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I have been pretty consistently a lucazade sport man. However, a colleague pointed out that this was only helpful if consumed an hour before the game. Instead, it was better to drink berroca boost or something similar. Energy plus guarana (however it is spelt) plus caffiene.

Going to give this a try. Anyone else use this sort of drink during their games?
 
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Guarana and Caffeine? All of a sudden my addiction to Monster energy drinks looks to have a positive side to it! ;)
 
IMO those energy drinks will just cause you to crash midway through a half...though I guess they work for some people.
I use water and a powerade or something. I might bring an energy drink and have a small amount to try and perk up mentally if I'm feeling tired, but only very little.
 
In an hour and a half game you really don't need any extra glucose... your body carries plenty of energy for what is mainly aerobic exercise. I personally hate lucozades etc and don't believe in them at all... All of the studies supporting the use of them are funded by the companies themselves and often take shortcuts to skew data in favor of lucozades branding and against accuracy... Caffeine tablets on the other hand i have used on occasion, however found very little benefit from them either.... I suppose its all psychological
 
Good nights sleep,toast for breakfast,cup coffee so i know i will be awake.....at my age thats good enough......been ok so far....:confused: ....Edit.. and a bottle of water for the match proceedings.
 
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Bottle of water on way to match. At venue,Gatorade or Lucozade, few sips pre KO and then big drink at half time, finished off after full time. Might do it the other way round now if SM is correct.
 
Not used it when reffing, but before a half marathon or a 10k race I usually have a shot of beetroot juice an hour and a half before hand. It's absolutely rank but proven to help with endurance.

http://www.beet-it.com/ - this is a concentrated beetroot juice that helps to avoid the toilet trips that regular beetroot juice can supposedly encourage, i've never had a problem with it except the taste.

http://www.runnersworld.com/nutrition-for-runners/beet-juice-how-much-and-when - more info on the benefits.
 
Have porridge and then a banana en route / half hour from k/o - porridge is great for diffusing hunger whilst doing exercise and the banana as we all know is great for slow releasing energy

Besides that, in a Lucozade and water man too - Half a 'Zade 1/2 hour from kick, rest at full time to stock up all that glucose
 
A nice coffee before kick-off goes down well, nothing at half time and a lager afterwards work well for me.

Not to good for a referee, but perfect for an assessor
 
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Science in sport short chain carb drink 2 hours pre kick off, aswell as a berocca type vitamin C and B drink. 250ml SIS Isotonic drink 30 mins pre match and around 250ml of water. 250ml isotonic and 250ml water at half time. Protein and carb drink post match to stop DOMS and make sure I dont have any after effects if I have another game the next day.
 
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Not used it when reffing, but before a half marathon or a 10k race I usually have a shot of beetroot juice an hour and a half before hand. It's absolutely rank but proven to help with endurance.

http://www.beet-it.com/ - this is a concentrated beetroot juice that helps to avoid the toilet trips that regular beetroot juice can supposedly encourage, i've never had a problem with it except the taste.

http://www.runnersworld.com/nutrition-for-runners/beet-juice-how-much-and-when - more info on the benefits.
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Beetroot juice has been proven to be better than redbull and i do agree its stinking
 
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