What do you eat on the morning of competition?
Last comp I went really light on breakfast and felt weak.
Any suggestions for optimal pre-comp food?
Whatever you normally eat. Comp day is not the day to change things.
3 eggs, some bacon, and toast always works.
You guys don't load up on honey or carbs or anything like that?
I'm weird I guess, even when I was playing lacrosse I never ate before games and this continues through to Bjj at most I may do a protein shake
Depends on if I cut. Usually toast with Nutella and banana.
acai bowl...bananas, granola, qia, acai, apple juice, strawberries, and mango, and honey
depends if i weighed in night before. i like having a bagel with eggs.
Carbs
3 whole eggs, some oatmeal. Maybe a banana. I take bananas, muffins & water to the venue with me at a minimum.
oatmeal,take some oranges with you
Something to take my mind off my crushing hangover
Rolled oats, almond milk, protein powder, flax seed oil, honey, and raspberries or blueberries. I eat it cold, all mixed up, just like cereal. I call it sludge berry soup. It looks gross, tastes good, and gives me some fuel.
Philip Proctor - Whatever you normally eat. Comp day is not the day to change things.
this is true, hence the two bacon breakfast tacos from taco bell i had a couple weeks ago.
Thanks for the tips. Weigh ins are day of, but I'm light for my division, so a normal breakfast i.e. oatmeal, shouldn't be a problem.
Oatmeal
The last time I competed, I had a metrx type shake about 2 hours before, and wow. I'm never doing that again.
I was more concerned with not shitting myself than winning.
So yeah.
Brownies
I def wouldn't change up my diet much..Don't want the sh!ts or anything. I just adjust a little....cut down coffee from 2 cups to 1 and have a little extra fruit juice. I had a carton strawbana (orange, straberry, banana) juice with me during the day.... but none of it was very different than the usual for me.