Diet: Some healthy stuff, but high percentage of less optimal food. Breakfast - crumpets, Nutella, etc, lunch - sandwich and cake, etc. Plenty of chocolate, etc.
Not saying it's a junk food diet, per se, but definitely could be more healthy. Heavy absence of fruits and vegetables.
Diet: Some healthy stuff, but high percentage of less optimal food. Breakfast - crumpets, Nutella, etc, lunch - sandwich and cake, etc. Plenty of chocolate, etc.
Not saying it's a junk food diet, per se, but definitely could be more healthy. Heavy absence of fruits and vegetables.
Diet: Some healthy stuff, but high percentage of less optimal food. Breakfast - crumpets, Nutella, etc, lunch - sandwich and cake, etc. Plenty of chocolate, etc.
Not saying it's a junk food diet, per se, but definitely could be more healthy. Heavy absence of fruits and vegetables.
Discuss. Btw, Mr Seseman is a doctor by training.
Correction: Sesemann, not Seseman. My bad.
Interestingly does a significant amount of his steady running with his dogs, on a lead. On the Leeds to Liverpool canal.
Diet: Some healthy stuff, but high percentage of less optimal food. Breakfast - crumpets, Nutella, etc, lunch - sandwich and cake, etc. Plenty of chocolate, etc.
Not saying it's a junk food diet, per se, but definitely could be more healthy. Heavy absence of fruits and vegetables.
Diet: Some healthy stuff, but high percentage of less optimal food. Breakfast - crumpets, Nutella, etc, lunch - sandwich and cake, etc. Plenty of chocolate, etc.
Not saying it's a junk food diet, per se, but definitely could be more healthy. Heavy absence of fruits and vegetables.
Discuss. Btw, Mr Seseman is a doctor by training.
Runners, especially marathoners, burn so many calories per day that the nutrition of their replenishment calories don’t matter. They burn so much that high fat, high cholesterol foods will be burned off before posing any serious risk to the arteries. It is nutritionally best to eat foods with a high amount of the full range of nutrition, such as fruit, vegetables, and nuts for proper recovery so that the runner doesn’t risk nutritional deficits like low iron, low protein, low Vitamin D, etc. But bad foods cannot really harm them compared to your average Joe who doesn’t exercise enough.
Agreed - Kenyan meals center on Ugali (maize) and green vegetables like kale. Limited amounts of meat, in general .
In Kenya, very little or no junk food, in general, although the Kenyans who run in US colleges seem to indulge, moderately in some/occasional junk food.
Agreed - Kenyan meals center on Ugali (maize) and green vegetables like kale. Limited amounts of meat, in general .
In Kenya, very little or no junk food, in general, although the Kenyans who run in US colleges seem to indulge, moderately in some/occasional junk food.
Yeah and that’s why Kenyans in the US run slower. if you give anything less than your best you are sacrificing the gift
Unsurprising. Being an elite marathoner probably isn't a healthy lifestyle in itself.
Michael Phelps said he relied on junk food simply to get enough calories into his body. I'm not saying this guy is burning what Phelps was, but there's some truth to that.
Diet: Some healthy stuff, but high percentage of less optimal food. Breakfast - crumpets, Nutella, etc, lunch - sandwich and cake, etc. Plenty of chocolate, etc.
Not saying it's a junk food diet, per se, but definitely could be more healthy. Heavy absence of fruits and vegetables.
Discuss. Btw, Mr Seseman is a doctor by training.
Correction: Sesemann, not Seseman. My bad.
Interestingly does a significant amount of his steady running with his dogs, on a lead. On the Leeds to Liverpool canal.
He eats a lot of Sesame and he does watch Sesame Street for inspiration.
Not surprising at all. Trying to eat "healthy" as someone running big mileage is a recipe for disaster or at the very least diarrhea. In my biggest weeks I aim for 45-5000 kcal daily and its a chore, even with lots of junk. As much as I love rye, oats and anything with fiber, it just fills you up too quickly - leaving you in a energy deficit
In my opinion, Phil Sesemann has a very good diet in overall!
If you logging +200km week after week, your body is craving for calories!
You can´t compare Phil with an average person. Then it´s a good advice to cut on sugars and carb rich sources. But in Phils case, he NEEDS IT! You can´t create power without energy! With energy comes calories. Period!
And besides that, he eats a lot av Avocado, Milk, Rice, eggs, Banana, Honey, Oats, Salmon, Peanut butter, Berriers etc. What´s wrong with that? Nothing! Very nutrient dense.
