Martial arts paste before practicing

I’m not a fan of jumping on all the nutritional bandwagons to aid my martial arts training. Although I still eat too much, I’ve found that sound nutrition principles work better than spending a fortune on supplements or current fads. One particular tip that really works for me has to do with.

eat pasta before exercising

For a long time, runners ate carbs before working out. I think his theory was: “Easy in, easy out.” They found that carbohydrates such as pasta and rice were more easily burned by the body during an athletic workout.

I have no idea if this idea is still fashionable. Like I said, I don’t keep up with current nutritional fads.

When I switched to eating a small bowl of spaghetti before a martial arts session, I seemed to have more energy. Eating a large meal, with meat as the main course, produced the opposite effect; I could barely move after eating, let alone engage in non-stop repetitive kicking or punching exercises.

energy drink blues

I think eating some pasta is much better than pouring caffeine into your body before you work out. Any type of energy drink, for whatever reason, makes me nervous.

The one time I tried to exercise with caffeine in my system, I felt like my body couldn’t come up with its best responses. I was too nervous; my time was off.

Note: I have never been a big caffeine drinker. I like hot chocolate and cold chocolate milk, but I’m not a fan of coffee or tea. It is simply a personal preference, nothing more.

I’ve heard that after an energy drink wears off, the body often goes into a crash, a body under. Would you not agree that this is undesirable?

Martial artists, be good to yourselves.

A small bowl of pasta is easy on the body. It’s also easy to prepare; I just boil water, add some noodles, and ten minutes later, I have a bowl of steaming pasta in a colander.

A little butter and a pinch of salt or some herbal seasoning, and I’m “good to go.” (“Good to go” = Ready to practice martial arts.)

The only ingredient I leave out is garlic. Most of the time it’s okay to add garlic, but not before a training session with other practitioners present. I love garlic, but not when I have to practice martial arts near my classmates or students.