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Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:40 pm

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Looking for some suggestions on what to/when to eat prior to the throws. Competing in the shot and disc so there's usually at least a couple of hours between. Age 52.



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Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:35 am

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I've been keeping it light......PB&J on wheat, carrots, banana, granola bar & water over a 1/2 hour period.

That's what I've done during meets this winter.....

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Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:18 am

 
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Here the kind of rules I follow.

The following foods are suitable to eat 3-4 hours before exercise:
• crumpets with jam or honey + flavored milk
• baked potato + cottage cheese filling + glass of milk
• baked beans on toast
• breakfast cereal with milk
• bread roll with cheese/meat filling + banana
• fruit salad with fruit-flavored yoghurt
• pasta or rice with a sauce based on low-fat ingredients (e.g. tomato, vegetables,
lean meat)

The following foods are suitable to eat 1-2 hours before exercise:
• liquid meal supplement
• milk shake or fruit smoothie
• sports bars (check labels for carbohydrate and protein content)
• breakfast cereal with milk
• cereal bars
• fruit-flavored yoghurt
• fruit

The following foods are suitable to eat if there is less than 1 hour between events:
• sports drink
• carbohydrate gel
• sports bars
• jelly

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Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:21 am

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[quote="harry320"]Looking for some suggestions on what to/when to eat prior to the throws. Competing in the shot and disc so there's usually at least a couple of hours between. Age 52.[/quote]

In reasonable portions you can eat anything you want. You can train your digestive system to deal with the discomfort. Pizza and waffles prior to running 800 or a mile is particularly challenging.



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