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I used to be a triathlete and I've run marathons.....
The SGM is completely on point. So is everybody else for that matter.
In the three days before you need to eat well. Focus on carbohydrate loading with pastas and rice. Then the morning of (this is what I do) drink 6oz Gatorade, half a cup of coffee, and a bagel with peanut butter.
Rise earlier and eat earlier. This HUGE.
If the bagel is too much then try eating a sports gel in the morning and cut the fluids listed above in half.
(I've also been known to eat two MREs prior to bedtime three days in a row prior to bedtime in lieu of carbo loading .)
The SGM is completely on point. So is everybody else for that matter.
In the three days before you need to eat well. Focus on carbohydrate loading with pastas and rice. Then the morning of (this is what I do) drink 6oz Gatorade, half a cup of coffee, and a bagel with peanut butter.
Rise earlier and eat earlier. This HUGE.
If the bagel is too much then try eating a sports gel in the morning and cut the fluids listed above in half.
(I've also been known to eat two MREs prior to bedtime three days in a row prior to bedtime in lieu of carbo loading .)
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I will confirm this advice as well. I am an Exercise Physiologist by academics, and enjoy nutrition and long distance running myself. Most expert trainers will say, because it is backed by science, that carb loading is 3 days prior and tapers off leading up to the event. 3 days before a long race or hard endurance event you take in 20% more carbs than normal. The next day slightly less than 20%, etc. The night before is your lightest of your carb loading, focusing more on clean foods that will be easy on the digestive system. It takes your body a few days to store the carbs, which is why 3 days prior is key. Hydration is huge, and also takes a few days to build up. Waking up early before the test to get in some fluids, a small snack, and some light stretching a few hours before the event just polishes the process off.
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Don't try anything new. The day of the APFT is not the time to experiment. I like a good meal the night before and hopefully a good bowel clearing as well. The morning of I may do a carb drink a couple hours out then only water, and not filling up on either. Ensure you are hydrated but not full. Remember the events are not real endurance but are two, two minute muscle burn outs then two miles that won't (or shouldn't) be super long, not like a ten mile ruck or a half marathon, where carb loading is really needed starting days ahead of time.
Do your rock drills. If you can perform your practice PFT on a boiled egg and a Yoohoo and feel great after then more power to you and good luck. As you get older, the diet has to change too.
Do your rock drills. If you can perform your practice PFT on a boiled egg and a Yoohoo and feel great after then more power to you and good luck. As you get older, the diet has to change too.
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Half a bagel (or mini-bagel) with peanut butter...your body needs some fuel before working out.
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