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Old 08-21-2007, 03:37 PM
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Default Re: Heavy cardio and maintaining strength

This is all pretty fixable, figure out how many cals you should be eating to maintain bodyweight, subtract 500 (there are formulas at t-nation), figure out how many calories are expended during a ride, added that to the figure you have. this is how many calories you need at that activity level to lose 1 pound of fat per week. If you dont want to lose any fat (and in this case I would, becuase you arent really going to gain much muscle w/ that regime) than you dont subtract 500. I would eat like normal, but before, during adn after your ride, sip on what is basically a post workout shake of 2:1 carbs to protien. Lift extremely heavy with low reps, and have this be one of the bigger meals of the day.
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