So in preparation for the ILMSA State Meet and for Nationals I feel it's important for us to take a moment to focus on the nutritional aspects our bodies need especially during competition.
Now - this comes from me - who when I usually give my list of events at a meet - people usually get bug eyed and ask if I'm positively insane. (You can sub "positively" with several other words ending in "ing"). That being said - I'm starting to feel like I've managed to capture that balance of nutrition during a meet that allows me to not feel bloated -but simultaneously - full of energy on the demands that I put on my body.
I personally don't do anything different with my diet before a meet. I feel that that only puts extra stress on your digestive system to adjust. During a meet - I pretty much strictly consume fruits (any will suffice, but I like bananas) and tons of water. After the meet - I love me some protein. Keeps me from over eating too.
What works for you? What do you eat? What do you drink? Is there something you eat before a meet? Something during? After? Perhaps this is something that can help you SFF Ande? ;)
Steak and salad the night before helped me last summer - a good bit of iron & protein, but not too heavy a meal. Cup of black coffee and my usual homemade granola for breakfast.
I struggled a bit with the during the meet nutrition as I always used to swear by Jelly Babies abd Ribena. However these are prohibitively expensive in the US, so extra jelly bears from Wholefoods and plain old water must suffice. Maybe a banana or granola bar too depending on the length of the meet. As I was only doing short distances, the jelly bears pretty much gave me enough of a sugar rush to get by.
I probably need a better strategy for the 200 fly in June:afraid:
What is Ribena?
Steak and salad the night before helped me last summer - a good bit of iron & protein, but not too heavy a meal. Cup of black coffee and my usual homemade granola for breakfast.
I struggled a bit with the during the meet nutrition as I always used to swear by Jelly Babies abd Ribena. However these are prohibitively expensive in the US, so extra jelly bears from Wholefoods and plain old water must suffice. Maybe a banana or granola bar too depending on the length of the meet. As I was only doing short distances, the jelly bears pretty much gave me enough of a sugar rush to get by.
I probably need a better strategy for the 200 fly in June:afraid:
What is Ribena?
