Depends on how your stomach reacts during a marathon. Your main source of energy will be glycogen. The dinner before a marathon you should eat a lot of carbs so that you can max out the amount of glycogen your body has stored. The morning of the marathon you should eat stuff like bananas (potassium), oatmeal (long lasting carbs). Potassium will help prevent cramps and keep you hydrated. Long lasting carbs burn slowly so it will provide you energy for a longer period of time compared to sugar which is a fast burning carb. Make sure to stay hydrated at all times. Start getting used to drinking a gallon of water everyday. If you're not properly hydrated, you're going to experience dehydration and potentially pass out during the marathon. Make sure to drink a lot of water the night before the marathon and a lot of water the morning of the marathon. That way you will start the marathon optimally hydrated. Taken from my own experiences and articles that I've read it takes 1-2 hours for your body to absorb water so take that into consideration when you hydrate before and during your marathon. During a marathon your body will start to shut down parts that are not in dire need in order to save energy. Your stomach is one of the parts that will be limited in its ability to function. Given that your body will mainly run off glycogen during a marathon, anything you consume should be designed to replenish your glycogen storage. Stuff like clif shot bloks are popular because they're portable during a run, easy to consume, and easier to digest compared to stuff like nutrient bars. However, your ability to eat anything during a marathon depends on your stomach and how it reacts to extreme stress. Before a marathon, you should experiment to see what you are most comfortable with. Many people have their own personal strategies/techniques before, during, and after a marathon.
I've been pigging out for the past few days. Can I just doing some more cardio during the week to offset all this extra eating?
I don't see why not, since cardio kills calories. Can't really kill unhealthy stuff though with cardio.
Yes and no. That depends on what you're training towards - size, strenght, endurance, etc., the actual muscle group you're referring to, how far advanced you are in your training, what your recovery processes are like, whether you're using performance enhancing substances, and your personal genetics. For someone who's training like me, it's perfectly reasonable to go to the gym 6 times a week. For someone who wants to be a bodybuilder, it's certainly possible but it's definitely not efficient. For someone who IS a bodybuilder at a very advanced level, it might become the most efficient. TLR it depends upon your specific workout and your goals. A lot of the time I'll go in in the morning, and do my olympic lifts - clean and jerk and snatch - or any other skills work - muscle ups, handstand pushups, kettlebell stuff. These are taxing on the body sure, but the limiting factor here is technique rather than strength. It's not to anywhere near the effort required when I go in that night to do my strength work - squats, deads, clean pulls, presses and push presses, etc. I'll also occasionally split my cardio from my strength work, because you can't max out a set of squats done if you're still breathing hard from a mile run you did right before. Basically I'll split my workout up if I think the work I've already done is going to limit me from actually hitting my max effort on the work I still have to do. If you're a beginner, there's no reason you would need to do this, but in certain instances it becomes helpful.
I'm going to be starting weightlifting soon, so I'll lots and lots of questions! I went to the gym yesterday with my friend who's into it and squatted 170lbs with 7 reps and he was like omg you should do weightlifting! Also my cheer coach told me I should get into it after seeing me do this last season, and since I'm cheering at a lower level this year I think I'll have some time to do it! So yes, be prepared for a barrage of questions
I was suppose to start once Fall semester started. It has been four weeks and I am still sitting in my butt. I have absolutely no motivation >.<
What I tell myself every morning when I have to drag myself out of the bed to catch the buss to school.
Spoiler gonna be dreading this when it comes around The more you hold back, the more distance you'll get from that goal. It's best to just start and then read into proper form/nutrition/health. Who knows, maybe it'll be something you enjoy a lot.
Ahh, New Years Resolution. The beginning of this year was the time I got an official gym membership and I haven't stopped going to I think I've done myself some good. Keep in mind everyone that this thread is just fitness and not just for people that go to the gym or workout specifically for gains. Fitness, in my opinion, is maintaining a healthy life style that speaks volumes for the rest of your life. Personally, I workout to look good. Building muscles and getting gains is just a bonus. Of course, this is your thread, Cat, but most of the posts are mainly body building-ish and that might deter people away from posting.
Never tried to imply that fitness isn't only barbells and dumbells. It's my way of getting fit, along with biking. That's a fact, though.
MFing Sliced Turkey. Get Oscar Meyer smoked deli sliced turkey. If you buy it in large tubs it's pretty cheap (I can afford it so it must be), it's god delicious, and it can be fairly nutritious but with only 50cal/serving. I'd also suggest drinking hella 1%/2% milk, but depending on where you are milk can get pretty expensive. I'm bulking atm so I'm taking in somewhere over 4000 calories a day with over 230g of protein, which is a lot more difficult than I thought. The main features of my diet right now are yogurt, chicken, turkey, cantaloupe, apples, peanut butter, almonds, toast, pasta, and MILK (obviously protein powder as well). Anyone have any suggestions as to some high calorie, high protein foods with low sugar content?
HAHAHA same here. If I didn't run up and down stairs all day at work, I'd probably be screwed. Octopus! Kinda expensive, but delicious enough to be worth throwing into the mix.
thanks for the info. and 4000 cals, wow. you're going full old school with that haha. your diet is pretty much identical to mine besides the powder. mirin that dam tho
