getting ready for shot put try outs in march

goingtobeanexlazygirl
goingtobeanexlazygirl Posts: 15
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Hi I always wanted to do track and field I'm going to try Out to throw shot put .my sister use to throw the shot put for her school track and field team and she told me I should lose 40 pounds so I can keep up doing practice (you have to run a mile almost everyday ) I'm 18 5'7 I weigh 247. I need motivation I'm cutting out lots of my carbs like 50 and eating mostly protein , fats and eating tons of veggies(with low carbs) .doing at 1 hour of ntc then 10 minutes of jumping rope then I will do upper body exercises and leg workouts for at 10 minutes each every other day.I will run on the weekends . I know it's a lot but I need to be strong for the shot put.. also as soon I buy some weights I will be lifting
Well anyone have any suggestions!

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  • goingtobeanexlazygirl
    goingtobeanexlazygirl Posts: 15
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  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,106 Member
    Field events aren't my area of expertise, but just a couple of thoughts: Overall it seems like a good plan, but from what you wrote it seems like running a mile (your goal for practices in the spring) is something that's pretty challenging for you now? If that's the case, you might find it difficult to make a lot of progress in that area in four months only running on the weekend. If you could fit in one or two short runs during the week, you might find you progress more quickly toward the goal of being able to run a mile by the time spring practices start. Also, 40 lbs weight loss in four months might be a little ambitious, especially since you probably don't want to lose muscle mass.

    Hopefully people on MFP who are deeper into lifting will have some good advice for you on an optimal rate of weight loss to retain muscle (many people will tell you it's impossible to build muscle at all while eating at a calorie deficit, although I don't entirely buy that. If you exercise a muscle to exhaustion or failure, your body repairs the muscle, making it stronger than it was before. Why your body would somehow segregate that energy requirement -- the energy needed for muscle repair -- from all of its other energy requirements and refuse to meet that one requirement by burning fat stores is what I don't understand. Obviously, you can't have such a large deficit that you're outpacing your body's ability to metabolize fat into usable energy, and you have to give your body enough protein and other nutrients to build muscle.)
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    From what I remember, shot is a lot of fully body strength - you drive from the legs all the way to the hand - plus technique. I'd say you need to be hitting the weights as soon as possible. What type of routine are you planning on? There may be "sports specific" workouts out there, but simply gaining strength through Stronglifts, Starting Strength, NROLFW etc would probably benefit you. Even in a deficit (to lose some weight) you will still get stronger through noob gains + neuromuscular adaptation.

    For the running, have you considered a program like couch to 5k (C25K)? I know that's a bit further than you plan on doing, but if you started that, it'd get you in the right direction.

    Make sure you are eating enough protein to maintain your lean body mass. Also - if you cut your calories too far, you will lose lbm (i.e. muscle). So make sure you have a reasonable deficit, not something too huge. Which is why a 40 lb loss by then may be too ambitious. Aims for a lb or 2 (max) a week. (~16 weeks x 2 lb/week = ~32 lb)

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