Do you take any supplements pre- or intra-padel?
For me:
• I'll have a banana and If I’m feeling very tired, I’ll take a dextrose tablet or just before the match starts
• I usually take dextrose tablet near the end of the 1st set, so it kicks in before the 2nd set
• Main drink is water with creatine
• Occasionally I’ll use a Lucozade Energy instead
Curious what everyone else does: carbs, electrolytes, caffeine, or just water?
Trenobolone mainly. My viboras improved by 600% in a month.
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A part from jokes, I can tell what doesn’t work and even makes me worse. I tried taking redbull or caffeine based pre workouts before padel games to improve my reaction time, but it actually made me more nervous and increased the amount of mistakes I did.
Timing of creatine intake seems to matter much less than consistency over a long period. With daily use, muscle creatine reaches steady-state levels after roughly 3–4 weeks.
I use hydration/electrolyte drink through out a game. Maybe pair it with plain water if I need more liquid.
Then I usually have an energygel, that I take through out the game on breaks.
Key is to use electrolytes and energy consistantly thru the game to keep energies from dropping.
Now - is this strictly necessery, probably not. Especially during friendly games but I like it and feels good. So why not.
Having a banana instead of an energy gel probably gives more or less the same effect.
Amino acids, sugar and salt. Sip before and throughout. 2-3 hour sesh. It’s mostly the salt and sugar at that point. Protein shake after if my meal isn’t already meat heavy.
I just keep thinking about all those studies that are showing supplements don’t contain what the label indicates. One found around 40 percent did not contain a detectable amount of the ingredient listed. Half displayed the wrong amount, and 12 percent were found to contain illegal additives. Now I’m wondering how to find reputable supplements
Multi-grain toast with peanut butter and sliced banana, or fig/strawbery jam does the trick for me. I sweat a ton, so I either make or buy a drink with electrolytes to drink during/after the game.
I drink electrolytes during the game, I have Dextro tablets for some sugar and I usually bring a müesli bar for tournaments. I have a really hard time eating anything when I play, though
