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sannk06 on February 26, 2022 at 5:41 pm · in reply to: New Training Peaks account #63687

I have a similar question–I purchased a training plan recently and am finding the first few weeks are not challenging enough. I know how to move workouts around in training peaks, but I”m wondering–if I delete several weeks of training plans, are they just gone or is there someplace I could re-download the training plan again? thanks in advance!

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sannk06 on October 22, 2021 at 6:36 pm · in reply to: Community Introductions #58392

Hi! This is round 3 for me on FUA. I live in Denver and I am a longtime mountain runner and back-country skier. I am also 59 and have noticed changes in my training capacity and training responses—-super excited for continuing to work with a bunch of smart strong women on training. Sarah

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sannk06 on April 9, 2021 at 5:39 pm · in reply to: Please make menopause a topic in the forum index #52963

Hi everyone, looks like this thread has been quiet for a few months. Maybe this will jump-start it again. I had a long drive today and listened to the UA Podcasts with Scott interviewing Phil Maffetone and also the one with Scott talking with Judd Van Sickle (the guy who runs the UC Davis metabolic lab). I’m in the UA Women’s training group and have been doing zone 1-2 training with those ladies for the last 3 months. As Van Sickle and Maffetone (and Scott Johnston for that matter) repeatedly say–this will make you faster and I am a full minute/mile faster than I was in January. However, as a menopausal woman, the rules about fat adaption don’t seem to apply the same–or maybe I’m burning fat, but I’m also not losing it in the places it’s become common on my body since I entered menopause. I’m 59 but had a hysterectomy when I was 46, so this whole process has been going on for a while for me. Is anyone aware of any info on this issue? I haven’t pulled out Roar recently (will do so tonight) but looking for insight or info others might have. Thanks!

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sannk06 on March 7, 2019 at 10:24 am · in reply to: Matt Fitzgerald "The Endurance Diet" #17727

Thanks Becdent–I was hoping there was some more dialed in research on menopausal women diet/training, although, to be fair, I suppose there aren’t many (elite) ultra endurance athletes who are still competing and thus a shortage of ready subjects. I do indeed have “greater tendency to store body fat” than I used to, and perhaps I just need to try taking my training up a notch (i.e., more strength) and see if that helps.

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sannk06 on March 4, 2019 at 6:23 pm · in reply to: Matt Fitzgerald "The Endurance Diet" #17437

1. Yes, I definitely gain muscle mass due to increased training volume
2. Yes, that has been my experience–I was hoping there was something I could do to minimize that danger!
3. I don’t think I swim in water cold enough to add sub-cutaneous fat (the so-called “bioprene”)–usually nothing colder than 60 degrees.
4. While swimming is not weight-bearing, I am also a backcountry skier and trail runner (in need of a knee replacement, so mostly a hiker and uphill skier only right now) and for those activities I would prefer to be leaner. I guess after knee replacement–when I can train on land at a higher level–I can compare the effect of land based training with ultra-swim training.
Thank you!

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sannk06 on March 3, 2019 at 11:45 am · in reply to: Matt Fitzgerald "The Endurance Diet" #17331

Curious if Scott’s advice would change if the subject was a middle-aged menopausal woman. I have not had time to train aerobically 14 hours+ a week very often (last summer for a ultra marathon swim across Lake Tahoe, most recent), but I usually gain weight when I do. I eat a healthy diet, defined as no junk, little sugar (but obviously do eat carbs), grains, fresh veggies, fish and chicken with the occasional burger. Any thoughts on a gender/gender-age differential?