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Old September 10th, 2004, 10:14 PM
Bob in CT
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On 10 Sep 2004 19:50:14 GMT, DG511 wrote:

"curt"


writes:

I would venture to say there is no one on here that gets exercise like
an
Olympic athlete. I train pretty hard for me, but it is nothing
compared to
a person that makes a life out of it and is at a level of an Olympic
athlete. For example, Lance Armstrong eats 5-6000 cals a day in the on
season, mostly carbs. That is a lot of food in a day to say the least.
They also carry more muscle than the average person, so they can eat
more
when idle.


Exactly. I think it was Frank Shorter (?), a marathon runner in the
1970s, who
was asked about the hardest part of his training regimen and responded
with
"the hardest part is finding enough time to eat."

I've got an 8-hour, very demanding backpacking trip planned for late
October
and have been told that I can expect to burn 3,000 calories during the
hike.
That's as extreme as I'll get (except next April, when I do that same
hike
twice in 3 days). There's no way I'll be eating whatever I want -- I'll
not
only be watching carbs, but I'll also need to replenish potassium and
sodium,
and drink lots of water. Of course, watching carbs then will be
ensuring I get
enough. Dr. Agastson, who wrote SB, said in an article in Backpacker
magazine
that a person watching their carbs should still eat about 30 per hour on
a
backpacking trip, although he recommended a lot of fruits, nuts, and
whole
grains.

Anyway, the point is that I seriously doubt high-performance athletes can
literally eat anything they want. They have to eat to replenish
electrolytes,
and to keep their muscles properly fueled. I don't believe that Lance
Armstrong sits down and has an entire chocolate cake, for example. I
suspect
he eats a good balance of meat and fish, grains, vegetables, and fruit
in order
to keep his body functioning well. Then if he wants two pieces of
chocolate
cake, he can have them.

Daria
166/under 145/under 145
sugar-free since 2/1/04
low-carb since 2/17/04


No, but he does eat a lot of cookies (or at least did for the camera when
filming The Lance Chronicles).

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Bob in CT
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