Racing Weight

Race weight can be a confusing topic, fraught with pitfalls. We break it down into three simple pieces of advice.

Steer clear of one-size-fits-all formulas to balance carbs, fat, and protein in your diet.

Try this tasty recipe at the dinner table tonight.

Forget a magic number. Your body knows when it’s primed for performance—you just have to learn to listen.

Workouts with short rest periods, higher intensities, and ones that use compound movements will give you the best results.

Unless you sit less than the average person, you may still have a hard time reaching your ideal weight and optimizing your overall health.

Reaching your racing weight may be easier if you have a partner.

Start with a bowl of yogurt and add your favorite things for a high-quality breakfast.

One study validates the diet quality concept for weight control.

Try any or all of these delicious methods of cooking this breakfast staple.

Matt Fitzgerald explains why the compensation effect is real and how it can be worked around with the right guidelines.

Matt Fitzgerald shares four reasons he advises endurance athletes to give intermittent fasting a pass.

The point of getting leaner is to enhance race performance; getting lean is not an end in itself.

Learn how cutting wasteful beverage calories from your diet is one of the easiest and most effective ways to get lean for peak performance.

Should you try to maintain your racing weight year-round?

Learn how focusing on eating good stuff, instead of not eating bad stuff, will help limit the amount of junk you consume.

Nutrition expert Matt Fitzgerald discusses the pros, cons, whys and hows of counting calories.

Studies have shown that athletes who eat a substantial breakfast tend to be leaner than those who typically skip it.

Ignore the smoke and mirrors. Avoiding junk food is the way to go.

Eating frequently won't boost your metabolism, but it can reduce your appetite.

Not all weight loss is good weight loss.

Start the week off right with this simple low-fat recipe with a kick of heat.

A clear understanding of the relationship between each food group and body weight will help you make the best nutritional choices.

Research shows simplicity is a virtue in the matter of weight management.

Getting down to your ideal racing weight may mean watching what you drink.

Racing Weight author Matt Fitzgerald tells us how to compensate for the effect of training on our appetite.

A week’s worth of progress toward a body weight goal can easily be reversed over the weekend.

Break from the mold and try this white bean, tomato and cucumber salad. No leafy greens required.

Not everything in the fast food aisle is unhealthy, as evidenced by this delicious (and quick) meal.

Take cues from the world’s best triathletes in achieving your own optimal racing weight.

When it comes to Ironman, lighter is not necessarily better.

Although effective weight management may never be easy, it can at least be simple.

Reverse your December weight gain with a January Racing Weight quick start.

The common advice to intentionally lose weight slowly has no basis in reason or science.

Is the time and effort it takes to count calories worth the outcome? Matt Fitzgerald answers this question.

In this video Racing Weight author Matt Fitzgerald discusses the importance of breakfast in an endurance athlete's diet. Studies have shown that athletes who eat a substantial breakfast tend to be leaner than those tho typically skip it.

These 3 simple rules will make sports drinks a friend, not a foe, to your body weight goals.

Macca is living proof that you don’t have to be a natural-born whippet to excel in long-distance triathlons.

Everyone knows it's important to be lean if you want to run fast. But how important really is it?

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Competitor's Matt Fitzgerald explains, and backs up, his assertion that eating a hearty breakfast is in your best interest.

In this video, Matt Fitzgerald explains the value in focusing on the process of optimizing your racing weight instead of trying to just lose weight.

Performance nutrition tips to keep you healthy.

Should you include supplements as part of your plan to lose weight? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Matt Fitzgerald explores this topic.

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