[Sca-cooks] Fighter nutrition, was Left=hand sugar

[Edouard de Bruyerecourt]

"Laura C. Minnick" wrote:

> >From what I have seen, the fighters who: A- eat well off the field as a
> regular thing, and/or B- carbo-load the day before; will do better than
> the guys who eat like college students all week, and then expect a
> protein-laden day-board to 'make them feel good'. At best they won't
> notice any difference- less than best they'll feel sluggish and laden.
> Or off the field with helmet off, worshipping the bushes...

I'm starting to think of it in an the analogy of a long car trip, but
you can only get ten gallons a day, even though you have a fifteen
gallon tank. Carbo-loading would be cutting back on your driving for the
three days before so as not to run the tank too empty, as well as
loading on a 5 gallong jerry can or two each day. 'Normal' would be
filling up before you left, driving until the needle got low, and
looking for a station to refill. 'SCA-typical' at least for the
non-athlete fighter, would be not bothering to stop for gas on the way
out of town but taking the time to buy a case of 'emergency fuel' cans,
driving until the car runs out, and then throwing in a can or two of
'emergency fuel' until you run out again. Then another can or two.....

> 'Lainie
> -cranky again- who ordered this rain?! I didn't order any rain! And no,
> I don't want any Twisty-Bread...

Hey, I got _snow_! :)

Edouard
Who just took a propane firefighting class and has nifty bits of trivia
about dimethymethane.