OTish - CFB Nutrition - what do M players eat?
Do we have some MGo folks would be able to comment on the nutritional intake / calories / macros of what Michigan players eat in their meals, how many grams of protein do they focus on, what sorts of supplements do they take (like multivitamins, glucosamine, calcium, etc).? Also wondering what their typical meals look like (breakfast, lunch & dinner).
Teams do a pretty good job of taking HS kids & beefing them up with weightlifting and diet. Curiosity aside, I'm also interested to see if there is something they are doing that might be good to emulate.
October 14th, 2016 at 12:03 AM ^
said to rival that of Mrs. Goldfarb, whom Shelly Berman used to sing about.
October 14th, 2016 at 9:38 AM ^
I actually worked in the football/basketball training table so I can comment on what these guys eat for dinner."Training table" is just another name for a separate dining area the team had. The menu was completely different from the South Quad cafeteria but everything came out of the same kitchen as the regualr cafeteria in South Quad.
Caveat: I was there from 1994-1998 so the info I'm giving you is 20 years old.
The food didn't seem that much different from regular cafeteria dining. They had the same salad bar buffet, soft serve ice ceam machine, soda dispensers, and everything was brought out in chafing dishes so they couldtake as mcuh as they wanted. i remember lots of chicken fingers and hamburgers, sliced turkey breast, hot veggie sides, etc. Steaks were a regular occurrence as well whch made us jealous. No dessert other than that soft serve machine.
They had a fountain soda machine but I don't remember anyone drinking much soda. It was mostly water and Hawaiian Punch. Lots of Hawaiian Punch. They also had 2% milk, chocolate milk, and orange juice. I imiagine Harbaugh has made them add whole milk now.
I don't remember seeing any calorie counting going on or anyone checking in on what certain people were eating. Some players were allowed to get takeout containers and take food with them. I remember some grad assistants or trainers asking some players if they were eating enough. These were probably guys trying to put on weight.
Cool story, bro: Most of the players drank out of plastic pitchers (as opposed to making 4 trips to refill cups, I suppose). Dhani Jones came in right after we mopped up a spill, had a tray with a full pitcher of Hawaiian Punch, and slipped. We all held our breath while he was laying there and then he yelled out, "I'm gonna SUE!" and the entire place cracked up.
October 14th, 2016 at 1:14 PM ^
prepares fish sticks for the team regularly.