This diet is much better than the Kenyan diet, which mostly is based on white bread, Tea and sugar, Ugali (a thick sludge made of corn, yummy....), beans (did someone fart? or did someone mention high, biovailable protein source? nope, you need to combine it with rice to get the full amino acid profile) and this vegetable called "zukuma wiki". No wonder most af the Kenyan athletes sleep all day between sessions. They have no energy besides the training. Typical slave diet.
Not surprising at all. Trying to eat "healthy" as someone running big mileage is a recipe for disaster or at the very least diarrhea. In my biggest weeks I aim for 45-5000 kcal daily and its a chore, even with lots of junk. As much as I love rye, oats and anything with fiber, it just fills you up too quickly - leaving you in a energy deficit
Yeah i couldn't eat enough calories when sticking solely with "healthy" options.
In my opinion, Phil Sesemann has a very good diet in overall!
If you logging +200km week after week, your body is craving for calories!
You can´t compare Phil with an average person. Then it´s a good advice to cut on sugars and carb rich sources. But in Phils case, he NEEDS IT! You can´t create power without energy! With energy comes calories. Period!
And besides that, he eats a lot av Avocado, Milk, Rice, eggs, Banana, Honey, Oats, Salmon, Peanut butter, Berriers etc. What´s wrong with that? Nothing! Very nutrient dense.
This diet is much better than the Kenyan diet, which mostly is based on white bread, Tea and sugar, Ugali (a thick sludge made of corn, yummy....), beans (did someone fart? or did someone mention high, biovailable protein source? nope, you need to combine it with rice to get the full amino acid profile) and this vegetable called "zukuma wiki". No wonder most af the Kenyan athletes sleep all day between sessions. They have no energy besides the training. Typical slave diet.
I think if Sesemann ran for a Japanese corporate team, his diet would be much more healthy as the Japanese corporate teams have very healthy diets 99% (masses of veggies, soups, fruit, fish) of the time as compared subjectively with Sesemann's diet.
I agree with you that it's (Sesemann diet) not a bad diet per se but I think it could be better based on what I've seen of the Japanese and how the eat. By the way Japanese corporate team runners are normally weighed every day and if the coach sees an increase in weight then a corresponding reduction in calories is the action required in Japan with many or most teams. The Japanese tend to be pretty obsessive with those small details.
Further if a Japanese nutritionist connected to a corporate team saw this diet by this British runner I think he or she would be horrified or intrigued but not impressed.
Can't argue with Japan as they probably have the best quality density per capita of any country in the world for marathon. Small things matter. Optimization.
Diet: Some healthy stuff, but high percentage of less optimal food. Breakfast - crumpets, Nutella, etc, lunch - sandwich and cake, etc. Plenty of chocolate, etc.
Not saying it's a junk food diet, per se, but definitely could be more healthy. Heavy absence of fruits and vegetables.
Discuss. Btw, Mr Seseman is a doctor by training.
He's never won anything of note.
Is there a reason why you posted that? 99.999% of runners have never won anything of note. Imagine how small and insignificant it must be to be you?
Agreed - Kenyan meals center on Ugali (maize) and green vegetables like kale. Limited amounts of meat, in general .
In Kenya, very little or no junk food, in general, although the Kenyans who run in US colleges seem to indulge, moderately in some/occasional junk food.
if you give anything less than your best you are sacrificing the gift
Agreed - Kenyan meals center on Ugali (maize) and green vegetables like kale. Limited amounts of meat, in general .
In Kenya, very little or no junk food, in general, although the Kenyans who run in US colleges seem to indulge, moderately in some/occasional junk food.
Kenyans do often seem to put a crap-ton of sugar in their tea/coffee. Granted when John Korir says he does 12 sugars in his coffee it’s notable he runs 200-250 kilometers a week. I think runners who are obsessed with every aspect of diet (George Mills unseasoned boiled chicken) are more the exception than the rule.
Diet: Some healthy stuff, but high percentage of less optimal food. Breakfast - crumpets, Nutella, etc, lunch - sandwich and cake, etc. Plenty of chocolate, etc.
Not saying it's a junk food diet, per se, but definitely could be more healthy. Heavy absence of fruits and vegetables.
Discuss. Btw, Mr Seseman is a doctor by training.
He's never won anything of note.
The same could have been said for Sileshi Sihene who was the 2nd best runner on the planet for many years. Fortunately most of us do not adhere to your ridiculous standard.