2007-11-03 04:29:36 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
If you go back a few years (like 30 or so) when I was a younger person playing hockey 3 or 4 times a week, I researched this. First, for your own sake don't eat too close to the game. The reason is, I broke my wrist playing and had eaten about an hour before I stepped on the ice. When I got to the hospital, I had to sit for a good 4 hours before they would sedate me and set the broken bones because of the risks of vomiting and aspirating, due to the fact I had not fully digested the contents of my stomach. Second, the Russians released a research paper that said eating garlic before the game was a very big performance booster. Garlic once in the blood stream improved overall performance because it assisted in increasing the oxygenation of the blood which means you didn't get tired as fast.
Okay my two cents worth. No, I'm not a doctor and if someone from the medical field can dispute my info, I would recommend you go ahead and follow their advice as mine is obviously then out of date.
2007-11-03 05:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
depends when you're eating. if i have a morning game, pasta is good night before. you definitely want carbs. i try to eat meals that have a carb like rice a meat and a vegetable most of the time and that works before games, too. i like to eat about three hours before the game earlier and i am starving. if u have a slower metabolism you can eat earlier and maybe have a snack two hours before. sandwiches on thick whole grain bread with some fruit or something is a good lunch for an afternoon game. you just want plenty of carbs but also some balance. if you like it, shredded wheat has more carbs than most cereal but not much sugar, and i think the frosted kind tastes really good. i like that for breakfast. also, if you're on the road or something and you eat only like two hours before game time, pasta will not have enough time to digest and give you energy. go for something more balanced with quicker carbs, maybe some fruit for some fast-burning sugars - the sandwich meal is a good choice here and easy to get at subway or whatever if you're in a hurry.
2007-11-03 07:23:31 · answer #2 · answered by hockey=life 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Pasta
2007-11-03 08:13:10 · answer #3 · answered by hooah89d 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lots of spaghetti or other pasta with a salad. Thatll give you carbs and lots of energy. Drink water or Gatorade with it. Definatly stay away from pop and milk before games.
2007-11-03 12:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by captobvious1231 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most of the pros go for the carbs in pre-game meals these days, so you are usually talking pasta. In the old days it used to be steak, before nutritionists realized how many carbs you burn in a game and the related blood-sugar plunge you could experience.
2007-11-03 04:45:38 · answer #5 · answered by Paul O 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
At 2pm on game days, the Toronto Maple Leafs eat a chicken meal when playing at home.
2007-11-03 05:12:46 · answer #6 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yves hot dogs and sauerkraut on a big hoagie bun with lots of mustrard and fried onions. Oven-baked potato wedges with fresh ground pepper and tons of ketchup. A big, cold pale ale (not a lager). No dessert, you can get treats at the game.
2007-11-03 06:07:26 · answer #7 · answered by KB 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Depends. Are you playing or watching? If watching, a 7 course meal is usually in order. I recommend a hot dog and a six pack of beer.
2007-11-03 05:49:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Martin Brodeur eats plain spagetti before every game.
2007-11-03 04:44:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
I would have suggested chicken and pasta until i seen LITY's answer. Now I'll just say pasta.
2007-11-03 08:00:38 · answer #10 · answered by cme 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