Recommendations for an Energy Boost

[Barczar]

Now I know we are not supposed to exercise on this program, however, in my other life on the weekends I'm a lead singer in a classic rock n'roll band and I giver pretty hard on stage and probably burn more energy in an hour gig than a marathon runner! I know that I must sweat more!!

I sang a set with a band the other night as a guest singer and although I completed it I pretty much slept for the next 2 days as I wore me right out! That was only one set, not a 3 set typical evening! Now I'm just scared to get on stage and faint or worse if I push to hard.

Does anyone have any recommendations as to what combination of vitamins, food etc works best for them for the maximum energy boost within a certain time frame. For example if I took my vitamins and ate right before I got on stage, would that be better than taking them say a couple hours before etc. I am not at all looking to deviate from the programme and fill up with my regular redbull, orange juice and beer and whiskey chasers! I'm looking for the best cohens friendly option!

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated as my band and maybe even a fan or two thank you too! Cheers

[sundaymorningstaple]

The only thing I can see is possibly use your beef allowance and eat before getting on stage and maybe using your CB allowance as well before first set and maybe if timed right and 2.5 hrs has elapsed before your last set whack another CB allowance. Also you could look at using some of your fruit allowance during the break after the first set.

Meal 3 + Crispbread allowance before the 1st set
Fruit between 1st & 2nd set
Additional Crispbread allowance before 3rd set

Not much but maybe sing ballads?

[tommi]

Hi Barczar,

I have a similar problem, I play competition hockey plus training, and I made a mistake on the weekend of having my lunch after my game! I find a beef or tuna warm meal before I play helps provide me with energy, and then I have a piece of fruit afterwards to cool me down.

Good luck and keep on rockin'!
xoxo

[Barczar]

Thanks All,

Have y'all noticed a difference between warm and raw meals? Aside from the obvious, one is warm and one is cold? I mean more along the lines of a warm meal gives you more energy?

With the exception of my chicken and beef, which is cooked then cooled before put on my salads etc I haven't had a single warm meal on this programme yet, I've tried to eat the food that my pre-cohen food eats (Cows, Pigs, Chickens etc) and keep it raw. but if a warm meal is the trick then hell who am I to not try it?!

As for the ballads....um....I'm going to guess NO!

[sundaymorningstaple]

Having done some reading elsewhere, I noted in one article that drinking cold water is better than room temp or warm/hot water with trying to lose weight. The reasoning behind it is that the body has to use energy to warm up the water to body temperature. How true that is I'm not real sure but it does make sense. As when the body temperature drops the body starts a shivering mechanism to generate body heat to try to warm up.

If we use that analogy, then eating a warm/hot meal conserves the energy needed to warm it up thereby freeing up the body to use that energy to do other things like playing In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida during a particularly hard set! (just happening to be listening to it at the moment!)

So yes, I would think a warm meal would be better in delivering the goods to the bloodstream faster than a cold chicken salad. Having said that, maybe a hot fish dish would be better as it's more easily digestible that the heavier beef so would start breaking down to feed the system sooner.

'Food' for thought anyway......

[tommi]

On SMS's thoughtful post, I find a warm mix of tuna with tomato and onion and celery or mushroom helps my energy levels stay high without weighing me down
xoxo

[Barczar]

Food for thought eh?...hell I'll try it out! I had a little jam (the musical kind not the fruit kind) on Wednesday night and I was feeling pretty good energy level wise during the 45min or so that I was singing. Thursday - useless - not only did I not lose even a gram (leveled out as I always do the day after a gig) but I was so incredibly tired all day thursday I couldn't stand it any longer...loads of coffee just to get me through the day. Got to bed real nice and early and voila, nice modest little loss this am and feeling great! I will be sure to try out a little warm tuna mixture and post my results again after my next forseeable musical excertion!

Hopefully together we can find that magical formula to mix up our food and vitamins and water intake for that extra kick! Any other comments or suggestions from anyone else is appreciated as well!

Cheers