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conway3

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  • On my last triathlon (1/2 Ironman) I burned: 808 Swimming 4027 Biking 1454 Running 6289 Total
    in Whats the most calories you have burned in a day? Comment by conway3 July 2011
  • I over-simplified this for the sake of discussion. I cannot go 3 hours at that pace without nutrition. I usually have a Clif bar and I also was not counting the calories in the Gatorade. (I do for my own purposes, but I didn't want to create a post that was so long, people would not read it :tongue: )
    in Big exercise and big calories Comment by conway3 July 2011
  • It's supposed to work for swimming as well. My cycling computer just computes speed and averages. I think when I start seriously training for the fall races, I'll switch to the Garmin for cycling too just for the HRM feature.
    in Big exercise and big calories Comment by conway3 July 2011
  • Yes. Exercise is not my issue. I trained for a 1/2 Ironman without losing weight. Now that I have set weight loss as my goal (and not the race training) I am struggling with eating the right amount of food. During the week, I will burn about 1,000 calories/day in exercise, but on the weekend easily double or triple that…
    in Big exercise and big calories Comment by conway3 July 2011
  • I do the AM cardio routine as well. Usually 60-75 minutes of cycling or running. I usually have something like a sm banana or dry Special K cereral (no milk). I avoid dairy products before working out. Works for me and I get a more intense workout w/o feeling sick.
    in Eating before workouts in the morning Comment by conway3 June 2011
  • I recently completed a 1/2 Ironman. When I train, I take 1/2 of a banana and apple slices to eat after about mile 30. I usually ride 55-70mi/day on training weekends. I go for the green/yellow bananas anyway, and riding these hold up better than ripe ones. Be careful in packing them or you will end up with a new flavor of…
    in Cyclist diet help needed Comment by conway3 June 2011
  • Try eating small portions of healthy carbs, pasta, brown rice, etc for lunch or mid afternoon. I wouldn't recommend this for dinner or later since while you may make your daily totals, eating a lot before you go to bed only promotes the conversion of that food into fat.
    in How do I get all my calories in? Comment by conway3 May 2011
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