Playing football in an hour, haven't eaten - suggestions?

[PhillT]

I've been roped into playing a fairly casual game of indoor football, starting in one hour. I've just got in from work and haven't eaten for six hours, when I had a big ol' Subway.
Should I eat now and play on a full stomach, or eat afterwards and risk fainting in the penalty box? I know nothing of these things.
Thanks in advance, PH Nutri-boffins.

[Cara Van Man]

bananas and lucozade

[FPC]

I play football every week after work 7pm and eat when I get home afterwards. Usually have lunch at 12-1. Never an issue.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Hmm six hours is a long time to go without food, by now you should be needing a UN air drop of rice.

[Fats25]

I used to play after work every week - kick off between 1800 and 21:00. 18:00 would be football, then beer. 21:00 would be beer, and then football. Obviously more beer for later games.

We found (as a team) that we played the best after 2 to 3 pints of Stella. Next best was with no alcohol. Worst was with more than 3 pints of Stella.

Hope that helps........

[Dale19]

For future reference, blue charge from asda.

Always good for that extra kick when ive got a hard gym session planned.

[Neil_H]

Play in goal.

[Cara Van Man]

Neil_H said:

Play in goal.

I do this.

It's surprisingly physical if you play at a reasonable standard.....and I get kicked in the face lots.

Hence the head that looks like it's been malleted.

[BrabusMog]

Fats25 said:

I used to play after work every week - kick off between 1800 and 21:00. 18:00 would be football, then beer. 21:00 would be beer, and then football. Obviously more beer for later games.

We found (as a team) that we played the best after 2 to 3 pints of Stella. Next best was with no alcohol. Worst was with more than 3 pints of Stella.

Hope that helps........

[V8mate]

Curry.

Two large naans. One buttered, one peshwari.

You'll be fine.

[pokethepope]

V8mate said:

Curry.

Two large naans. One buttered, one peshwari.

You'll be fine.

Are you nuts? If you dont have a keema naan, you wont play at more than 80%. Keema makes all the difference dontyaknow.

[V8mate]

pokethepope said:

V8mate said:

Curry.

Two large naans. One buttered, one peshwari.

You'll be fine.

Are you nuts? If you dont have a keema naan, you wont play at more than 80%. Keema makes all the difference dontyaknow.

Only for strikers though; I thought the OP was going to be a goalie-lardarse

[PhillT]

Thanks nutritionists. After carefully considering your advice I went with not eating anything.
I'd not played for 15 years, and for the first 10 minutes I was scintillating, scoring two goals. Then I went into physical meltdown, got a ball in the face and bled for 10 minutes. Now feel like I ran a marathon.

But cheers, anyway.

[Mexico.]

Pork and apple pie!

[paul26982]

couple of lines of speed!

[andthensome]

tuna sandwich and lucozade

Can still see it to this day of a lad when i was younger wearing it all when he was playing football

[bleesh]

Cara Van Man said:

Neil_H said:

Play in goal.

I do this.

It's surprisingly physical if you play at a reasonable standard.....and I get kicked in the face lots.

Hence the head that looks like it's been malleted.

Cara Van Man you are Kryten/Robert Llewellyn AICMFP

[Ayahuasca]

Cara Van Man said:

Neil_H said:

Play in goal.

I do this.

It's surprisingly physical

It can't be surprising you every match, can it? After the first one I would have thought you knew.

[Neil_H]

Cara Van Man said:

Neil_H said:

Play in goal.

I do this.

It's surprisingly physical if you play at a reasonable standard.....and I get kicked in the face lots.

Hence the head that looks like it's been malleted.

Ah, so that's why it is.

I used to as well, but I always made sure we had at least 4 defenders in a five-a-side game

[underneath2424]

dibbers006 said:

Cara Van Man said:

bananas and lucozade

+1 and chocolate digestives. As many as you can snuffle till your mouth goes dry.

Job done.

Should see you right for a few hours.

Perfect answer this is. +1Banana is very good foods if you need to start excise quickly after eat.