When running in a game, do you ever feel so tired and weak you just want a substitution? That\u2019s because you didn\u2019t fuel your body with the right foods before hand. Eating lots of protein and carbs on the day of the game won\u2019t help your energy and stamina. It all depends on what you eat a day or two before.
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“Eating lots of protein and carbs on the day of the game won\u2019t help your energy and stamina. It all depends on what you eat a day or two before.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to wcusc.org, the reason you feel nauseous right after eating a lot prior to game is because when working out, your blood rushes to the working muscles instead of your stomach. You end up being left with undigested food in you stomach, causing people to feel sick. Senior Alan Gao recommends drinking a gallon of water a day to be properly hydrated. \u201cI want to keep my routine at a gallon a day or 128 fluid ounces\u2026 it\u2019s all about consistency,\u201d he says. If you don\u2019t drink a lot of water, you could have headaches and feel weak throughout your game. Junior Skyler Hardt, a member of the Jamesville-DeWitt Varsity volleyball team says hydration is just as important as food. \u201cI think for any sport being hydrated is really important,\u201d she says. Hardt talked about how even volleyball players suffer with the effects of dehydration. \u201cPersonally I get headaches if I\u2019m dehydrated, so hydration is key.\u201d Hardt explains. Everyone knows that it is important to take in nutrition before games, but what most people don\u2019t know is that post-game nutrition is also essential to being a well performing athlete. Gao explained a special drink he has after races. \u201cI use this thing called R4 Endurox. It has a four to one carb to protein ratio\u2026 it\u2019s just the ideal ratio for recovery.\u201d Gao said. Cross Country and track Coach, Emily Rowles, agrees. \u201cAlways [eat foods with] protein within 30 minutes of finishing, [it] helps [with] recovery,\u201d said Coach Rowles. “So<\/strong> overall, staying away from desserts and oily foods will benefit you in the long run.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n J-DHS teams have pasta dinners because pasta, bread, and salad are all filled with carbohydrates, allowing athletes to gain lots of energy for the next day\u2019s meet or game. \u201cPasta is great, sauce is great, salad is awesome, especially salad with lots of colorful things inside, but avoid lots of desserts,\u201d said Rowles. There are also many options for people who are vegan or gluten free. Hardt is gluten free and she explains she mostly goes for salad and sometimes meatballs to give her the energy she needs. Fruit is also a good option because it is rich in carbohydrates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is always important to keep up with what you eat during the season as well as out of the season, but make sure to not be too strict. \u201cI think you are people and you are kids and you need to eat like you\u2019re people and kids, just with moderation and regulations,\u201d explains Rowles. <\/strong>So overall, staying away from desserts and oily foods will benefit you in the long run. <\/strong>\u201cStay away from super heavy desserts and anything that\u2019s super sugary and not super good for you,\u201d Hardt says. Throughout the duration of your athletic season, consuming proper nutrition is necessary in order to have an excellent performance. When running in a game, do you ever feel so tired and weak you just want a substitution? That\u2019s because you didn\u2019t fuel your body with the right foods before hand. Eating lots of protein and carbs on the day of the game won\u2019t help your energy and stamina. It all depends on what you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":7448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,25],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3799"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdrampage.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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