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Anyone here keen on buying a garmin TRI chest strap (which records HR during swims) It be in classifieds.

I'm thinking it may have something to do with muscle fibre. Fast/slow twitch.. Endurance builds slow twitch fibre which does take a long time. My suggestion is to try body building type exercises to build and recruit fast twitch muscle fibres. Depending on your diet, the use of carbs instead of fat adaptation may also assist in explosive type ability. Creatine may work well but for very short bursts of high power output. Testis compositum by Heel may assist with adrenal gland fatigue should that be the case . Timing of all the above should be based on your need for explosive bursts of power. Most importantly let food be your medicine and medicine be your food. Good luck

I found a calorie counter (Calorie Counter Pro mynetdiary.com) app extremely useful to get an in-depth grip on macro nutrients (Fat, Protein and Carbs). Try it for a week. You may be getting in more than enough of everything. My daily fats come from eggs, bacon, cheeses, oil and Avo oil, MCT oil, butter, Almonds, cream (about 1L a week) and the most importantly BODY FAT which I had a lot of a year ago. Supplies seem to be gone now :-) Oh and a lil bit on the different types of fat; All fats are good! A bit hard to comprehend at first but true if used correctly. The thing to be aware of is how our bodies break them down fats and the time frame associated. Medium chain triglycerides have been discussed "roughly" above. Long chain triglycerides (saturated and unsaturated fats) without boring you with detail and put simply Saturated fats do not have a chemical bond available for an enzyme to easily attach and separated the chain of energy packets. Enzymes do eventually but it takes longer and is harder to break down (which causes an inflammatory response if its the only fat type eaten but does force the body to consume even more of its own fat stores) Not recommended to only eat this type of fat due to the stress response but still better than carbs!!!!!!!!! Unsaturated fats have a chemical bond (mono) available or multiple bonds (poly) available for enzymes to attach and separate to get to the energy packets. These processes of getting to the energy packets can be understood better by a time frame. Saturated fats: Extremely long Unsaturated fat (mono): Very long Unsaturated fat (poly): Long Medium chain triglycerides: Medium to short Logically speaking you want all of them and by planning your energy requirements you can align the right mix of fats to sustain your needs.

So after reading all the opinions, half truths and Bro-science here is my interpretation of scientific data which is easily available on the net. Fat 70% or more Protein 20% (not more) Carbs 10% (or less and which would be incidental in the low carb foods) The nominal values (grams per kg of body weight) to which the percentages are applied to are relative to your activity. And the concept of timing the consumption is generally overlooked or misunderstood. Simply put your body will convert protein into glucose if there is excess. Gluconeogenisis. However one can eat more protein post workouts (once the recovery response sets in. Easy indication is after the major endorphin rush) Feeling sluggish while trying to adapt to HFLC, having thought consuming cravings.. MCT Oil! Medium chain triglycerides dont need to be broken down by your liver and gives to the sustained boost you need to keeping your body happy. 1 to 4 teaspoons depending on activity undertaken. Be mindful though, mct oil will satisfy the 2 issues above but will prevent weightloss if used in excess and while it's being metabolised. Your rate of metabolism is a determining factor to calaries required and takes a short while to adjust to the "type" of calaries supplied. I use the analogy of voltages here. Rate of voltage supplied per hour vs rate of voltage required hour. Suppliments - What can I say lol everyone is looking for a bit extra, a magic sub stance of epic proportions.. BUTT (yeah with a double T) bio availability is the factor most peeps miss.. Natural food has more power to assist us than the suppliment world. Ever wondered why the endurance section of dischem's and the like are so limited!? Will leave you to figure out that obvious one. Veggies and superfoods (defined as high nutritional value per calarie) are the key.. they're cheaper and more effective than suppliments! This is not rocket science. High nutrients which are highly bio-available and don't have a major calarie count.. The determine factor here is your uptake capacity and requirement. Had to know. Cravings, energy levels, mood, general output in all aspects of activities and medical tests (expensive option) indicate requirement. Not all are necessary ie medical tests... PH balance is hyper essential and is managed by the low carb food choices. I can write a ton more but this will do for now. PM me for more info (which is free and accurate)

So after reading all the opinions, half truths and Bro-science here is my interpretation of scientific data which is easily available on the net. Fat 70% or more Protein 20% (not more) Carbs 10% (or less and which would be incidental in the low carb foods) The nominal values (grams per kg of body weight) to which the percentages are applied to are relative to your activity. And the concept of timing the consumption is generally overlooked or misunderstood. Simply put your body will convert protein into glucose if there is excess. Gluconeogenisis. However one can eat more protein post workouts (once the recovery response sets in. Easy indication is after the major endorphin rush) Feeling sluggish while trying to adapt to HFLC, having thought consuming cravings.. MCT Oil! Medium chain triglycerides dont need to be broken down by your liver and gives to the sustained boost you need to keeping your body happy. 1 to 4 teaspoons depending on activity undertaken. Be mindful though, mct oil will satisfy the 2 issues above but will prevent weightloss if used in excess and while it's being metabolised. Your rate of metabolism is a determining factor to calaries required and takes a short while to adjust to the "type" of calaries supplied. I use the analogy of voltages here. Rate of voltage supplied per hour vs rate of voltage required hour. Suppliments - What can I say lol everyone is looking for a bit extra, a magic sub stance of epic proportions.. BUTT (yeah with a double T) bio availability is the factor most peeps miss.. Natural food has more power to assist us than the suppliment world. Ever wondered why the endurance section of dischem's and the like are so limited!? Will leave you to figure out that obvious one. Veggies and superfoods (defined as high nutritional value per calarie) are the key.. they're cheaper and more effective than suppliments! This is not rocket science. High nutrients which are highly bio-available and don't have a major calarie count.. The determine factor here is your uptake capacity and requirement. Had to know. Cravings, energy levels, mood, general output in all aspects of activities and medical tests (expensive option) indicate requirement. Not all are necessary ie medical tests... PH balance is hyper essential and is managed by the low carb food choices. I can write a ton more but this will do for now. PM me for more info (which is free and accurate)