I’m not as lucky as my brother who is gallivanting Virginia’s mountains. If you have time, check him out on Facebook (or here) if you’re wondering what the terrain looks like.
Trips’ = What I call triple workout days.
So I had back to back trips’ concluding today. Lots of swim, bike and run.
My focus was on getting my nutrition down. What I learned from doing these is all day your body is burning fuel, either in repairing itself or making you go!
Here are some of the keys I found.
Day 1
Breakfast – If you ate well the day before start with a medium size balanced breakfast, 500 -600 calories.
Workout
Post Workout – Start eating! Consume a major quantity of calories say 1000 with the focus on high quality carbohydrates.
Pre Workout – Something easy to consume, I like toast and peanut butter; about 250 calories.
Workout
Post Workout – Again, high carbs and a mixture of protein and fat.
Nap
Pre Workout – Whatever you feel like. I chose hummus and a piece of chocolate. Make sure that you don’t have any hunger cravings before leaving the house. Going out the door hungry will probably make this workout a waste.
Workout – Keep up the calories, shooting for 200-300 per hour.
Post Workout – Fuel up. Spaghetti or a large stir fry.
Snack – Whatever the body is craving.
Seriously, this was my day x 2. The only thing that was different on the second day was starting with a larger breakfast, as my body woke up a bit hungry. I know what your thinking, how?!
Anywho, tomorrow I get the day off, just a swim in the morning then its back to trips’ on Saturday.
Happy (Go Sens!) Trainin’
Cliff
