What to eat?

[nikon]

I have the physical test on Thursday morning (pray for me cause I'm gonna need it - 9am EST).

What should I eat the night before and the morning of to help with energy; sustained energy? Something that's not gonna sit in me and "weigh" me down?

[I asked this on a bodybuilding forum I'm on too - just want to hear your recommendations]

Thanks guys/gals.

[acreature]

All I have ever heard, night prior to activity, is to load up on Carbs.

Other than that, don't eat a whole lot right before ;)

[TPDHellhound]

All I have ever heard, night prior to activity, is to load up on Carbs.

Other than that, don't eat a whole lot right before ;)

I agree. Make sure they're complex carbs... not candy bars. :D

Whole wheat pastas are good.

[Upandatem]

Other than that, don't eat a whole lot right before ;)

True, a good bowl of oatmeal and a banana or another piece of fruit should do the trick for most.

Myself on the other hand have eaten two bowls of oatmeal, two bowls of cereal, two glasses of orange juice, a yogurt, a banana, and a apple strudel and didn't have a problem.

Find out what works for you but whatevery you do, don't go on a empty stomach. ;)

[drummer-eman]

There is a pasta brand out there that is made with all the healthy copmplex carbs AND a ton of protein. Its made by Barilla and its called Barilla Plus. Good complex carbs and extra protein. Made it with a good sauce and eat it maybe 2-3 hrs before bed. Maybe grab a banana b4 bed. For breakfast, eat a bagel with a bunch of peanut butter on it or a good bowl of cereal and banana. Coffee is good BUT if your belly is in knots the coffee will go right thru you and you'll be on the john NOT on the track...
DONT eat McNastys Egg MCMuffin or anything like that:D

[nikon]

Thanks guys. Just for shizzle and giggles I thought I'd throw out there what the body builders mentioned.

I'm gonna check into the Barilla Plus - sounds good to me.

If it was me, I'd wake up at 6:30 and eat some oats with protein power and a splash of dextrose. Eat only the amount that will clear your stomach by 8:15 AM

About half an hour before the test started, I'd warm up and get the heart rate up to about 145 for about 5 minutes. Then I'd sip some watered down hammer gel (or any source of maltodextrin) waiting for the test. No more than 100-150 calories.

I'd warm up like that because I believe it lowers insulin secretion - I do not have any science to support this claim.

I'd sip the watered source of maltodextrin to avoid shunting blood to the stomach that aids digestion.

The maltodextrin source would be hammer gel because right now that's all I have.

As far as the night before goes, eat the usual to make sure you don't have problems falling asleep. I'm assuming the usual would be something that isn't high in fat or doesn't have a lot of high GI carbs and that you've consumed adequate carbs in the 72 hours leading up to it.

Be sure to taper off my training on the days leading up to the test to ensure complete recovery.

This is what I would do if I had to race at 9 AM. I'm assuming your test would be as grueling as the first 30 minutes of a mountain bike race.

[Hbs6]

Just dont pound too much food before hand and you will be fine. And get enough sleep, you will be surprised on how much a goodnights rest will do for you the night before and the night before that as far as athletic performance goes.

[Hbs6]

oh yeah and i dont know how you like caffiene but a cup of coffee in the morning might help ya a little...just a thought.

[nikon]

thanks guys - cross your fingers for me Thursday Morn..... I'm so nervous. I've kicked the wife to the couch for tonight and tomorrow night. Picked up some Brilla Plus for dinner tomorrow and gonna eat some oats with cinnamon Thurs morn and prolly puke due to stress and fright and nerves and excitement...did I mention fear?

Two years of hard work and 159 pounds lighter - we'll see how it goes......:D :eek:

[Abby]

So how did it go?

[Grift]

So how did it go?

Abby, see this thread
http://forums.realpolice.net/showthread.php?t=62128

but he's gonna KILL it next time!