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Paleo Diet for the endurance athlete
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 2005-11-17 2:45 PM |
Veteran  112  Gardner KS (near Kansas City) |  Subject: Paleo Diet for the endurance athleteAnyone seen this or tried it? Cordain and our budde Joel Friel co-authored this Sept release - I gotta admit it works better than anyting I have ever tried - ran a hard 10 miles monday and was totally recovered in 6-8 hours - even played racquetball and did squats the next day normaly my clydesdale carcas is hobbled a bit after 6+ miles- I havent ran 10 miles since college 20 years ago- I'd love to hear if anyone else is familiar with or tried this Edited by Darr 2005-11-17 2:46 PM |
| 2005-11-17 2:52 PM in reply to: #287367 |
Expert 760  Mt. Morris, IL | Subject: RE: Paleo Diet for the endurance athlete Ive asked the same question twice and gotten very little. I just can't see average people able to pull it off. but i am usually wrong. |
| 2005-11-17 3:11 PM in reply to: #287367 |
Champion 11641  Fairport, NY | Subject: RE: Paleo Diet for the endurance athlete It was supposed to be released in Sept, but only just came out. It's only been a few weeks, so I wouldn't expect much in the way of experienced opinions about it. This book has been highly anticipated by a number of BT'ers. In a month or two I expect we'll start to see more reviews and descriptions of people's experience with it. I have no idea if the authors of this book hold any opinions regarding this, but I've seen some very sketchy (read wildly irresponsible and just plain ridiculous) claims made about this type of diet such as its ability to cause/cure/control afflictions such as autism and multiple sclerosis. I have great respect for Joe Friel as an empirical thinker and author so his co-authorship inclines me to believe that the athletic merits at least are genuine. |
| 2005-11-17 9:23 PM in reply to: #287367 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Paleo Diet for the endurance athlete I started the Paleo Diet last Monday. For those of you not familar with it, it is quite restrictive you eat lean meat, vegys, and fruit. Dairy, grains, beans are off limits. The only expections to the basic eatting is before, during and after workouts where you eat other carbohydrates and foods that are quickly digest to help fuel your muscles during and after workouts. That is the very simple overview. I did a 5K last Saturday and beat my previous PR by almost 2 minutes. Ah was that the Paleo Diet, smart training, combination or some other reason. I'm not sure..but open to ponder it. I'm not sure how long I can stick with it and if it will be long enough to have me come to a conclusion if it makes a difference. I respect Friel and he share that many elite athletes follow this. My coach believes this is the best diet as well. But it is hard to follow. What do you typically eat? Today I had: No workouts so didn't eat anything with higher glycemic level. I don't make a drink like in the book after workouts I tend to have yogurt. What do you have for recovery food? |
| 2005-11-17 10:06 PM in reply to: #287367 |
Elite Veteran 831 Northern Va/Metro D.C. | Subject: RE: Paleo Diet for the endurance athlete I'm a big fan of a modified paleo diet that addresses the needs of endurance athletes. Check out www.coachgordo.com in the tips section for his indepth instructions and guidance. |
| 2005-11-17 10:59 PM in reply to: #287367 |
| Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: Paleo Diet for the endurance athlete Amby Burfoot (top USA marathoner from the 70's) had a good review of it in one of the latest editions of Runner's World magazine. He was a bit skeptical, and felt somewhat lethargic for the first couple of weeks, but then seemed to come around and he sounded pretty impressed with it. |
| 2005-11-18 7:43 AM in reply to: #287367 |
Master 1210 Saskatchewan | Subject: RE: Paleo Diet for the endurance athlete I just got the book so I'm being introduced to it right now. I dunno...I don't eat much dairy at all anymore (that's made a huge difference for me), but I like my grains. |
| 2005-11-18 7:56 AM in reply to: #287367 |
| Member 17 | Subject: RE: Paleo Diet for the endurance athlete I read a bunch of it. Principles seem good. You can make some modest changes to it to increase your options by eating some highly processed carbs after training and adding in some better less alkaline foods such as plain NF yogurt, CC and wheat bread. These foods have a low net acidity and per the principles should be a decent option and give some more flexibility to the diet. I don't have it right in front of me but there is a renal load index in some research (expressed as REAL) that give the loads (alkaline/acidity) of 100 or so foods. So maybe a meal of CC with fruit is an option or a chicken breast sandwich on reg. wheat bread with a side salad is an option. Recovery drinks of fruit juices and fruit with protein powder seem the norm. I am partial to real OJ, a banana and protein powder if i choose to do a recovery drink. Edited by Cliner 2005-11-18 8:03 AM |
| 2005-11-18 1:20 PM in reply to: #287367 |
Pro 3870 Virginia Beach, VA | Subject: RE: Paleo Diet for the endurance athlete I have the book but it's in line behind 2-3 others that I'm working on right now  |
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