A triathlon plan is comprises several areas. Good training is absolutely necessary, as is tactical structuring.
Likewise, a bad diet plan can spoil your training, whereas a healthy diet will make your training easier and improve your performance.
How many times have you heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Today, the triathletes of the BH Team will tell you what their ideal breakfast is before a training session.
Catriona Morrison
Before training I have…
Before a long training session, which requires a lot of energy, I have oats and honey, bananas and almonds for breakfast.
For shorter or lighter training sessions after breakfast, I take things that are easier to digest, like home-made bread toast with honey, nut butter or jam.
Why all this stuff for breakfast?
Well, what you take for breakfast depends on the time and duration of your training session. The two different breakfasts I’ve told you about provide all the energy I need while avoiding a stuffed belly.
Hektor Llanos
Before training I have…
If I go out training early in the morning and don’t have much time, I take a light breakfast just to stave off hunger: yoghurt (soy), fruit or toast.
And after training I eat…
After a full training session, I have a full breakfast.
Here’s my typical breakfast:
Fruit (300-400g)
Soymilk (200-400g)
Cereals (organic, sugar-free, 75-100g)
Bread, olive oil
Occasionally, a cup of coffee
Why all this stuff for breakfast?
This breakfast has all the nutrients I need to start off to a good day.
Nicholas Ward
Before training I have…
My breakfast will vary with the type of training in the morning and what I’ll do the rest of the day.
Sometimes, when I go training early in the morning or before short training sessions, I have a very light breakfast. Some other times I just drink a coffee and eat a banana or an energy bar.
And after training I eat…
Back from training, I like to have a good breakfast, with healthy, low-fat, varied food:
Mix of wholegrain cereals (oats, muesli, Weetabix, corn flakes…), honey, soymilk or low-fat milk
Fresh or freshly squeezed fruit with protein powder supplements: kiwi, orange, banana…
Black coffee, toasted wholegrain bread, healthy cold meats or egg for proteins (chicken or turkey breast, soft cheese or low-fat cheese)
Jam or Nutella spread
Why all this stuff for breakfast?
Before a long or exacting training session in the morning, I have breakfast before going out. I have cereals, fruit or just a black coffee, that is, a light breakfast so as not to be on a full stomach.
I have a variety of breakfasts, one for each type of training: Some training sessions require more food than others.
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