The Basics

[William]

I was replying to crazyjoe's question in onther forum but I thought I'd throw it over here. IMHO basic foundation for training that most people over look.


Sounds to me like your under-eating and over training.

What are the three most important aspects of training for any sport? Rest,
nutrition, and training (in that order). Picture a pyramid. Adequate rest
(recuperation) is the foundation and should equal about 50%. Proper
nutrition about 40%, and training at the point should equal about 10% (But
make that a very intense 10%).
Most people spend a majority of their time training and neglect the other
two, especially the rest component. How much sleep do you average every
night? You should get about 7-8 hours if you can. It also sounds as though
your diet needs help big time. I would highly recommend picking up a book or
two on sports nutrition. Do the research your self, you'll learn more and get more out of it. And listen to your body.

It appears that your doing the training, but if you are neglecting one or
both of the other two---you body is not running on all cylinders.

William

[Builderofmuscle]

I know a lot about nutrition, but I still have trouble choosing the right foods. Check out my training program under Insanity Workout Program 1, and here'es a sample nutrition for a day:

I weigh 158 pound, age 16

Cardio
Breakfast: 1 bowl cereal, medium apple
Mulitvitamins
2 pills of stacker 2 lite

After school: 1 frozen burrito
2 pills stacker 2 lite

Dinnner: Whatever mom makes (I'ma vegetarian)
2 pills stacker 2 lite


As you can see, I can fit in only 3 meals. I may eat a protien bar or balance bar at school if I get hungry. But right now, I ran out. So i'm basically starving at school. I get sick when I go to the cafateria because of the meat.

I hate the thought of all that slaughter