ty slothrop
Semi-Pro
probably the only place open late at night - you guys ever been to Indiana???
HAHA, I ate a McDonald's trio 2 hours before a swimming meet. I clocked my personal best in both the 50m and 100m freestyle which got me into the finals where I claimed second place. I dont' know if the McDonald's had anything to do with it, but it certainly didn't slow me down.
HAHA, I ate a McDonald's trio 2 hours before a swimming meet. I clocked my personal best in both the 50m and 100m freestyle which got me into the finals where I claimed second place. I dont' know if the McDonald's had anything to do with it, but it certainly didn't slow me down.
Some tennis players will never see the light, most will never party, have fun, eat good food, smoke,drink, etc etc. Alot more to life than tennis. LOL.
In the town where we have a tourney, Roddick arrived late on Sunday night by private plane after winning in the finals. He was going to Taco Bell but the guy with him recommended he come to my bar. this was around 2:00 and we opened the kitchen up for him. yea, he eats some fast food late at night. try finding something else at that time.
do i think this was the problem? No. i've had a study by Dr. Mike Bergeron who specializes in hydration. I suffer from ability to finish in EXTREME heat because my body uses too much energy and my strokes aren't efficient, think Roddick vs. Federer. The heat got him. some people don't handle it as well and as the guy said earlier, muscle works against you as it makes your body less efficient in extreme heat. Add inefficient, tight strokes and that's what happens to him. to combat this, drink Gatorade with water and try to eat crackers with honey at changeovers.
also, at tournaments where you play a long time in the heat, a good meal the night before is pizza and beer. this refills carbs and salt that you need. Think like a runner.
Lol it's amusing how your sentence stated Roddick flew in by private jet then he wanted to go to Taco Bell. Don't they have food in the hotel where he was staying or was it one of those with hourly rates? Or maybe wait until the morning and find something decent.
So you're saying that late night hotel food is better than a place like Taco Bell? I travel a lot, and from my experience, that isn't usually the case with room service. It's not like the best cook staff are working the 2:00 AM shift at the Hilton, and the hotel meals I've gotten at that time were no better than fast food... just more expensive.
I think raspell38120 makes a good point regarding the heat and hydration. Roddick seems to have done well in the heat in the past (5 setters in Australia), but he may have depleted himself in Indy this time... and Taco Bell probably wasn't the best way to refuel.