I know a lot of triathletes who have what we call the”
“Skinny Fat” look.
Simply speaking, that means in clothes you look relatively slim.
There is littleton no fat on your arms and legs but you retain fat around your tummy.
This can be really frustrating, all that training and still NO six pack – Why?
There are 4 things to consider here:
1 – Calories. You must make sure you are not over eating, something which is easily done when you take on gels and other convenience snacks.
2 – Insulin. Consuming foods too heavy in sugar will lead to a corresponding insulin spike, insulin is often called the fat storing hormone.
3 – Cortisol. Adding too much stress will raise cortisol levels and make shifting fat (especially from the belly) tougher.
4 – Protein. Are you getting enough? Aim for 1g per pound of body weight.
Now this is all well and good and some of you will know this already but how does that look in reality?
It means a diet low in processed carbohydrate, with lots of meat and fish, only consuming those carbs at certain times and getting enough quality sleep and rest.
Easy right?
If only.
Its precisely why I wrote my E-Book – The Triathlete Nutrition Code:
It teaches you how to set calories – not easy when you burn so much energy through endurance training.
It gives you recipes and snacks which will control your insulin.
There is information on lowering cortisol levels through small changes in lifestyle, which will have a BIG effect on fat.
The recipes are protein dense at breakfast, lunch and dinner.
This is NOT a run of the mill diet book.
It’s written specifically for the endurance athlete by an endurance athlete – someone who knows how it feels to be hungry and frustrated.
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