eating healthy and playing better

I have a very good friend, who is also a far better player than I am. He swears by eating just fruit and granola bar-type snacks on tourney day. The few times I get to play in an actual tourney, I fail to plan ahead like he does...

League nights are always a case of me running to the room from work, and as such I usually end up eating the usual bar fare. I have made a conscious effort to cut down on both the food and the beer, and I can tell the difference. Not that I play very well in either instance, but I do feel better when I cut back :p

Good topic, cleary.
 
All I want to know is where Cleary gets his apples and bananas from..... They must be the nuts!
 
Didn't your mother's make you wait an hour after you ate before you could get back in the pool? Same thing here, your food has to digest and that takes a while. You may not get cramp's,but there can be an unpleasant to full feeling. Small snacks are better.
 
cleary said:
Anyone that knows me, knows I love to eat.....

Last night, I just had an apple for dinner right before our pool league playoffs and I played very well.....
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This is a joke, right? :wink:


Eric >apple juice=natural caffeine, with no jitters
 
sharing your food is an awesome idea. most people eat until they are full, but you don't really NEED to fill your stomach...you just need enough of a meal to function!! there's also a mental diet that involves weight loss by eating half of everything you eat everyday...but imo that diet is just wasteful.

scratchs said:
I try an get a good nights rest.then in the morning I'll have a cup of coffee,an take my dogs for a walk to get my energy levels up,that an wake up.
I'm roughly 240 but not really fat..not looking for date thank you.
I'll show up get signed in,grab a whiskey an coffee,then look at the lunch menu..have a look around an see who I'm going to share my meal with..I don't like to throw food out,an I know who'll will take half of what I order..this way I can eat what ever I want
An not feel sluggish..when I'm playing, I just snack a little,drink a little..an throw a little water in there between drinks..an go for strolls.I use to play with a damn good shooter,an the only reason I think he shot with me was, I'd feed him twice a week.
Best of luck to you in your next tournament.
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paulempor said:
I heard you saying something about eating these special apples and bananas that make you place higher.....:thumbup:

Thats all I got out your OP... lol
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LOL. Nothing special about them. I just tend to play better when I eat fruits rather than a burger before I play, even if the burger isnt filling. Especially when playing a lot of sets. The energy helps my thinking and playing. Maybe its just me, but I've done a lot of trial and error.
 
Not so much what you ate?

cleary said:
Anyone that knows me, knows I love to eat. And I don't exactly like salads if you know what I mean. I'm a terrible dieter. But over the past two months I've been experimenting with the way I eat the days I play pool. I've heard Mika talking about the importance of how you eat affecting your game so I decided to see if it holds any weight. One of the biggest factors was the way I play in all day tournaments. Over the summer we had the 1st George SanSounci memorial tournament. I started the day in stroke and playing real good. That morning I had a banana before the tournament started and honestly wasn't sure why. A greasy mcdonalds sausage & cheese on a biscuit would have been much better! But for lunch, I had a burger. In the 3rd round on the winner side, I started playing sluggish. I lost, went to the loser side and went into a coma. Ended up 16th out of 96 and in the money. But looking back on that day, I really think what I ate affected my play.

So over the past two months I've had days where I eat my normal burritos, burgers, pizza, etc.. and days where I'll eat a salad for lunch and an apple for dinner. The last all day tournament I played in, I brought nothing but apples and bananas. I didn't win, but I played very well.

Last night, I just had an apple for dinner right before our pool league playoffs and I played very well.

Anyone else do this or figure this out? I really think I'm on to something here. If it can help my game, I may just eat apples 24/7!
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It's what you didn't eat. You didn't eat anything that went into you system real fast.

Any diabetic would know why.

Could you imagine eating a great big thanksgiving dinner with mashed potatoes, dressing, pumpkin pie and fruit salad. Then trying to play a pool tournament.

You can still eat what you did before just not as much.

But it's really hard when you order your food and the portions are so big and your used to eating that much.

During a tourny your better off eating a little bit about every 2 hours. Your body will tell you if you need more.

if you do need a little more food and you eat your body will put it to good use instead of trying to store it.

Just like trying to keep a fire going without putting too much wood on the pile. To much wood and the fire is out of control.

Same with your body and the food..............

Good luck geno..........
 
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Man, if I had a tournament to play and decided to eat a burger, I would've had "the itis" as they call it in my workplace. I would need a nap before I can play that tournament.

But salads can be tasty. I find grilled chicken ceasar salads are filling and tasty!
 
I love food, I mean actually love it, and I eat terrible stuff, burgers once or twice a week, alfredo pasta once a week and plenty of other things. I appear thin and fit on the outside but do not always feel so great, I work out and feel much better that I am doing something with all those calories and my game likes it too. I know if I started eating better I might even feel better than I do now but damn its tough. :cool:
 
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