Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

In many sports, it is considered beneficial to achieve a leaner body composition for locomotive efficiency — in other words, the less you weigh, the easier it is to move your body. Within the sport of triathlon, triathletes are not immune to this mindset and will often manipulate the diet in order to achieve a lower body fat percentage. Although there are safe and healthy ways to change body composition, triathletes can be very rigid and inflexible with their thoughts and actions. When a driven, perfectionistic, competitive, achievement-oriented triathlete is constantly exposed to diet discussions, advertisements, articles, endorsements and images on social media, a general interest in weight loss may manifest into an unhealthy obsession. With so many ways to enhance performance and to optimize health, two of the most popular sought-after strategies by athletes include diet and body composition changes. When done correctly, performance may improve. However, it’s not uncommon for a...

Saving calories during workouts to lose weight Avoiding/minimizing carbohydrates to burn body fat Afraid of sport nutrition because of the sugars Feeling lethargic during workouts and overeating post workout Bonking, dehydration, cramping, unintentional weight loss/gain Are you struggling to fuel your body to support your metabolic needs before, during and after training? Do you struggle with developing a healthy relationship with food and your body? Are you looking to maximize performance gains through nutrient timing? Be sure to follow me on Twitter @Trimarnicoach  and tune-in on Thursday 3/13/14 from 12-1pm and look for my responses on popular sport nutrition-related questions/topics. Check out #empirechat and @usatriathlon to have your sport nutrition questions answered.  Also -   Be sure to check out the April issue of Triathlete Magazine pg 68-69. I'm so proud of this article for it's the most comprehensive article I have ever written so th...