In this blog I really am speaking for Texas, because I know there are several fights in the next 4-6 weeks in the Frisco and Austin area. This is crunch time. With holiday stuff to be a distraction you really have to stay focused on your goal. Every day is going to matter. No time for cheating or backing off. When you combine sudden, frequent weather changes with stress of training, not eating well, and not sleeping enough, you have a recipe for disaster. So, you gotta eat right. Train right. Sleep right.
Eating right means not skipping meals and it also means not overeating. A lot of times you guys think you can compensate for skipping meals by making up for it all at one time. WRONG. This is wrong on so many levels I can't list them all here! Here are some basics:
- Eat Breakfast, a good one.
- Eat every 2- 3 hrs.
- If you are exercising longer than an hour at a time, you need to eat a little carb snack during workout. Contact me if you want suggestions for amounts of carb to take in.
Training right means listening to your body (and your coach) and being careful not to overtrain. Injuries can wipe out months of work, so be careful.
Sleeping right means getting 6-8 hours in a row of good sleep. This is crucial for proper and complete muscle recovery.
If you tend to lighten up on training over the weekend, consider taking one day completely off. Yes, one total REST DAY. Resting is actually a part of active training. You have to have some rest. Heads up, though, you will probably be more hungry on the day you don't train. That's ok and that's good. That's your body asking for fuel. Answer it.
Fuel to Train. Eat like a Rudog.
Mary
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