Thanks to all who responded to my post about distance swimmer vs. sprinter. Now, I have another question:
What types of foods/drinks do you eat DURING a long meet -- to recover from one event and prepare for the next? I know this is highly individual, but would like to hear what works for some of you. Thanks.
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Breakfast : Two slices of toast with real butter and honey. The bread is carbo, the butter stays with me a long time and fools my stomach into thinking it is full, without adding weight to carry, the honey is just for morale...............
During the meet : I nibble on a Zone bar, just enough to satisfy but not fill up.
Learned this routine in 1955 and have had success ever since. Never ate fruit because when I tried it once, I got stomach cramps. Can't remember before Zone bars, but I think we ate Granola bars or some such thing.
We are so TRENDY ! I remember when some study claimed that Gatorade was actually bad for you during exersize. I passed that gem along to a fellow swimmer and she said, "Bert, when I drink it, I swim well. When I don't, I swim lousy. What would you do ?"
I think a lot of it is in our head and we should probably eat/drink whatever we are used to......just not a lot. For sure, we are all different and , once again, one size does not fit all.
Bert ~~~^o^~~~
Breakfast : Two slices of toast with real butter and honey. The bread is carbo, the butter stays with me a long time and fools my stomach into thinking it is full, without adding weight to carry, the honey is just for morale...............
During the meet : I nibble on a Zone bar, just enough to satisfy but not fill up.
Learned this routine in 1955 and have had success ever since. Never ate fruit because when I tried it once, I got stomach cramps. Can't remember before Zone bars, but I think we ate Granola bars or some such thing.
We are so TRENDY ! I remember when some study claimed that Gatorade was actually bad for you during exersize. I passed that gem along to a fellow swimmer and she said, "Bert, when I drink it, I swim well. When I don't, I swim lousy. What would you do ?"
I think a lot of it is in our head and we should probably eat/drink whatever we are used to......just not a lot. For sure, we are all different and , once again, one size does not fit all.
Bert ~~~^o^~~~
