The TriDoc is coming to the Athlete's Compass Podcast! What are your questions?

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Jeff Sankoff, who runs the TriDoc podcast and webpage, is joining us next week on the Athlete’s Compass podcast.

We’re going to be talking with him mostly about body composition for athletes.

What other questions do you have for Jeff?

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Can you ask about the best timing and approach for weight loss (better term being “fat loss” as I don’t care what my weight is as long as composition is right!)

Intuitively, it’s not smart to cut weight when doing a build for example, as you need the body focused on increasing endurance and strength rather than being fatigued from lack of nutrition…but since most of us train year round (at least to some extent), how should I go about losing the excess non-muscle non-lean non-helpful jiggles? :thinking:

My background: I did an Ironman last fall, and trained like crazy while eating (pretty darned) healthy for a very hard 70.3 this spring, but my composition stayed about the same since I focused on refueling appropriately. Lost some fat overall but retained a lot too. Oh also did strength training to build muscle, ended up pretty muscled but kept that stubborn layer!

TL;DR: It’s CICO for the most part, but I want to trim the fat without losing muscle / resilience / strength / power.

Thanks for listening to my rambling question - oh and I’m not looking for the quick go-to of low carb / keto, or just cutting out processed foods, etc. - I did keto for a long time quite successfully but it’s sadly not one-size fits-all and in the end didn’t work for me :sweat_smile: , and already don’t eat a lot of processed foods. I’d love Jeff’s holistic thoughts on a couple options / approaches / systems to help both me and the broader audience. Thank you!

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I like @kimberg ‘s question - I have the same ones. Also, could time restricted eating (like a 16/8) window work while still training in the “off” season, if the goal is improving body composition? If you have an eating window of 10:30 am to 6:30 pm, but are still wanting to do a morning workout (prior to 10:30 am) is it even possible or recommended? Thanks!

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@kimberg and @cmaloney, we interviewed him today. His answer was essentially eat good foods, especially protein, to maintain caloric balance. Work on caloric deficits in the off-season by reducing carbs and fats and focusing on protein. Listen for the podcast in a couple of weeks!

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