As a runner, I don't eat anything heavy or difficult to digest before I run. Specifically, I don't usually eat anything an hour before I run. But I'm curious as to what works for swimmers? I can't get out of my head that warning that was floating around when I was a kid: don't eat anything for two hours before you swim otherwise you'll get cramps and die. I know it is different for everyone, but what works for you?
Also in the field of food questions, what foods are good for swimmers? I assume we like carbs and protein, but are there other food groups or foods I should be paying attention to?
I go running and then swimming almost every day, and it's hard for me to know when to.eat for swimming. I get off work at 5, and go running immediately after for about an hour. Then I usually rest for an hour and eat a little, like some fruit or something, but otherwise I wait to really eat until I get done swimming around 9 or so. Any help or.suggestions for this new swimmer is greatly appreciated.
I'm kind of doing the opposite or your routine. Biking (indoor spinning now) early in the AM for an hour and then swimming right after about 3000 yds. Because im statring out on an empty stomach in the AM, I usually have some carbs (toast with peanut butter or a bkfst bar) and bring a sports drink along that i consume during spinning. I then just drink water during swimming. I try to consume another 20 oz or so of sports drink right after swimming and eat bkfst pretty quickly to refuel. From what I've read, getting rehydrated after running and refuleing carbs after the workouts is probably the most important thing to do. Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to add a little protein after the run and before you swim.
I'm kind of doing the opposite or your routine. Biking (indoor spinning now) early in the AM for an hour and then swimming right after about 3000 yds. Because im statring out on an empty stomach in the AM, I usually have some carbs (toast with peanut butter or a bkfst bar) and bring a sports drink along that i consume during spinning. I then just drink water during swimming. I try to consume another 20 oz or so of sports drink right after swimming and eat bkfst pretty quickly to refuel. From what I've read, getting rehydrated after running and refuleing carbs after the workouts is probably the most important thing to do. Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to add a little protein after the run and before you swim.
