Not sure if this question has been done on here before, if it has then I guess this thread will die and go away and that's cool too.
Most people are saying that the fact that you have to wait 30 minutes after eating to swim is an old wive's tale and it's not true. Well me personally, I get terrible cramps if I don't wait. I was just wondering if anybody else found the tale to be true and get cramps and how many people can eat and then immediately swim with no adverse effects.
There's a typo in the poll...it's *has, not is
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Yours is kind of a two-part question for me.
I MUST eat something before swimming, else my blood sugar levels and hydration levels get too low and I slowly die throughout my workout.
I routinely consume before my morning swim the following: A glass of water. A Banana (or, if no bananas available, then some other fruit.) A glass of fruit juice. A large cup of coffee.
I consume these at about 5:15 AM, and I am in the water at 5:30.
Throughout the workout I drink water from a water bottle, and I consume about 32 ounces of water during the 70-75 minutes that I work out.
So in answer to the poll I answrered no.
But if I had a huge breakfast (omelette, toast and fruit, for instance, or even just a large bowl of cereal) I will not try to work out without a good hour in between.
Yours is kind of a two-part question for me.
I MUST eat something before swimming, else my blood sugar levels and hydration levels get too low and I slowly die throughout my workout.
I routinely consume before my morning swim the following: A glass of water. A Banana (or, if no bananas available, then some other fruit.) A glass of fruit juice. A large cup of coffee.
I consume these at about 5:15 AM, and I am in the water at 5:30.
Throughout the workout I drink water from a water bottle, and I consume about 32 ounces of water during the 70-75 minutes that I work out.
So in answer to the poll I answrered no.
But if I had a huge breakfast (omelette, toast and fruit, for instance, or even just a large bowl of cereal) I will not try to work out without a good hour in between.
