I like pies but...
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I like pies but...
Earlier on today I returned from a training run around lunchtime. Whilst having a nice sit down the thought struck me that I don't really know what to eat after a long run like that. In the end I had soup, bread and a banana. Although very nice I'm not sure that soup would hold any benefits in that situation. So I wonder if anybody can tell me what’s recommended. I’d assume that you’d need a quick energy boost followed by something more gradual.
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Ernie_Wise - yellow
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I heard that you need to get protein on board immediately after hard training sessions if you want to get any real benefit. I'd have thought that eating sugary foods for a quick energy boost would encourage the body to become reliant on sugar. (Having said that, I don tend to eat lots of biscuits/chocolate after running. Maybe I should stop...) In my mind getting fully rehydrated is the most important thing, continuing to drink lots of water for several hours after the run. I tend to drink about 3 to 4 litres a day now and have found that it significantly improves recovery times as well as eradicating cramp. Bananas are brilliant.
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Benjamin G wrote:I heard that you need to get protein on board immediately after hard training sessions if you want to get any real benefit.
I heard that when Kelly Holmes finished her olympic races - Sally Gunnell was waiting for her with a bag of cachew nuts so you could be right Ben - or maybe she just liked them and it made her run faster knowing they were waiting for her
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Mrs H. - nope godmother
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I'm sure Andy Kitch will post the answer.... but when I was working with the Squad I used to have constant discussions with Dr Douglas about food... good food, bad food & nice food:) Nice food is mostly bad food from a scientific viewpoint.... but liquid carbohydrate is preety horrible to eat.
I personally don't think you can go far wrong with bananas and some kind of sports drink... isostar / extran.... we always had a good supply of bannanas at the end of races for our runners and would make sure they got one as soon as they were across the line...... once warmed down and changed is was differant... the doughnuts were popular.... along with potato salad.
One of the Lithuanian girls that was over at a SEDS weekend a couple of years ago was amazed to be introduced to that great Scottish post run food.... a crisp sandwich....
I personally don't think you can go far wrong with bananas and some kind of sports drink... isostar / extran.... we always had a good supply of bannanas at the end of races for our runners and would make sure they got one as soon as they were across the line...... once warmed down and changed is was differant... the doughnuts were popular.... along with potato salad.
One of the Lithuanian girls that was over at a SEDS weekend a couple of years ago was amazed to be introduced to that great Scottish post run food.... a crisp sandwich....
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My favourite - thoroughly recommended...didn't know it was Scottish thoughgross2004 wrote:that great Scottish post run food.... a crisp sandwich....
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went to a talk by a sports nutritionist from B'ham Uni a couple of years ago. Bananas certainly featured as a good sports food, but their ripeness is critical. Best to eat them as ripe as you can bear, as the sugar to fibre ratio is optimal then, If you eat the firmer ones the fibre dominates (and sugar availability is low), which may have unplanned gut effects. Think I've remembered that right.
Apparently you can cause havoc in marathons if the banana sponsor gives you a big batch of the less ripe ones to dish out to all competitors!
Apparently you can cause havoc in marathons if the banana sponsor gives you a big batch of the less ripe ones to dish out to all competitors!
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It was suggested to me by a friend that it would be more beneficial to drink a something like a protein shake prior to exercising. Because of the amount of time it takes for the body to digest the protein you’ll be just getting the protein ‘hit’ as you finish exercising. What do people think?
Also the same friend will never eat carbohydrates and protein together and so he’ll eat carbohydrate type food in the morning and protein food in the evening. Apparently it improves your body’s performance at digestion, has anybody heard about this kind of diet and does it have a name? It’s quite amusing when we’re in Mac Donald’s and he asks for a big tasty without the bun.
Also the same friend will never eat carbohydrates and protein together and so he’ll eat carbohydrate type food in the morning and protein food in the evening. Apparently it improves your body’s performance at digestion, has anybody heard about this kind of diet and does it have a name? It’s quite amusing when we’re in Mac Donald’s and he asks for a big tasty without the bun.
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Yes - they also refer to it as "Food Combining" these days - the arguments for it are that carbohydrates and proteins require a different rate/type of digestion and so if you eat them together one or other group will not be digested at the optimum rate - they say you can eat vegetables with either group but not fruit - which should be eaten on its own (snack) as it digests very quickly and can start fermenting if left with other foods - Other claims for this diet are that it should eliminate mid -day tiredness and also cut flatulence
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I searched for it on the web and those were the benifits I found but are there any downsides? Couldn't seem to find any except the headache you'll get when trying to work out what to eat and when
And is it really any good for a sportsman?
And is it really any good for a sportsman?
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I've been thinking of giving it a go as I do suffer from indigestion a times (which it is meant to be particularly good at preventing for obvious reasons) I can't see that it should have any draw backs as you are not cutting anything out - it could be the answer to the stomach problems in the discussion thread.
I woiuld have thought that someone knowledgeable in that field could fine tiune it to suit the needs of active sports people with recommendations of when to eat which groups - but then what do i know
I woiuld have thought that someone knowledgeable in that field could fine tiune it to suit the needs of active sports people with recommendations of when to eat which groups - but then what do i know
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Mrs H wrote:
Indigestion, oh yeah, you mean you had severe flatulance. Blowing over little kids in the street and that.
I've been thinking of giving it a go as I do suffer from indigestion a times
Indigestion, oh yeah, you mean you had severe flatulance. Blowing over little kids in the street and that.
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