The Angry Typist

The WOD was as follows:

Min 1: Calorie Echo Bike

Min 2: 6 Jumping Pull Ups & 8 Knees to Elbow

Min 3: 8 Calorie Row

Min4: 12 DB Bench Press

I can’t quite recall what I asked Coach C after class that prompted her to ask me what my goal was but I had shared that I wanted to body recomp.

“Are you tracking your food?” Coach C asked.

“Yes!” I responded.

“Would you mind showing me your macros?” And I gladly retrieved my cell and showed her the new macro nutrition app I had been testing out.

She looked at my macros and said, “you are not eating nearly enough protein.” I looked at her blankly as I was nearly 53g of protein before dinner.

She looked at the app again and asked, “are you working with anyone on nutrition?”

I shook my head. “If you are serious about body recomp you really need to dial in your nutrition. At the minimum you should be intaking enough protein to 0.8 – 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight. How much do you weigh?”

“125” I said. Coach C did the math in her head and said, “so based on your weight you should be consuming a minimum of 100 – 125g of protein a day.” I looked at my measly 53g of protein and honestly couldn’t fathom how I was going to be able to double that every day.

At this point I knew I needed help and didn’t have the knowledge to get there on my own.