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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Wayne
Yes, you're right about those things as well. There's just so much that people don't know and yet the Dairy Council persists in selling the public on the idea that "Milk is good food".
Actually, there is more calcium and protein in rats' milk than in cows, so imagine the marketing efforts to get people to drink milk from rats. It's all in how you market it, after all, humans are the only species on earth that consumes the milk of another animal.
Also, try a google search for Frank Oski as well as a PETA (yeah, I know how some feel about PETA) site called milksucks.com.
Wayne
Yes, you're right about those things as well. There's just so much that people don't know and yet the Dairy Council persists in selling the public on the idea that "Milk is good food".
Actually, there is more calcium and protein in rats' milk than in cows, so imagine the marketing efforts to get people to drink milk from rats. It's all in how you market it, after all, humans are the only species on earth that consumes the milk of another animal.
Also, try a google search for Frank Oski as well as a PETA (yeah, I know how some feel about PETA) site called milksucks.com.
