Just wondering if anyone has come across the same situation regarding breakfast before the early morning practices. I usually get up about forty five minutes before the start of our six am practice session. And during those waking moments I indulge myself in two cups of coffee before heading out the door.
I've noticed that despite good nutrition, I can run out of energy (maybe 3/4 's of the way during workout) on the meager twenty ounces of my favorite beverage for breakfast. However, on mornings that I manage to get down a bowl of cereal, or maybe even just a banana...there's plenty of "gas in the tank" so to speak.
Even though the days with a bit of breakfast result in more stamina for pool time, the stomache doesn't always agree with the early morning snack. I guess doing over a hundred and fifty or so flip turns could make anyone a bit green.
After practice eating is not a problem. A side of beef or few tuna sandwiches usually hit the spot. Does anyone have some thoughts on their pre-practice rituals? I've seen swimmers slurping that goop out of a tube stuff and it just doesn't look very good.
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I'm always running late so I make sure my car is stocked with Gatorade and I grab a banana and a bar on my way out the door. I consume the bar and banana in the car for the half hour commute to practice. I wash them down with a pint of gatorade and have the second pint after workout (I've found that the 32oz bottles work great and I buy the makes 9 gallons powder mix at Costco.
This routine has worked well for me for the past several years. In February when I crank up my yardage and time in water (our team goes nuts over the February Fitness Challenge) I find that I need to have a spare quart of gatorade with me on the pool deck to get me through 2.5 hours of workout.
I'm always running late so I make sure my car is stocked with Gatorade and I grab a banana and a bar on my way out the door. I consume the bar and banana in the car for the half hour commute to practice. I wash them down with a pint of gatorade and have the second pint after workout (I've found that the 32oz bottles work great and I buy the makes 9 gallons powder mix at Costco.
This routine has worked well for me for the past several years. In February when I crank up my yardage and time in water (our team goes nuts over the February Fitness Challenge) I find that I need to have a spare quart of gatorade with me on the pool deck to get me through 2.5 hours of workout.
