Training plan

You're doing excessive cardio and binge drinking.

That's not exactly my definition of 'living life to the fullest'.

You're just doing what every other 18 year old child does when they first leave home.

Put the Nike Training Club app on your phone and start working the targeted 15-minute workouts in before your cardio and gradually do more of these strengthening workouts and less of the cardio. They will define your muscles.

Hi bc2ct,

What do you think of my training program? My goal is to be a completed athlete, a bit like a triathlete. Do you think there is enough diversity? Do you think I will overtrain? People say there is too much cardio in this program. What do you think?

i am a triathlete. if you want to be a triathlete, you need to swim, bike, and run. if you want a good overall level of fitness, you need to lift weights 3-4 times a week, and do some cardio 2-3 times a week.

You are saying I am doing too much cardio but what do you think of people who cycle every day to commute to work? Dont they do too much cardio too?

What about people who train for an Ironman or Triathlon? I am sure they do over 10 hours (swimming, running and cycling) of cardio per week.

to train for an ironman, triathletes do 30-50 hours of training a week. but they don't just start at that, they build up. also, by definition, triathletes crosstrain. they swim, bike, and run. each exercise uses various different muscles. thats why they can ride their bike and the go for a run. one is more hamstring dominant, while the other uses their quads.

Hi bc2ct,

What do you think of my training program? My goal is to be a completed athlete, a bit like a triathlete. Do you think there is enough diversity? Do you think I will overtrain? People say there is too much cardio in this program. What do you think?

i am a triathlete. if you want to be a triathlete, you need to swim, bike, and run. if you want a good overall level of fitness, you need to lift weights 3-4 times a week, and do some cardio 2-3 times a week.

You are saying I am doing too much cardio but what do you think of people who cycle every day to commute to work? Dont they do too much cardio too?

What about people who train for an Ironman or Triathlon? I am sure they do over 10 hours (swimming, running and cycling) of cardio per week.

to train for an ironman, triathletes do 30-50 hours of training a week. but they don't just start at that, they build up. also, by definition, triathletes crosstrain. they swim, bike, and run. each exercise uses various different muscles. thats why they can ride their bike and the go for a run. one is more hamstring dominant, while the other uses their quads.

As a triathlete, how many cals do you eat? Just out of interest?

all of them.



all kidding aside, i have MFP set for a 1lb a week loss, which is 2500 calories, because i still want to trim down a bit. i'm 6'3" and currently 235 lbs. i'd like to get down to about 220. i compete as a clydesdale athlete (men over 220 lbs).

however, i'm not training for ironman events yet. i just got into this four years ago, and i really like the short and middle distances. this year i have two sprints, and 3 olympic distance events.

also, i currently train about 15 hours a week. two days a week i lift, and i swim once a week. i ride 2-3 times a week, and run twice a week. however, since the weather is warming up and i'll be increasing my distances and frequency of cardio, i'll probably be dropping the lifting in a few weeks.

The word "tone" basically means nothing, hence the air quotes. Seriously, it's terribly overused it means nothing.

If you're maintaining by doing what you're doing now and this is more exercise than what you are doing now, then you'll lose weight. That seems fairly obvious. That is just SO much cardio. If you want to "tone" (aka build muscle), you need to lift weights. You're exercising a lot and probably burning a ton of calories, but it's not going to make your body look more fit if you're already at a healthy weight. Cardio if for your heart - strength training is what makes your body look good.

If you want to gain weight, you'll have to eat more than your body is burning. Calculate your TDEE, add 15-20%, and eat that many calories. My guess is that you'll be eating all day long with that amount of exercise. If this is "not as much as before," I can't imagine what your routine was before. Good for you for enjoying being active, but just reading this exhausts me.