keeing fit while travelling!

a_bomb

I am trying to get fit at the moment for the up and coming rugby season, although I am going travelling in thailand for 6 weeks.
I have 4 weeks to train now! Then 6 weeks travelling, then when I get back Ill have 4 weeks untill the competitive season starts.

Does anyone have any ideas to keep my muscle mass up while travelling and to keep my body fat down?

jon1981

a_bomb wrote: »

I am trying to get fit at the moment for the up and coming rugby season, although I am going travelling in thailand for 6 weeks.
I have 4 weeks to train now! Then 6 weeks travelling, then when I get back Ill have 4 weeks untill the competitive season starts.

Does anyone have any ideas to keep my muscle mass up while travelling and to keep my body fat down?

go to a Muay thai camp for a week...that will keep you lean

tribulus

You're going to Thailand for the standard Thailand holiday I assume and plan on exercising?

To answer your question: Eat enough cals, eat enough protein, lift some weights or at least do some bodyweight stuff and maybe some running.

Honestly though it's a holiday, get wasted and have fun or whatever you want.

Al_Fernz

tribulus wrote: »

Honestly though it's a holiday, get wasted and have fun or whatever you want.

Great advice. You can train for your Rugby season when you get back. 4 weeks is plenty for a pre-season.

Khannie

jon1981 wrote: »

go to a Muay thai camp for a week...that will keep you lean

Was just gonna suggest this. There'll be camps wherever you go. The food in Thailand is really healthy too (to a lesser extent in the major cities as they have all the western crap there). Just keep an eye on the amount of rice you eat.

And yeah...enjoy your holiday too. It's a holiday after all.

BaRcOe

I've been traveling a lot for business in the last year, and I've noticed that most people totally fall off their fitness routines while traveling...

In fact, eating out at restaurants is one of the biggest reasons why so many people fatten up while traveling.

Here's a few tricks you can use to eat healthier and stay lean even while traveling on business or eating out any time for that matter...

The 3 most important things to avoid that are EVERYWHERE at restaurants are:

*the deep fried foods
*the refined starchy foods
*and any sodas, juices, or other sugary foods (except whole fruits, which are great)

This eliminates the major food sources that do the worst damage in our food supply - trans fats, refined vegetable oils, refined starches, and processed sugars.

This means trying to skip the table bread, skip the french fries that come with every single sandwich on every menu known to man, and reducing all of the heaping portions of rice and pasta that are often loaded on the plates as well.

Instead, try to order just meat, side vegetables, and a salad, asking for the vegetables or salad as a substitute for the typical fries, rice, or pasta that the meal probably comes with.

Almost every restaurant I've ever been to will always allow me to substitute veggies or a side salad for the fries or chips that almost always come with sandwiches or burgers.

**Side note: It always amazes me how many people scrutinize me because I substitute veggies for fries by telling me that I'm "not living" because I won't eat fries...

Yet they are always the first to complain that they are overweight and have "tried everything", yet can't get in shape. I'm not sure why so many people think eating fries equals "living it up"... I'm all for moderation with many things, but if there's 2 things that should be totally removed from everyone's diet because these foods are simply that evil... it's fries and sodas!

Take a look at the typical difference this simple substitution makes between choosing smart and doing what most people do...

Most people will eat a meal out such as this:

*Sandwich or burger
*fries or chips
*soda or other sweetened drink

A MUCH smarter alternative for a leaner, healthier body is very simply this:

*Sandwich or burger
*veggies or salad
*unsweetened iced tea or water (no diet drinks -- unless you like to drink poisonous chemicals that actually make you fatter).

These 2 simple substitutions save at least 400 - 900 calories EACH time you dine out (depending on drink refills and fries portion sizes)... AND you're cutting out the most harmful foods to your body as well by avoiding the trannies and high fructose corn syrup.

**Side note: a little-known way to eat full portions of rice, pasta, and breads and actually get away with it without packing on the bodyfat is to make sure to schedule a high intensity full body resistance training workout before your scheduled meal time.

Sometimes it may be hard to fit the workout into your schedule right before the meal event, but if you can, the meal can be your "post-workout meal", in which case, your body can handle a higher amount of carbs than normal to help replenish the muscle glycogen depletion you had during the intense workout.

A cardio workout WON'T cut it for this... it must be high intensity resistance training to deplete enough muscle glycogen to handle restaurant portions of carbos.

I hope these dining out tips help you choose smarter next time you eat out.

Til next ezine,
Don't be lazy... be lean.

edges

This was on the martial arts forum recently, have a read through as it contains much the same information you're looking for:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055300965

And take heed of barcoe4's eating advice, it's one of the more sensible nutrition comments I've heard in a long time (I hate reading and talking about nutrition!!), but do remember to have fun, the food in Thailand is fantastic, the beer is cold and the women are sometimes.......................men.

All the best

Dave

www.WG-Fit.com

BaRcOe

edges wrote: »

the women are sometimes.......................men.

So true, my cousin showed me pictures from when he was there and my god were they attractive looking men/women! The tought of being with one and realising its a........

eugh:( *sends a shivver down my spine*

Khannie

So true. The lady boys are very very convincing looking women. One lad I know said that his rule was "if she's too attractive, it's a man".

matrixroyal

Barcoe4,
that is such a good post I have printed it out, thanks