tmm99
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I am an avid indoor volleyball player. I am no longer w*rking, so I have been playing volleyball Monday, Wednesday and Friday and each session lasts for about 1.5 to 2.5 hours, and sometimes, without much break except for very short bathroom breaks. I am too short to block (I am female and the coed volleyball uses men's net height), so my energy usage is definitely lower than guys who are tall enough to block, but still, it is a lot of workout - I think it is a bit like low intensity interval training.
Anyway, usually one hour into it, I start feeling drained (I do eat about an hour before the play), and some of the time I get a slight blurry vision - both of which I found goes away if I eat some carbs. (I was branded as a prediabetic a few years ago, although my numbers got better when I started exercising a little. I am not really overweight except around my tummy 5'5 128lbs) I eat carbs (sugary stuff, rice, pasta, etc) and have no problem with my blood sugar (no spikes or my numbers going too low) during playing volleyball, or after playing volleyball (up to a whole day or maybe even more depending upon how hard I have played.) I don't do well with starchy food at other times so I *try* to restrict my starchy food intake when I am not exercising as much.
Anyway, I started eating granola bars while playing and that totally takes care of the tired/blurry eye problem while playing, but I don't enjoy those bars at all (They are so yucky sweet). I have tried bananas and they seem to work as well too (and I enjoy the taste) although it gives me a slight stomach discomfort some of the time. I see some players drinking sugary drinks with electrolytes like Gatorade, but I don't think I would like to drink something like that at all. (I do not consume sugary drinks at all.)
What do you eat?
I just love being able to play my favorite sport so often now, which I couldn't have possibly done when I was working since it takes a lot out of me and I need time to recuperate (The maximum I've done when I was working was 2 nights of league volleyball per week and that was when I was in my early 40's. I might have been able to do more but I needed time to come down from the high and I usually ended up not being able to go to sleep until very late after playing volleyball) I cannot believe I have actually improved a bit at this age (accuracy and reaction time)- Reaction time doesn't seem to correlate with age, or just doing it every other day keeps my reaction time more sharpened or something?
OK, I am rambling now.
Anyway, would you share what you eat? Thank you!
Anyway, usually one hour into it, I start feeling drained (I do eat about an hour before the play), and some of the time I get a slight blurry vision - both of which I found goes away if I eat some carbs. (I was branded as a prediabetic a few years ago, although my numbers got better when I started exercising a little. I am not really overweight except around my tummy 5'5 128lbs) I eat carbs (sugary stuff, rice, pasta, etc) and have no problem with my blood sugar (no spikes or my numbers going too low) during playing volleyball, or after playing volleyball (up to a whole day or maybe even more depending upon how hard I have played.) I don't do well with starchy food at other times so I *try* to restrict my starchy food intake when I am not exercising as much.
Anyway, I started eating granola bars while playing and that totally takes care of the tired/blurry eye problem while playing, but I don't enjoy those bars at all (They are so yucky sweet). I have tried bananas and they seem to work as well too (and I enjoy the taste) although it gives me a slight stomach discomfort some of the time. I see some players drinking sugary drinks with electrolytes like Gatorade, but I don't think I would like to drink something like that at all. (I do not consume sugary drinks at all.)
What do you eat?
I just love being able to play my favorite sport so often now, which I couldn't have possibly done when I was working since it takes a lot out of me and I need time to recuperate (The maximum I've done when I was working was 2 nights of league volleyball per week and that was when I was in my early 40's. I might have been able to do more but I needed time to come down from the high and I usually ended up not being able to go to sleep until very late after playing volleyball) I cannot believe I have actually improved a bit at this age (accuracy and reaction time)- Reaction time doesn't seem to correlate with age, or just doing it every other day keeps my reaction time more sharpened or something?
OK, I am rambling now.
Anyway, would you share what you eat? Thank you!