A couple of points that I wanted to reinforce:
- The numbers are specific to SPRINT distance training. Longer distances have different consideration. If you would like information for longer races or need help dialing in your nutrition, please feel free to Contact Me.
- Counting calories is NOT encouraged. You should be counting your macro nutrients. Our bodies don't need generic calories. Our bodies need specific forms of nutrition. So we do not discuss "how many calories," instead we discuss "how many carbs, proteins, or fats do I need?"
- You should be eating Real Food, not Products. If you cannot reasonably reproduce something you want to eat in your own kitchen, it is a Product, likely the result of heavy industrialization. Industrial products usually have more calories, less nutrients, and questionable contents.
Example: Butter vs Margarine. Butter is a Real Food (if it contains simple ingredients like cream and salt) because it can be made easily at home. Margarine is a highly processed product that contains vegetable (and sometime petroleum) oils along with emulsifiers, colorants, and various artificial ingredients.
Real Food is made from easily identifiable ingredients that you can buy at a grocery or farmer's market. Products are made from chemicals and concoctions that have to be formulated and produced in industrial equipment.
Eat Real Food that you can make with your own two hands. Don't eat Products created in labs. - Remember that recovery techniques are cumulative and can be done concurrently. You can ice and compress and elevate all at the same time.
Read on, past the jump, for all the relevant Nutrition & Recovery notes provided today. If you have questions or concerns or need individual support, please feel free to Contact Me. Otherwise, I'll see you on the Road To Tradition's!
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