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
Some Chick's Life
Parents
Former Member
What is bad about milk?
1) The high fat content, which most people realize is a health risk so they drink 2% or skim, erroneously thinking they're getting other benefits.
2) The protein in milk is Casein, which is difficult for humans to digest, causes many allergic reactions and is implicated as a factor in the developement of iron deficiency anemia and juvenile onset diabetes.
3) According to the USDA, there is no milk sold in the US that does not contain trace amounts of pesticides including poisins such as arsenic, cadmium and mercury, (of course, they believe these to be in "safe" amounts).
4) Residues of antibiotics are present. We have a huge problem with antibiotic-resistant bacteria now and this is one of the causes.
5) Trace amount of hormones intended to increase milk production are present and being fed to your kids.
6) you can't even get the calcium from milk that you think you can after they pasteurize it because they destroy the enzyme phosphatase, that works to split the calcium from the phosphate ions. On top of that, the protein further depletes calcium stores so you, in essence, are causing osteoporosis by drinking milk.
Want more? The former chief of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins was Dr. Frank Oski, who wrote a book called, "Don't Drink Your Milk".
I loved milk as a kid and would like nothing more than for it to be good for you, but the evidence is overwhelming that it contributes to heart disease, cancer, diabetes a host of allergies (earaches, sore throats, asthma runny noses in kids, etc etc etc) anemia, and probably several things I've left out.
Drink up, people.
What is bad about milk?
1) The high fat content, which most people realize is a health risk so they drink 2% or skim, erroneously thinking they're getting other benefits.
2) The protein in milk is Casein, which is difficult for humans to digest, causes many allergic reactions and is implicated as a factor in the developement of iron deficiency anemia and juvenile onset diabetes.
3) According to the USDA, there is no milk sold in the US that does not contain trace amounts of pesticides including poisins such as arsenic, cadmium and mercury, (of course, they believe these to be in "safe" amounts).
4) Residues of antibiotics are present. We have a huge problem with antibiotic-resistant bacteria now and this is one of the causes.
5) Trace amount of hormones intended to increase milk production are present and being fed to your kids.
6) you can't even get the calcium from milk that you think you can after they pasteurize it because they destroy the enzyme phosphatase, that works to split the calcium from the phosphate ions. On top of that, the protein further depletes calcium stores so you, in essence, are causing osteoporosis by drinking milk.
Want more? The former chief of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins was Dr. Frank Oski, who wrote a book called, "Don't Drink Your Milk".
I loved milk as a kid and would like nothing more than for it to be good for you, but the evidence is overwhelming that it contributes to heart disease, cancer, diabetes a host of allergies (earaches, sore throats, asthma runny noses in kids, etc etc etc) anemia, and probably several things I've left out.
Drink up, people.
