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Diana on April 28, 2020 at 2:27 pm · in reply to: Do plant based female endurance athletes supplement? #40995

Yes, this is also something I’ve been concerned about. I am following the directions on my liquid iron supplement, but I do not have a primary care physician or nutritionist to make recommendations. I did extensive online research and found the dose I’m taking to be within those guidelines, and I am not experiencing any of the symptoms of overdose.

[Diana]

Diana on January 21, 2020 at 4:35 pm · in reply to: Iron Supplementation Protocol #36688

This isn’t a full fledged solution by any means, but I like to eat oysters for iron. Mollusks have much more iron than fish, and oysters are quite sustainable as far as seafood goes. Smoked oysters in a can are super convenient and delicious on crackers after a workout! 🙂

[Diana]

Diana on January 21, 2020 at 9:41 am · in reply to: Training to Lose Weight #36660

I too have struggled mentally with this concept. I know that training and losing weight should not be done at the same time, but especially when rock climbing was my primary activity, I knew that my strength to weight ratio needed to be improved for performance.

For me I was able to shift my body composition to increasing muscle and decreasing fat very slowly over a year or two by doing regular strength training and shifting my diet from a standard high carb diet to a more balanced moderate carbohydrate, higher fat ratio. I also brought in intermittent fasting over that time (moderate, 12 hour “fasts” every night), which I believe has also helped my fat adaptation for endurance pursuits.

Even now, it is something I regularly think about, because most of our female bodies want to hold on to fat at any cost, which can be frustrating when training for performance in uphill pursuits. I am curious what Rebecca or another nutrition expert might have to say on the topic.

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Diana on August 22, 2019 at 11:31 am · in reply to: How to account hiking in running plan #27205

Good tips Aaron. I’d be curious for anything measure for ski touring and Nordic skiing, as I’d like to keep up my training log when the season shifts here shortly!

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Diana on August 22, 2019 at 10:52 am · in reply to: How to account hiking in running plan #27203

Thanks Sam for the clarification. I will log it with the details of what I actually did.

I’ll also check out the TSS system that you and Aaron mentioned. (Thanks Aaron!) Currently I am just logging mileage and vert, as this I don’t have a heart rate monitor and am trying to keep it simple. Thanks again guys, and happy training!

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Diana on August 21, 2019 at 2:33 pm · in reply to: How to account hiking in running plan #27122

Thank you Sam!

I am planning to continue with these long hiking/climbing days, and so counting the miles and vert works fine, because I can see that my mileage is lower and vert is higher those weeks.

One more clarification question, I tried logging the hike/climb by cutting the mileage and vertical in half because it is not running. This gave me the mileage I was shooting for that week. What do you think of this method? I also logged a bike ride by dividing the mileage and vert by 4, to account for the assistance of the bike. These divisions feel appropriate to me for how strenuous hiking, biking, and running feel to me.