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rok on September 8, 2019 at 10:58 am · in reply to: Appetite loss #28118

@Scott I guess that like in other areas of life, we sometimes need to make painfull mistakes in order to improve in the long run! Besides that, I totally agree that consistency is key here.

@pshyvers 95% percent of my workouts are between 1 to 2 hours. For anything above 1 hour I always take my bladder with me (plain water) and drink from it when I’m thirsty. On a hot day I could drink up to 1L of water during a 2 hour workout. I also make sure that my post-workout meal is generously salted. Other than that, I eat a lot of mixed salads, which should take care of other micronutrients requiremens. Counting in the water from vegetables and fruits, my intake averages at around 3L per day. Could the fact that I don’t do any isotonic drinks be an issue?

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rok on September 1, 2019 at 3:06 am · in reply to: Appetite loss #27716

Scott I’ve just read your article where your are asking yourself “Why would anyone think physical actualization happens in one summer?”. I have a feeling the I have some of that mentality and need to take it easy. I was planning to register for an ultra next year but now I have decided that I am not going to do it. There will be plenty opportunities in 3 or 5 or whatever years! I think you guys and the book have spared me a few injuries and made my running “career” longer in the long run, lol. 🙂

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rok on September 1, 2019 at 2:40 am · in reply to: Appetite loss #27715

Thanks for your replies guys. You are probably on to something when you say that my AeT is probably even lower than I thought it was… I will rest like you guys suggested until I feel ready to start again. Slowly of course. Also starting to do a lot of vertical gain while at the same time as I started to build an aerobic base in a “correct” way hasn’t helped either. Maybe I need to also do more flat terrain in order to more easily watch out that I don’t exceed AeT.

Regarding the recovery drink, I think I explained myself badly. That shake did not contain anywhere near 1500 calories. I would not even be able to take such an amount of shake in a single shot. 🙂 It was probably more like 500 calories of oats, cocoa and yoghurt. 1500 calories was what Garmin has reportedfor the VK, which is just an approximation.

Also I will do the AeT on a treadmill test from your link this time, in order to create more “synthetic” test environment.