So judging by my first meet I think I will have a difficult time eating during my next meet (in 2 days). If anyone has stomach issues when they are competing but has things that they can eat pretty easily let me know.
So far this is what I have planned.
Waxy Maize/BCAAS mix (drink throughout competition)
Slow carb and slow protein mix (drink before a long layoff)
Apples (eat if I want to eat something solid)
Any thoughts, advice, critiques of what I am doing, etc. is welcomed.
At the last powerlifting meet I went to I was severely dehydrated to make weight and damn tired due to a large party next door. My stomach wasn’t great and I couldn’t stomach the oats I brought so i ate two bananas a protein shake and put 150grams dextrose into a gallon of water. I drunk that coming up to lifting (2 hours after) as well as another 50 grams of dextrose in a drink bottle of water during lifting.
This literally brought me back from the dead as I had almost withdrawn, I got 2 pb’s.
Maybe it seems like bad advice but thats what I did and it worked.
After cutting my weight for comp, we use pedialite and gatorade plus some red bulls for energy. In terms of food- bananas (to help with cramping) and pb&j sammiches. Those help out a lot. Sometimes I just eat whatever I can get my hands on tho, but my stomach doesnt bother me too much…
I like chicken noodle soup (in a ready-to-go container) for the fluids and perservatives. I just drink it cold.
Other than that:
banana
powdered gatorade then mixed up with less crystals that instructions
peanut butter sandwiches
Some candy/pop and/or stimulant before deadlifts.
In general the fluids are most important to keep you from cramping, then food as you need it to maintain energy. The junk food/stimulants before deads is for quick energy, who cares if you crash afterwards.