Hello,
I'm having some problems with my energy levels during my martial arts and also fitness trainings. I do Kendo and our training sessions are pretty high intensity (at one point up to the point when your heart seems to explode and you can't breathe anymore) for 2-2,5 hours. I do that twice a week and in addition I train at the gym with a PT for 45 minutes once every week to build muscles and reduce body fat.
Now before I started LCing I used to eat oatmeal and an omelet before training and it always got me through till the end.
But now I'm having troubles. I'm now eating protein and fat before training but half way through my energy just seems to drop drastically and I need to really clench my teeth and dig out extra resources to keep going. I'm actually worried I'm burning muscle-mass there.
And the worst part is, it takes me more than a day to recover from the training whereas in the past I never had an issue the next day.
So I guess I need some advice on what to eat before and after training.
btw, during Kendo training I cannot drink anything (wearing a helmet) so I need to hydrate before and after. And I've been LCing for 2 weeks now, quite strict but generally I feel alright.
Oh and I'm not counting calories yet. Is that something I should do? I'm wondering whether I'm actually eating enough.
My goals in training are mainly cardio, speed and general body strength and when I work out in the gym with my PT it's to get lean, long muscles, strong but preferribly small look-wise. (I don't know if that's important ^_^; )
anyway, any advice is greatly appreciated!