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    Feeling fatigued in the final 6 weeks before a triathlon - any nutritional or training advice?

    @billard Yeah sounds like it - I’m 2500-3000 on a high intensity or long cardio day, which sounds similar to your training (I cycle and row). On a day where I train intensively and then coach as well (long slow cycles up and down the river) I can even push 3500 😱 Best of luck, I’m loving all...
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    Feeling fatigued in the final 6 weeks before a triathlon - any nutritional or training advice?

    @billard Are you sure that’s your full-day calories and not just your exercise calories? Garmin makes it a little hard to tell the difference.
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    Feeling fatigued in the final 6 weeks before a triathlon - any nutritional or training advice?

    @billard Oh wow! I’m similar height, a bit heavier, I train about 4 x a week + generally active lifestyle, and my maintenance is around 2500. I would say problem diagnosed - you’re significantly under-eating for your training load! Add more food, loads of good tips elsewhere. There’s also a...
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    Insatiable appetite since I started lifting

    @jacksoncris What everyone else said. That’s a normal amount of food, get in extra protein to build muscle. But also, if you are like ravenous, starving for food, consider whether you are getting enough sleep? Sleep is critical for recovery from heavy exercise. If you’re not sleeping well your...
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    Which documentaries or videos helped motivate you greatly in taking health/fitness seriously?

    @prettypinkzz Me tooooooooo! Still regaining strength after my illness but fucking hell, I refuse to be bedridden again. The tricky bit for me is finding the balance between adventure and rest, else I risk triggering the illness again :(
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    What’s in your water bottle at the gym?

    @kmman Squash/juice (the full sugar kind) and a pinch of table salt. Sometimes I have fancy electrolyte salt powder but usually not.
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    How do you pump yourself up to go hard?

    @majw 80s pop workout for the win!
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    Urgently need an exercise that is not push up or abs, leg required

    @ptrchunt Yep! Lots of great free and short yoga videos from Yoga with Adrienne on YouTube :)
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    Which documentaries or videos helped motivate you greatly in taking health/fitness seriously?

    @savedsue I watch really inspiring stuff, instead of the scary stuff! Banff Mountain Film Festival, Gutsy Girls films, all those outdoor adventure things - just makes me wanna get outside and train so I can do them too. Related to this, I follow a really diverse range of fitness influencers...
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    Looking for help programming to solve a fat loss plateau for my Mom (F, 65)?

    @yahhuah No, see my other comment. NEAT is all other activity, and at less than 1200 calorie your mum’s body is resisting the extreme control you are attempting to use. (Also proscribed means forbidden. You mean prescribed.)
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    Looking for help programming to solve a fat loss plateau for my Mom (F, 65)?

    @totalfloor Or, more likely, because she’s on an extremely low calorie diet, her NEAT is dropping to compensate.
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