InstantForum.NET v4.1.2tunnelflyer.comhttp://www.tunnelflyer.com/info@tunnelflyer.comFri, 16 May 2008 08:47:22 GMT20http://www.tunnelflyer.com/Topic750-34-1.aspxGenerally, I am a low-carb sort of person - I find that carbs make me want more carbs and I can't control it. Pizza, pasta and potatoes to me are like heroin to a smack head. The best policy is abstinence where possible, but this is difficult. I could happily live of meat and far for months on end and irrespective of what your views are on that, it works for me.. honestly.. it works very well. Where it fails me, is that whilst this type of eating is great for slow burn activities, if you are doing something that requires yours muscles burn a lot of calories quickly - low carb is pants. I discovered this the first time I went for a real tunnel stint at Skyventure Orlando where some of the finest flyers going tried to help me get in to sit .. and I just didn't have the energy to hold my arms there. Pathetic I know, but for a long time I thought it was a strength issue - until it's recently twigged that it isn't anything to do with strength, its to do with the way I eat and the availablity of energy. So what I do know is low carb still .. but when I know I'm going to be doing some hardcore flying - I load up on complex carbs such as oats etc a few hours before flying.. this has helped my flying stamina infinitely. Ofcourse.. it leaves me wanting to eat more for days afterwards but it's the only thing I can do ..<br><br>Anyway.. do you guys and girls eat anything in particular before going off for a flying session, do you think about it at all .. or is it just saddos like me with life-long weight problems that concern themselves with this stuff?<br><br><br><br><br>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:39:53 GMTcloudfallhttp://www.tunnelflyer.com/Topic571-34-1.aspxI played tunnel tag with one of the instructors at SVO. I pretty much laughed and smiled the whole time because it was so much fun. It really works you, especially playing with the instructors, who are much better flyers than I am. I found, with my competitive nature though, that I was prone to taking them out while trying to tag them. None the less, it was fun and it makes you fly your *** off. I was more tired after this session than any other belly flying session that I ever had in the tunnel.Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:52:27 GMTfreefalljenn