I've been here just over a week. I've had volleyball sessions and lifting sessions at all different times throughout the day. The best thing is, we're done by 7pm each night. This is one of my first professional teams I've played on where I don't finish late. Now my eating habits will stay consistent and healthy. It's very important I eat well to keep up my energy and also for recovery. I need a proper balance of carbs and protein before and after each training session. This helps my muscles recover at a faster pace, allowing me to be prepared to go hard the next day again. Usually I will have a small amount of high protein yogurt (like greek yogurt, low in carbs and sugar) and a piece of fruit 1 hour before training. I like to play on a light stomach. After training, I'll have a recovery shake with a ration of 3:1 carbs:protein or if I've just lifted I'll have a protein shake. During training I'll typical snack on a banana to keep my level consistent.
Throughout the day, I try to eat smaller meals. It's in the evening where I pack on my calories. This is only because with 2 training sessions a day, with a few hours to recover in between, the smaller meals won't make me feel full at my next session. Breakfast right now is Wheetabix. Once I'm in my normal living situation, I'll have more protein in the morning such as eggs and toast or greek yogurt. Lunch is typically an omlette with some meat and veg. Dinner is whatever I spend time making. The balance I'll have each night is meat, veg and some carbs. As the season goes on, I'll post my favorite meals (I know you can't wait!)
The part in my nutrition that I feel benefits me most, is eating my protein and carbs before and after each session. I tend to recover well and am less tired. That's not to say I don't get sore and tired, I do!, but my window of recovery is smaller, taking less time to recover.
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