Even when you are eating like a monk to be “race-lean”, you can still make your meals exciting, not only to look at but also in taste, simply by getting colorful. A splash of color will not only make your food more enjoyable, but it will also add much need nutrients, turning your food in to fuel.

Let’s talk about a tricky subject …. Body Fat. When it comes to out and out endurance performance, there is no doubt that lighter is faster, most of the time. It’s why all elite marathon runners, fast climbing pro’ cyclists or winning Triathletes are lean and light. It’s called “power to weight” ratio. For example, if two cyclists can both produce 300 watts then the lightest one will get to the top of the hill fastest. It’s why the size of an athlete’s engine, the VO2 max, is measured against bodyweight …. “Volume of oxygen, per minute, per kilogram of body weight”. Big engines carrying the lightest load usually win.

So you would be forgiven for thinking that you need to hone your body weight and composition to be as light and lean as possible and that would be mostly true, BUT how far you take it depends on many factors…..

Meal prepping is all the rage right now, and let’s be honest, it makes a ton of sense for a lot of reasons. It saves unspeakable amounts of time and money, allows for greater portion size and macronutrient control, and allows you to devote less energy to the what/when/where/how of nourishing yourself – that means more energy focused on your goals.