Hello Alex here
Recently I just swam a meet, did horrible. And I need major cuts in time in my 500 by May. I know every bit counts so now I'm going to try to focus about what goes in my body. I know there are currently several threads and comments about nutrition on usms.org, but does anyone know about a specific schedule about what to eat everyday? I am currently 150 pounds with a height of 5 feet 8 inches. I am 18 years old. Currently I train 16 times a week (6 times swimming, 5 times low weight lifting, and 5 times just messing around playing sports like basketball). However that might change quickly to 18 times a week if I decide to run about 5k every Saturday and Sunday. Recently I have been eating fast food about once every week, and been consuming protein shakes after every swim practice.
Also, spaghetti and bananas is a normal part of my meal after my practice.
So what I'm looking for is a diet that is:
not too much and not too little on my distance swimming needs.
gives me endurance
highly specific on what to eat on a daily basis
Thank you for your time! :D:D
Times for my swims (if you need them) can be found here: www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx
Survey your diet. What's the biggest source of empty calories? Eliminate it completely.
For me, empty calories tend to come mostly from soft drinks. I am basically unable to lose weight while I drink them. (It doesn't help that the stuff is free where I work.) I didn't write down the date, but I've been soft-drink-free for about three or four weeks now. It's a relatively easy change to make for me. When I want something cold to drink I grab a glass of water or a can of seltzer. That way I get the psychological effect of the cold drink in my hand without the calories.
While you won't drop weight as quickly with small changes to your diet, you will probably be able to stick with those changes longer.
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Survey your diet. What's the biggest source of empty calories? Eliminate it completely.
For me, empty calories tend to come mostly from soft drinks. I am basically unable to lose weight while I drink them. (It doesn't help that the stuff is free where I work.) I didn't write down the date, but I've been soft-drink-free for about three or four weeks now. It's a relatively easy change to make for me. When I want something cold to drink I grab a glass of water or a can of seltzer. That way I get the psychological effect of the cold drink in my hand without the calories.
While you won't drop weight as quickly with small changes to your diet, you will probably be able to stick with those changes longer.
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