Core Performance Golf: The Revolutionary Training and Nutrition Program for Success On and Off the Course by Mark Verstegen & Pete Williams

Author:Mark Verstegen & Pete Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rodale Press
Published: 2012-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

POST-ROUND NUTRITION

Golf clubhouses are wonderful places to sit back and relive the previous round. Countless business deals have been consum mated in clubhouses, and many bright ideas have been drawn up on cocktail napkins in this relaxed atmosphere.

Unfortunately, the clubhouse presents a challenge when it comes to healthy eating. Many golfers feel entitled to eat anything and everything. After all, they just played a grueling round of golf. (What so few take into account is the understanding that if one doesn’t fuel properly, as is so often the case, a round of golf will seem considerably more taxing.) But as we’ve discussed, golf is not a complete game, nor is it much of a workout—it’s hardly a license to eat whatever crapola you please. Many people who play the sport are in poor physical condition, and clubhouse menus reflect that.

Now that you’re following the Core Performance Golf program on a day-to-day basis, you don’t want to fall back into this pattern of unhealthy eating. It’s okay to take a day off and treat yourself to something, but wouldn’t you rather splurge on something other than chicken fingers and fries?

Assuming you’ve snacked during both the front and back nines, you won’t be famished like your colleagues when you finish your round. The more diligently you follow this system, the less likely you’re going to crave battered-fried foods and other clubhouse staples.

At the same time, you will likely be hungry when you leave the course. The key, as with day-to-day eating in the Core Performance system, is to make the best choice. Go with grilled fish or chicken, along with vegetables, and water.

Alcohol is a part of the culture of golf, and this program is meant to complement your lifestyle. I’m not going to tell you to abstain; if I did, you might not comply. All I ask is that you minimize it, and limit yourself to one or two drinks per week. If you’re going to have more than that, then I hope you’ll have drinks with some health benefit, such as red wines, which have flavonoids that act as antioxidants. (If you drink beer, be sure to factor the carbs into your daily intake.) Always drink one glass of water for every alcoholic drink, as alcohol is a dehydrating diuretic.

CHAPTER 6 SUMMARY: Proper nutrition can go a long way toward fostering great golf. If playing early, be sure to have a healthy breakfast. Stock your golf bag with convenient, healthy snacks that won’t melt, and be sure to eat during the round. You’ll maintain focus and energy levels and won’t overeat in the clubhouse afterward. When eating in golf clubhouses, make the best nutritional choices possible. You can’t control a lot of things on the course, but you can control your energy levels and your hydration, both of which will affect your performance.

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