pre training food

[tobbe]

I usually go for one or two fruits an hour to half an hour before training plus sometimes half a hand full nuts or roasted soya beans if I feel more hungry. A couple of raisins can also go down on occasions. Most important is of course to drink a lot of water both before class and during the day. Works good for me. Heavier or more food makes my stomach stop working if the training is hard and it feels like I have eaten a cannon ball and I will usually start to burp as well to my training comerads amusement! As for asians not being able to digest cow milk the reason is that they lack a gene that makes it possible to digest lactose properly. In fact, most people except northern europeans and some africans more or less lack the abilaty to digest lactose (lactose intolerance). Asian people normally also have a less efficient metabolic system for alcohol which means that they get drunk easier and experience a worse hang over (so I guess some of my old ancestors where asians cause I usually get a terrible hang over that last for days......) :-)

[Nix]

For many years I used to eat white bread or toasts, but as the intensity of the lessons increased, I found that I would often be completelly drained for energy after the warmups. Therefore, I started experimenting with a mix of youghurt, müsli and fruits (bananas, pears and apples). While this was better than before, I now faced two problems: a) I didn't really feel "full" - while not exactly hungry, I could easily eat another bowl or two. b) while tasty, the consistency of the yoghurt wasn't "compact" enough - I felt like I was on the verge of vomiting!

After that, I've started eating rye bread, 6-8 slices ca. 2 hours before practice. I must say that this has proven a great success so far, I don't feel fed up, hungry or likely to throw up, and I have a lot of energy. Sadly, I don't think this is very easy to find outside Denmark (at least not the exact same type). When I'm visiting my parents in Norway, I've found that pumpernickel and scwartzbrot are most similar (then again, the Norwegian grovbrød is also great). If I'm very tired when I get home from school, or I'm running late, I usually just eat 2-4 slices of rhye bread, supplemented with an energy drink.

[Spirit]

Originally Posted by LoQi

Therefore, I started experimenting with a mix of yogurt, müsli and fruits (bananas, pears and apples). While this was better than before, I now faced two problems: a) I didn't really feel "full" - while not exactly hungry, I could easily eat another bowl or two. b) while tasty, the consistency of the yogurt wasn't "compact" enough - I felt like I was on the verge of vomiting!

possible the mixing of apples and pears....

[hungheykwun]

i've found recently a snickers bars (yeah snack food, osu!) goes down well & sustains me before training. i eat it at 7 and training is at 8pm.

well, im chinese & i've only recently developed this lactose intolerant (drink milk & dash to the toilet for explosive diarrhoea) thing. sigh..

[Bloke]

Originally Posted by hungheykwun

well, im chinese & i've only recently developed this lactose intolerant (drink milk & dash to the toilet for explosive diarrhoea) thing. sigh..

Thanks for sharing!!!

[Shokei Marcsui]

I ate a banana, a small bowl of white rice, and a protein shake before going into my test. (Drank a Red Bull as well.) Still felt like I was lacking in energy. What are your suggestions for the night before?

[seienchin]

Originally Posted by Shokei Marcsui

I ate a banana, a small bowl of white rice, and a protein shake before going into my test. (Drank a Red Bull as well.) Still felt like I was lacking in energy. What are your suggestions for the night before?

Marc, that sounds like not enough carbohydrate to me, and UGH caffeine before an endurance event like a grading! Whatever were you thinking???

Caffeine artificially stimulates your heart rate up, and it dehydrates you. give it a big miss before an endurance event.

The night before - pasta, or ...um...pasta....or um....pasta and then, you could try ...pasta.

Really, it is the best choice, because it has a relatively high carb load, but a lowish glycaemic index, so you won't get insulin spikes from it. And seriously, pasta for breakfast is possible too- and more than a small bowl! (Rice is fine too, but a small bowl isn't going to last the several hours you need for a big grading). Provided you eat about 2 hours before the start of the grading, you'll be fine.

But don't experiment the day of the grading. Always rehearse your food and fluids program. Nothing worse than vomiting on the examiner-sensei's bare feet!

[Shokei Marcsui]

Thanks again Seienchin! If I haven't said it before... I like your avatar but feel sorry for the bear.

[vapor]

Red Bull is what did you in!!

Speaking from experience!

vapor

[Shokei Marcsui]

I will try to stay away from el toro rojo.

[Spirit]

mmmm,
where did I hear that before about Red Bull and pasta????

[hungheykwun]

Originally Posted by Shokei Marcsui

I ate a banana, a small bowl of white rice, and a protein shake before going into my test. (Drank a Red Bull as well.) Still felt like I was lacking in energy. What are your suggestions for the night before?

they say bananas are good source of fast energy but well for me, ate 4 bananas before my daily 5km and burped nanas the whole run. no more nanas, no more!

[seienchin]

Originally Posted by hungheykwun

they say bananas are good source of fast energy but well for me, ate 4 bananas before my daily 5km and burped nanas the whole run. no more nanas, no more!

Maybe 4 was a bit too much? Why not try at 1 and build up from there?

Grapes are good too - a rich source of fructose, which is more rapidly absorbed and used than glucose.

[Spirit]

Apples or apple cider is super energy for the body....
Bananas are very good, next time give it a few to digest first.

[jungsun86]

About three hours before practice I will eat a small meal, usually a kimchi fried rice or small kimchi stew with a small bowl of rice. An hour before practice I might have an apple and some milk/chocolate milk. I can't eat too much or I will feel weighed down. The meal after is more important. You drain your muscles through a long hard practice and need to eat something to repair your muscles. A small bowl of rice and some chocolate milk can work with the amount of carbs you ingest.

[andy83]

What's a kimchi fried rice? and kimchi stew? are they Japanese dishes? tell me the recipe...

[vapor]

kimchi is a korean dish. It is basically spicy pickled cabbage, or other vegetables.

I picked up about 3 different kinds when I was in Seoul in August, as you can get a better variety there! My wife and father-in-law enjoyed it in Tokyo!

vapor

[Jan-san]

I just eat 1-2 apples/bananas or a bread. A warm meal follows after training.

[DKKC]

I eat ... food! It's easier to say what i don't eat! i don't eat anything sugary or heavy on the stomach (ie i can't stand mayo, it repeats on me, or minced meat etc). I try and keep the food as 'normal' as possible but depending how close to the training I eat, I adjust the quantity of food accordingly. It works nicely for me!

[bushido spirit]

i eat a veary heavy meal about 3 hourse befor training , and take adrink of a cherry jucie for some energy .........