Greetings all!
I'm a recreational-level Masters swimmer who's been going for nearly a year now. I swim a mere 2x a week, 1hr a workout, and generally finish less than 5KM a week. This is fine for me, swimming is a hobby for me, and it fulfills my "hobby" requirements quite nicely.
I do, however, like to have goals, and distance goals just don't cut it for me. I decided that my main goal was to compete regularly, and to fill my event card, eventually, with times from 17 or 18 different events.
I want to do my best when it comes down to swim meets and being timed, and coincidentally, I also want to improve my (currently shoddy) eating habits, so I figured I'd come to others who might know...
What kinds of foods should I be eating the week before the competition? What kinds of foods should I be avoiding?
I would assume that McDonalds and the likes is assumed - but how harmful are things like chocolate and high-sugar foods, aside from the fullness they give you and the lack of other foods you consume as a result?
If anyone has special meals they like to eat before competition, and they don't mind sharing the logic behind the meals, I'd really appreciate the info!
Jill
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Ah, yes - Wayne; I had forgotten that part of the day. I too take the calcium carbonate form of chewable Tums. I take 4-6 every day and I usually take more on race day. My reasoning, however, is different. I have discovered that the Tums prevent cramping for me. I had a nieghbor,years ago, who has since died of old age. She was 83 at the time we talked and I asked her to what she attributed her good health and posture. She looked 60. She told me that she had a habit of drinking coffee all day and because she sometimes got heartburn, she was in the habit of chewing Tums. Seems the commercial is accurate, it really is something your body needs anyway. So, I thought I would just take a pill of Oyster shell calcium and that would suffice. Lo and behold, at the doctors office, after an x-ray, the doctor praised me for taking calcium. There on the film, fully intact, at the bottom of my bowel, was the pill. I immediately realized that I had the healthiest toilet in town and decided to go with something more readily assimilated. Long story short : Tums is good. :p
Ah, yes - Wayne; I had forgotten that part of the day. I too take the calcium carbonate form of chewable Tums. I take 4-6 every day and I usually take more on race day. My reasoning, however, is different. I have discovered that the Tums prevent cramping for me. I had a nieghbor,years ago, who has since died of old age. She was 83 at the time we talked and I asked her to what she attributed her good health and posture. She looked 60. She told me that she had a habit of drinking coffee all day and because she sometimes got heartburn, she was in the habit of chewing Tums. Seems the commercial is accurate, it really is something your body needs anyway. So, I thought I would just take a pill of Oyster shell calcium and that would suffice. Lo and behold, at the doctors office, after an x-ray, the doctor praised me for taking calcium. There on the film, fully intact, at the bottom of my bowel, was the pill. I immediately realized that I had the healthiest toilet in town and decided to go with something more readily assimilated. Long story short : Tums is good. :p
