doing something with Core diet. Coach P which plan did you use?
others on this string that have had the consultation or other plans, how did they work for you?
Very interested in this. I too, used the atkins diet and southbeach diet. Those worked ok until I got back into all this endurance stuff. Had a hard time figuring out how to fuel the workouts within the confines of those diets.
You will be taking in much, much more than what is normally recommended around here. I'm a big guy (204 lbs), and the plan has me consuming many more grams of carbs per hour than the 90 grams per hour that I've seen given as the maximum possible. But on today's ride I had absolutely no stomach issues getting it all in - and my stomach felt better than it did when I used the concentrated Infinite that I used to use. I felt strong and alert right to the end of the ride. I've also noticed that recovery is much better too - I'm not wiped out for the rest of the day like I sometimes used to be, and there seems to be much less muscle soreness.
The true test will be my next race (and race rehearsals - next one is next weekend). I think I've been bonking on the runs in half ironman races, and had major stomach cramps at Ironman Lake Placid last year. So far, I am pretty confident that this new approach will be a great improvement for me.
Highly recommended.
Which service did you go with?
I ended up going with the Mission Plan (no race fueling plan but I do intend to do that later). It started with a questionnaire like Jim mentioned, then a 1 hour consult with one of their RD's.
I'll say this, the process of going through the questionnaire and documenting my typical daily diet really opened my eyes to how poorly I've been eating. I've been really struggling this year, particularly running, and I've been compensating by adding carbs - mostly grains. After comparing my typical diet to the Core principles it became painful obvious why I've been performing so poorly.
I think the diet itself is fairly common sense and is largely guidelines that I've read elsewhere. However I do think there's value in the guidance they offer around training and race windows, and they draw a line in the sand between your "typical" day to day diet and your training / racing windows. That's new for me, I've tended to eat day to day to support my training and racing, and I think that's what led to me getting into a rut of overeating grains and carbs throughout the day.
I just started on their diet this week and from a training perspective this week has been pretty much junk dealing with 100+ degrees every day, and next week I'll be in Toronto on business all week. So the week of the 15th will be my first real opportunity to log a solid training week on the Core diet and compare it with past results.
Jim, you say you're taking in much more carbs than normal. Is that your training plan or your race plan? My Mission Plan came with a training plan and it's on par with the 90g of carbs per hour number. I'm your size - 210 lbs - but I haven't done a race plan or sweat test.
I signed up for the Core Diet Consultation and Mission Plan 30 days ago and have been following the program religiously since then. Here are my observations thus far:
Hope this helps. Glad to answer specific questions if anyone has any.
I just signed up, my initial impressions are the same as Dusty's
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One side note - my contact was a little slow in getting back to me with the plan, but since she is a fairly well known, probably busy, female triathlete who recently won a 70.3 race, I was okay with it. She really knew her stuff, communicated it well, and responded very quickly to my email questions before and after my hour-long consultation with her to discuss the plan.