Tough Mudder 2013
So, following in the footsteps of @LazarusXero, I am going to be training for the Tough Mudder race in 2013. I wanted to give myself plenty of training time to cope with any injuries that may occur and shed these extra pounds well before race day. The 2012 race is late in March, so I'm guessing next year's will be at the same time (inb4 12/12/12).
My training plan at this time is C25K with my first race 5K on February 19th. 5K to 10K training with a 10K in June, then working my way up to a half-marathon from there. I'll maintain that distance (or maybe keep going if I'm feeling saucy) and do a half marathon ~September and again in December.
For strength/cross training, I'm doing the 100 pushups program and will begin using the tough mudder training program after that. I imagine I'll be in the gym with some more structured training as well, but I definitely want the whole body exercises offered by the Tough Mudder workout.
For diet: initially, I am going to be going for keto diet (unless someone comes along and tells me otherwise) and have my first 6 days of food ready to cook tomorrow. I plan to use this to help shed the excess weight, which will help with exercising and general health. After I get to something closer to my "ideal" body weight, I'll begin morphing that into either a paleo-ish diet or maybe something like the P90X eating plan. I haven't gotten there yet.
Any thoughts or recommendations are welcome.
My training plan at this time is C25K with my first race 5K on February 19th. 5K to 10K training with a 10K in June, then working my way up to a half-marathon from there. I'll maintain that distance (or maybe keep going if I'm feeling saucy) and do a half marathon ~September and again in December.
For strength/cross training, I'm doing the 100 pushups program and will begin using the tough mudder training program after that. I imagine I'll be in the gym with some more structured training as well, but I definitely want the whole body exercises offered by the Tough Mudder workout.
For diet: initially, I am going to be going for keto diet (unless someone comes along and tells me otherwise) and have my first 6 days of food ready to cook tomorrow. I plan to use this to help shed the excess weight, which will help with exercising and general health. After I get to something closer to my "ideal" body weight, I'll begin morphing that into either a paleo-ish diet or maybe something like the P90X eating plan. I haven't gotten there yet.
Any thoughts or recommendations are welcome.
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I need a structured diet plan or I won't do it right (at least, for the next few weeks/months to get me in the right frame of mind), so if you have a suggestion, it would be much appreciated.
There is no keto-friendly exercise. Just exercise that is marginally less miserable than another. But if you want to shed pounds and train to race, you have to eat carbs.
Keto is not a magic bullet, it doesn't help you lose weight any faster than you would with any other kind of diet. It's no miracle. It's more likely that your body will be in a position to burn fat on keto, but if you burn 3500 cals more than you eat in a week, you're going to drop a pound, plain and simple.
I'm currently on the P90X2 "Fat Shredder" diet plan for the next 2 weeks... It is a balance of 50% protein, 25% fat and 25% carbs... With this in mind though, the carbs are fruit/veggie based and the diet has almost no grains (I'm only allowed the equivalent of 1 slice of bread a day)... For a carboholic like me, this is VERY hard, but the foods offered in the P90X2 recipe book are all fantastic... But even the P90X2 guide says it's not a good idea to stay on this plan for more than a few weeks as you will hit the wall and start losing the needed energy to keep up with the plan...
The next plan is the "Energy Booster" plan which is a basic balanced program of 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fats... this is a good plan no only for working out, but for an everyday balanced diet... again, restrict grains and keep giving your body veggies and lean meats... and when going towards carbs and fats, make sure they are of a good variety and not based in sweets and solely breads...
Finally, regarding your workout, given that I've suffered through the TM once already, do more than pushups... You've already looked through the TM training program so that's good... Structure your workouts around building up your core muscle groups and this will help above all... This doesn't mean just situps though... Use stability ball exercises, balance exercises, etc... as you will need core musles more than just a ripped chest and arms...
BTW... where are you doing the TM and when? Perhaps we could entice other Icrontians into joining you (or if it's close and you don't mind a straggler, us) and make it a crazy IC event!! I would definitely be up for watching others struggle through fire, water, mud, electricity and more...
Good luck!
RE diet: I'm definitely going to be looking at other structured eating plans more in line with what you are using/recommending. I can follow plans, but am terrible at self-planning currently.
RE exercise: Yeah, I'm only doing the 100 pushups as a prep FOR the TM workout.
I'm planning to be doing it in Dallas around March/April 2013, so pretty far from most IC peoples. I think @_k_ is going to do it and I'm working on recruiting some people from work. This may change if there is a work change.
I will send you an email or you can call me (or vice versa) and I will provide you with a plethora of great information for working out that will not only help build your cardio, but also get your muscle stamina to a GREAT level. Muscle stamina is key for TMs. We can talk more if you'd like. I'm not saying that I know it all, but I have a ton of info and diet plan to give you if you're interested.
Now, with that said, and combined with the fact that I can't really swim, I did the two TM's and neither had hardly any swimming... it was more of a jump off of a high platform and rigorously doggy-paddling to the other side...
Reboot edition: my renewed training, basically from couch potato level, will begin anew with my move to Alexandria VA next week to start working at The Motley Fool with @Annes and @pragtastic . This will be good!
This will serve as my official IC announcement that a Qualifying Life Event™ has occurred.
My house somehow is located just so on my street that if I do a full loop around my neighborhood it is near enough exactly 1mile (maybe .99). So I usually do that on my twice a week jog. Every so often I am just like, I feel like I can do another loop! Then another! I think my best so far was 3.6 miles, which I was thoroughly surprised with so I know how you feel.