After my first Triathlon season with two sprints and an Olympic distance under my belt and a 3rd place in my age group, plus a new PB for my half marathon of 1:56. I felt it was a successful end of season. I am very goal orientated and love having something to train for. I have decided to take a slight detour from triathlon training and am about to start in a new direction of figure competitor, this is something I have never done before, or thought I would ever do.
Nutrition plays a huge role in this goal and 6 weeks into the training, lifting heavy weights and adding in the extra calories, trying to stimulate some new lean muscle tissue and put on weight, is a completely different challenge for me. I have also reduced my cardio. No sprints, hill repeats or hours spent on my bike. No, just lifting heavy weights 4 days a week. Do I miss the cardio? No I feel less exhausted and have an extra 4-5 hours a week to now do other things, such as be very organised in the kitchen and pre-prep all my meals. Have I put on any weight? No, I never thought i’d be so sad to “not” see the scales go up…. yes… up!! I am eating 5-6 times per day of good nutrient rich healthy food, and including all three macros, carbs, protein and fats, nearly 2800 calories a day… and if no gain this week the calories go up again!!
Watch this space…..
Nyree Most Muscular
