Originally Posted by
shovelhd
When was your last rest day?
Nutrition is a topic all to itself. At 5'6" and 200#, you're probably not doing it right. Just remember one thing. You cannot diet enough to lose 50# and train to be a competitive racer.
Actually, considering I used to weight 250, I've dropped my resting heart rate from 110 bpm resting to 82, and dropped my BP from 140/90 to 124/82, I think I'm doing alright. It's a slow process.
But why can't I work on being a competitve racer and loose weight, or more importantly body fat, at the same time. While I've
only lost 50 lbs, my legs have actually grown in diameter. I was under the impression that muscle gains would raise my resting metabolism and help me loose weight more effectively? Note I didn't say I was starving myself, just watching what I ate, and focusing my calorie intake around periods of activity.