Diet of an AFL player

[Bazzar]

Here is Melbourne's Tom McDonald talking about his low carb diet.

[Dr Zee is the Melb club doctor]

 

[demondavey]

i think you "can" have carbs (fruit and veg not included) in the morning but for best results you shouldn't

You have got to be pulling me off? 'Best results you shouldn't'?

Wrong, just wrong..

 

[mcuzzy]

You have got to be pulling me off? 'Best results you shouldn't'?

Wrong, just wrong..

For fat loss. He's actually spot on.

 

[Cotchin 9]

Here is Melbourne's Tom McDonald talking about his low carb diet.

[Dr Zee is the Melb club doctor]

Seems to be working.

 

[Bazzar]

Seems to be working.

And Dr Zee's Facebook is good to follow.

 

[Cotchin 9]

And Dr Zee's Facebook is good to follow.

Link?

 

[Bazzar]

Link?

https://www.facebook.com/DrZeeEasyHealth?fref=nf

[Edit, don't let the political first post turn you off. In all the time I have been following this page it has largely been a politic free zone]

Also another Melbourne based Facebook I really like Acacia Health

https://www.facebook.com/acaciahealth

 

[mcuzzy]

Coincidence that this has been Tom's best season? He is developing and Melbourne seem to be a little bit better in general now, so hard to tell.

 

[TheDyerLegacy]

Coke and ice.

 

[Damon_3388]

Coke and ice.

skinfolds

 

[saj_21]

I am always intrigued by people's obsession with knowing AFL bench press, squats and diets etc. What works for them isn't necessarily going to work for you, even though the are AFL players what they do might not be the best process.

For mine the majority of players would have little idea about actual nutrition (just like society in general) Secondly the clubs would hire nutritionist to spoon feed (pardon the pun) players meal plans. Lastly a players diet is only minor factor in what kind of players they actually are, if Gary Ablett or Nat Fyfe ate KFC before a game im sure they'd still kill it but there consistency would suffer. My point being diet is a part of the 1%er's that make a good player better, just like recovery etc. But a player switching to a particular diet and becoming a plodder to superstar is more coincidence than causation.

Take Steve Smith for Australia as an example, he has been on the LCHF diet for 2-3 years now, but i don't think is the contributing factor towards him becoming a great test batsmen, its just his natural development of his talent and hard work. His diet may take him from 98% potentional to 100% potential.

About 3/4 years in 2011/2012, those two seasons i played some of my best footy. My diet was terrible and i was your typical skinny fat bloke, didn't go the gym, i would drink plenty of beers saturday night followed by fast food that night and the next day. Potato chips and soft during the week, no structured meals. Fast forward 3-4 years, my meals are structured, getting enough protein intake, barely drink and fast food is one smaller meal on a Saturday night. My footy output is no different.

Secondly with weights, if you are like me and you play footy and do weights, you really need to pick a preference towards your goal. For mine i want to keep developing lean muscle, my training isn't geared towards improving my footy. A body building type routine is not really beneficial at all towards footy, it won't do any harm (it may reduce your training ability slightly if you have DOMS). But if footy is 100% our focus, you need to do some footy specific training.

To summarise, pick your goal, experiment a little with diets and training and you will find a system that suits your goals.

 

[Adz]

I am always intrigued by people's obsession with knowing AFL bench press, squats and diets etc. What works for them isn't necessarily going to work for you, even though the are AFL players what they do might not be the best process.

For mine the majority of players would have little idea about actual nutrition (just like society in general) Secondly the clubs would hire nutritionist to spoon feed (pardon the pun) players meal plans. Lastly a players diet is only minor factor in what kind of players they actually are, if Gary Ablett or Nat Fyfe ate KFC before a game im sure they'd still kill it but there consistency would suffer. My point being diet is a part of the 1%er's that make a good player better, just like recovery etc. But a player switching to a particular diet and becoming a plodder to superstar is more coincidence than causation.

Take Steve Smith for Australia as an example, he has been on the LCHF diet for 2-3 years now, but i don't think is the contributing factor towards him becoming a great test batsmen, its just his natural development of his talent and hard work. His diet may take him from 98% potentional to 100% potential.

About 3/4 years in 2011/2012, those two seasons i played some of my best footy. My diet was terrible and i was your typical skinny fat bloke, didn't go the gym, i would drink plenty of beers saturday night followed by fast food that night and the next day. Potato chips and soft during the week, no structured meals. Fast forward 3-4 years, my meals are structured, getting enough protein intake, barely drink and fast food is one smaller meal on a Saturday night. My footy output is no different.

Secondly with weights, if you are like me and you play footy and do weights, you really need to pick a preference towards your goal. For mine i want to keep developing lean muscle, my training isn't geared towards improving my footy. A body building type routine is not really beneficial at all towards footy, it won't do any harm (it may reduce your training ability slightly if you have DOMS). But if footy is 100% our focus, you need to do some footy specific training.

To summarise, pick your goal, experiment a little with diets and training and you will find a system that suits your goals.

What would be a good ratio from lifting weights to cardio for an "AFL type" body?

 

[Taylor]

So footy specific training is chest press, bench, triceps, squats and dead lifts?

Purely functional uses?

What do you eat for breakfast if not carbs? Aren't oats carbs?

 

[Bazzar]

So footy specific training is chest press, bench, triceps, squats and dead lifts?

Purely functional uses?

What do you eat for breakfast if not carbs? Aren't oats carbs?

Fat and protein.

 

[Hellgood]

Coincidence that this has been Tom's best season? He is developing and Melbourne seem to be a little bit better in general now, so hard to tell.

I think we have been following the basic methodology of LCHF for a year or two.

saj_21 post sums it up superbly - shouldn't be solely attributed for our rise and would be ridiculous to suggest it's the reason behind our horrendous year so far.

 

[saj_21]

What would be a good ratio from lifting weights to cardio for an "AFL type" body?

This is kinda my point, do you want the look of an AFL player or the performance of an AFL player. I could get you looking better than 80% of AFL players with very minimal cardio. From experience i'd say you want to 2 weight sessions a week and 4 cardio sessions a week.

So footy specific training is chest press, bench, triceps, squats and dead lifts?

Purely functional uses?

What do you eat for breakfast if not carbs? Aren't oats carbs?

CptKirk is your man when it comes to footy specific weight training.

But i don't eat LCHF, so oats are apart of my diet. Main thing for me when it comes to eating on game day is not to over eat i hate playing footy/exercising in general on a full stomach.

 

[estibador]

Take Steve Smith for Australia as an example, he has been on the LCHF diet for 2-3 years now, but i don't think is the contributing factor towards him becoming a great test batsmen, its just his natural development of his talent and hard work. His diet may take him from 98% potentional to 100% potential.

And conversely, switching to LCHF hasn't helped Shane Watson learn how to get his pad out from in front of the stumps... or how to judge his referrals any better.

 

[Bazzar]

And conversely, switching to LCHF hasn't helped Shane Watson learn how to get his pad out from in front of the stumps... or how to judge his referrals any better.

Dr Peter Bruckner said in the Tim Noakes interview that his demeanor has improved out of sight, his grumpiness at times was terrible and he jokingly said he is now a good bloke to be around.

 

[estibador]

Dr Peter Bruckner said in the Tim Noakes interview that his demeanor has improved out of sight, his grumpiness at times was terrible and he jokingly said he is now a good bloke to be around.

If only more posters on the main board would switch to LCHF.

 

[mcuzzy]

Some of the young tiges (trying to) cook up a storm.