Hungry Much?

Do you get hungry often and go grab a snack to eat? Do you ever have a craving for McDonald's? Do you ever go to a birthday party and have birthday cake? Well before a swim meet you can't have any of that. If you want to swim fast then you will need to have a strict diet. Eating junk food won't cut it!

In a good diet you need carbohydrates, and protein the most. It is very important for you to get that. Carbohydrates gives you energy and protein replenishes your muscles.

It's not just important to watch what you eat, but also to watch what you shouldn't eat. At least two days before you swim an actual event, you should not eat meat. Even though meat has protein it doesn't have what you need to have good races. You should have other foods with protein in it at least two days before the meet. Another thing you should watch out for is dairy products! If you have any dairy before you swim, like milk, yogurt, smoothies, or any other dairy, it will upset your stomach, and will not make a good race, or a happy swimmer!

How long should you eat like this? Well you should eat extremely healthy around a week before your meet. Even when there are no meets, but still in training, you should eat healthy, but you can be more laid back. If you want to have GREAT health, not just for swimming, but for life you could always eat healthy, but laid back like you should when your in training, but have no meets going on at that time. It would also be good when your in a break because you won't be able to burn off the junk that you eat, even though a little is okay!

What you eat before a swim meet will effect the way you swim, so you should be cautious about what you eat!