Food?

[[old] jus gray]

Just a quick question as to what you people eat before and after training please?<br><br>I try and eat a bananna before and some tuna after but is this enough?<br><br>What do you`s eat?<br><br>Thanks.

[[old] Cran]

jaffa cakes

[[old] Afterburner]

I have a tendency to go for a powerbar right after practice.<br><br>Heather Johnson<br>F20 158lbs 5'7"<br>2k 7:32.2 20min 5057 30min 7481

[[old] eurofoot13]

I'm lazy, so I wake up about 10 mins before practice, toss on some trou, run to the gym, erg, then have a heaping pile of eggs, salsa, and cheese, with a bowl or two of rice krispies and a danish on the side.

[[old] Kudos]

what the heck is a jaffa cake! <br><br><br>I like grapenuts in plain yogurt with 1 tbsp honey about an hour before with plenty of water.<br><br>a protein shake consisting of 60g carbs-45g pro-10g fat. <br>or,<br>1/2 cup dry oatmeal with 6 egg whites and cinnamon mixed in and a gapefruit or bananna

[[old] jus gray]

Thanks everyone.<br><br>Jaffa cakes are small round choclate biscuits with a orangy jelly center, very nice here in UK.<br><br>Any reason why you eat these Cran?<br><br>So everything varies from person to person and I suppose it`s down to personal taste.<br><br>This sounds nice and something I`m going to try - 1/2 cup dry oatmeal with 6 egg whites and cinnamon mixed in and a gapefruit or bananna. Thanks Kudos

[[old] Kudos]

I think you understand, but just to make sure you don't have a disaster...<br><br><br>the 1/2cup dry oatmeal is cooked. I just say dry so you know what to start out with. (8ozs/250ml water for 2mins in microwave) I soft scramble the egg whites in a pan with some canola oil spray (medium heat for about 5 mins constant stirring) and then dump em right in the oatmeal. I then stir in the cinnamon and 3 Splenda (sucralose) packets.<br><br><br>I don't even wanna know what could happen if you were to eat the oats dry.

[[old] jus gray]

<!--QuoteBegin-Kudos+Nov 13 2004, 07:12 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (Kudos @ Nov 13 2004, 07:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I don't even wanna know what could happen if you were to eat the oats dry. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br>Thanks.<br><br>Laughing at this though

[[old] anomad]

<!--QuoteBegin-jus gray+Nov 12 2004, 03:26 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (jus gray @ Nov 12 2004, 03:26 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Just a quick question as to what you people eat before and after training please?<br><br>I try and eat a bananna before and some tuna after but is this enough?<br><br>What do you`s eat?<br><br>Thanks. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br> I used to eat bananna's all the time cycling before the advent of power bars and all that. It took me a while to realize (nearly flat learning curve), but bananna's are one of few things guaranteed to make me sick during a workout.<br><br>Before: a small amount of something easy to digest. Would depend on how hungry I was and how hard the workout was going to be.<br><br>After: something with a protein component. same variables as above.<br><br>Make sure to stay hydrated!

[[old] luv2row0213]

I don't like to eat to close to rowing. . .it makes me ill. However, I do like pasta afterwards.

[[old] michaelb]

I eat dinner before I row. I don't recommend it. But then again, after the kids go to bed is the only time I really have to row. Knowing that I am going to row cuts down on how much I am willing to eat, so that serves a purpose as well.

[[old] Birdi]

Protein shake made with soy protein, any fruit, skim milk before or after, never seems to 'bog' me down. Also: nuts,seeds, fruits make easy snacks to take the edge off if you cant or dont want to eat much.

[[old] jus gray]

Thanks everyone for your repies, much apprechiated.

[[old] Tom_Pinckney]

I row at around 2:00 pm each day. I eat an apple about 30 minutes prior to training. This gives me energy at the start of my workout and lasts until the work out is over. Because it is a "slow-release" carbohydrate, I do not crash afterwards.<br><br>Eating things like candy bars, "work-out" bars, etc. result in a rapid rise in blood sugar - resulting in "crashing" afterwards. <br><br>

[[old] Ian.cox@oracle.com]

What you eat before the workout will really only stop you from feeling hungry. It takes some time for the food eaten to get into the muscles. However felling hungry while working out is definatley not good!<br><br>In terms of what to eat afterwards. You need to eat something fairly high in Carbohydrates 30 -50 g depending on your size within 1 hour of exercise to replace the stored carbohydrates you have used.