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Originally Posted by 1moreTRich
Hey fellas, some quick questions. My husband (M/32/5'9"/160) and I (F/32/5'6"/146) are starting to get into adventure racing (him sprint triathlons as well) and I am trying to set up a routine and diet to get us stronger and help our endurance. I am not a noob to lifting, but it has been a while and I have never really done to much as far as tracking my proteins and using diet in an effort to gain strength.
Right now we are doing two days of brick training - cycle/run (1hr - 10/15miles cycle/2 to 3mile run). He throws in swimming as well once a week. We are also starting to do 3 days of lifting. We just started the all pro workout since is seem to hit everything that we would be needing. I am starting to do research on what levels of proteins we should be at and to plan meals accordingly. Most things I read say we need to be eating at least 1 gram per body weight, is this still the majority thinking or for this kind of activity should we be doing even more? Is there any other area in the diet besides calories and proteins that I should focus on?
Again the main goal of this is to get stronger and help endurance. We did one about a month ago and didn't get to all the checkpoints because my body cramped up so bad after carrying the canoe around. I don't want that to happen again and was hoping that a few of you could share your opinions on the plan I am setting up. Appreciate the time. |
I don't really have much advice on the diet and such, but the cramping thing reminded me of a buddy.
Totally strong guy in great shape (he cycled from Seattle to Arkansas one summer). Adventure races, for whatever reason, killed him. He always, always cramped up during them. I don't know if he didn't stay hydrated or if it was something about the variety of different activities, but he started quite a few (because he's the type of guy who they would seem to be made for) and had to drop out of them before completing due to cramps every time. He finally gave up on competing in them.
I've since heard that some people are genetically predisposed to cramping, so that's another thing to consider.