what you eat before a game?

[pwrfwd26 0]

like the title say's. what do you guy's have for dinner before a night game and how many hours before will you eat?

(i did do a quick search. sorry if this has been posted.)

[All Torhs Team 0]

Before practices I'll eat a small super. But I have time to digest it since the rinks like an hour away.

Before games Ill eat a bagel or a muffin about an hour before the game.

Just tradition, dont really pay attention to all the carbs and stuff.

[gotdangles16 0]

two mcdonald snackwraps and a bawls energy drink

[Megamandan 0]

If it's an away game; the team has a buffet style meal at the hotel consisting of grilled/marinated chicken breasts, salad, rolls, pasta, alfredo/tomato sauce, oatmeal raisin cookies and water. If it's a home game we get a meal delivered to the rink and it's usually the same stuff, meatballs are sometimes substituted for chicken. Thats at 2:30 for a 7PM game and 3 for a 7:30PM game.

[ThePurpleCobra 0]

I have a book on nutrition and what it says and what i do is, eat a good breakfast like eggs and some protein,have an early lunch and load on carbs and say if your game is at 7 eat a good size meal at 3. Around 4 hours before. Pasta and alot of carbs will do you good. And remember its not just the day of you want to eat well, the day before should be mostly carbs. LOTS OF WATER

[hockeydoc 0]

The only meals I eat is 4 hours prior to game time, fluids 1-2 hour prior. Depending on how I feel I will have something high in sugar within 30 mins, but only a little, to wake me up. I don't usually run out of energy during games, but I sometimes am a slow starter, so the sugar rush seems to help.

I don't ever eat a lot of anything within 3-4 hrs of a game or I feel like ca-ca. :(

I also don't drink during most games, unless it's a 2nd or 3rd game in a row, like an Iron-man tourney or something.

[Jim A 4]

up until a couple years ago I could toss anything in my stomach before a game ...now I when I have a lot of 7PM games I take a later lunch..make it a bit bigger and then drink a Cytomax on the way to the rink (its not sugary like gatorade and doesn't sit in your stomach) for a little pick me up...I usually have something at the house easy to make after the game (ie rice and some prepackaged chicken)

[mac23 0]

Pasta the day before or anything high in carbs. Eggs for breakfast, light lunch and/or light dinner of salad or sandwich/small sub. Red Bull(s) in the locker room. And of course, lots of water.

[mack 44]

Same thing for years, same thing in the other threads of the same topic: toast and bananas.

[wk_style 0]

I eat some sort of pasta with beef or chicken. No later then 2 hrs before the game. Seems to work well for me.

[blueliner27 12]

Salad and lots of water. I used to eat apple and a yogurt but I've changed.

[Jarick 5]

A meal about 3 or 4 hours before game time...sometimes an apple or banana right before I leave for the game. And at least 8 - 10 glasses of water throughout the day so I'm hydrated.

I was eating a lot of pasta for my pre-game meal, and I had tons of energy, but started to get tired towards the end. This week I tried having a protein and veggies meal with no carbs and had a lot more energy. But then again my metabolism is slower than anyone else I know.

I'd try a carb-heavy meal one day and a protein-heavy meal another day and see how you feel. But don't eat for a few hours before the game as it slows you down and can make you feel sick.

[AnthonyJTa 0]

I play pretty late on Saturday nights (12:30am) so I try and have dinner in me, and cleaned up by 6pm. I usually go with grilled chicken w/ brocolli and ziti from my local pizzeria. They put the sauce on the side for me too, so I can skimp on it.... the alfredo usually makes me feel pretty heavy so I use a minimum, if even. Around 8pm, I'll have a natural peanut butter/banana/honey on 1 slice whole grain (whole wheat) bread, and lay down a bit. I'll have another one-slice PB sandwich when I get home (around 3am) or a ready-to-drink protein shake and hit the bed.

I've felt a lot better sticking to that than when I was chugging lo-carb or sugar free energy drinks.

[bulletproof_funk 0]

I'll eat a light meal 3-4 hours before a game and eat again afterwards. Pasta, rice, some veggies and meat in modest quantities. Too much or too soon and I get heartburn after the game. I also drink a modest amount of water beforehand. I avoid McD's and junk food beforehand as that seems to sit in my system and dehydrates me on top of that.

[marc_9 0]

i eat chicken and pasta about 2-3 hours before....and sometimes i have a PB and honey sandwhich or a bannana about 30-45 minutes before the game

[saba 0]

High protein low/no carb no simple sugars lots of h20 Accelerade when playing multiple games per night. Nothing post playing don't want the insulin spike

[BK 0]

Big Chineese food lunch with lots of water. Very small pasta dinner or powerbar with lots of water right before the game.

[mack 44]

I eat lightning and crap thunder.

[hockeydoc 0]

I eat lightning and crap thunder.

That's so odd, I eat thunder, and crap lightning. B)

[hockeydoc 0]

I eat lightning and crap thunder.

That's so odd, I eat thunder, and crap lightning. B)

Well it tastes and sounds like thunder, but then it feels like lightning..... :o

[hockeymom 2]

I have posted this link in other "what to eat" threads. It gives great information specificlly for hockey players in a simple and clear manner. The information applies to both women and men.

http://www.sheskateshard.com/nutrition.html

[willy0314 0]

PBJ on multi grain and 2 glass of milk 2 hours before game. Plenty of water after that.

[SB39 2]

Big meal 4 hours before, then honey 1.5 hours before, then tea continuously after that

[swede 49]

the same things that i eat every day. It doesn't matter if it is a game day or not..

Breakfast 5:00am : 6eggs, 3whole grain bread slices with tuna/ham/turkey, 10g creatine, 12oz water

AM snack 8:00am : Casein protein drink, 2bananas/2apples

Lunch 10:00am : Pasta/rice, grilled chicken/tuna/beef

PM snack 1:00pm : Same as AM snack

Dinner 4:00pm : Same as lunch

Pre workout meal 6:00pm : 25g whey protein, 50g maltodextrine, 10g KCG (a special creatine formula that blocks lactic acid), 1can Brazilian guarana (energy drink)

Ice practice/Powerlifting training/Game 7:00pm

Post workout meal 9:00pm : Recovery drink with 100g carbs, 25g protein, 10g creatine

Evening meal 10:30pm : whole grain cereals, yogurt, cottage cheese

Edit: all hours are in CET so dont get confused..

[top 0]

if i had a good game and i ate mcdonnalds well you know what mcdonnalds it is for the next one, i usually eat what ever gets me lucky or brought luck to me during a game.