Feb. Run Challenge - Crazy Canucks (Page 5)

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Training will make you more prone to get sick. Your body is focusing a lot of energy on rebuilding muscle and making you stronger for your next workout and that takes time away from strengthening your immune system. They've done studies on marathoners and found that they were much more likely to get sick then the general population. I think this is why nutrition needs to become a huge focus when you start training hard. Your body can only do so much so everything you put into it should be good wholesome food that can be used and not just take up space (like the hashbrowns I had this morning )... Anyways, have an extra fruit or veggie everyday and keep having fun!

And what is with the westcoast! I had ice on my car this morning damnit! I moved out here to get away from this ... also my puppy's house training is being slowed down by the fact that she doesn't like to poo when it's cold! Ahh my life... training and cleaning up poo.

 Don't forget to get enough sleep.  Recovery is so important during training and sleep is essential to it!

got another 38mins in today.

Good to see everyone still running strong.. only a week left.. lets reach those goals Canada

I am no nutritional expert but I can give you a few general guidlines:

1) Whole Foods are always better then processed food.

2) Raw Food is better then cooked food (probably with the exception of meat but I'm a vegan so I don't know much about eating raw meat ). So a raw carrott is better then a cooked one.

3) Good fats are liquid at room temp bad fats are solid. Try to eat 0 trans fats, and as little saturated fat as possible.

4) Try to eat about (and this is very general guidlines) ~ 50% of calories from carbs (brown bread instead of white bread though) ~ 25% from fat and ~25% from protien (try to get as much as possible from food, although powders are ok if you aren't getting enough).

Also note that protien and fats are usually linked so when you get your protien it is also best to get it from a good fat source. For example fish, nuts, beans are the best IMHO (although I would skip the fish altogether obviously being vegan) and other meats, and cheese are the worst because of the high saturated fat content.

One more thing. Nutrition is one of the subjects where people are all over the place. So people will disagree with me and call me an idiot for what I suggested and other will say I'm right on. In the end I suggest you read a bit, maybe search these forums and do what makes sence.

K, that was long. Sorry

Crazypop - 2006-02-21 8:34 PM

Global - 2006-02-21 4:01 PM One more thing. Nutrition is one of the subjects where people are all over the place. So people will disagree with me and call me an idiot for what I suggested and other will say I'm right on. In the end I suggest you read a bit, maybe search these forums and do what makes sence.

 

K, that was long. Sorry

 

YOUR AN IDIOT----RIGHT ON! Ha Ha, You know I had to say it!

I did kinda set myself up for that one