Eat before or after you play?

[Suko]

It seems like the choice to eat before or after you play varies greatly depending on each player's preferences. I'm posing the question to the community, what's your preferred time to eat relative to when you play DDR?

I have to eat after I play, hands down. If I eat anything more than a powerbar sooner than 2 hours before I play, I get stomach cramps. Probably for the same reasons why they warn you about eating and swimming.
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[dara]

thats weird. because if i dont eat before i play my stomach hurts..
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[chennymountain]

BIOLOGY LESSON:
You shouldn't play hungry, but you should play after eating a lot. You should eat something small before you play like a powerbar or something like that, otherwise your body will be burning up all the glucose (energy source found in food) and you will starting getting light-headed and stuff.
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[DAVE101]

It's the same for any kind of exercise.

[DahrkDaiz]

I eat after I play. I try not to eat 3 to 4 hours before playing else I can literally feel myself weighed done from the food. If you're trying to lose weight, however, you don't necessarily need to eat before exercising. You want your body to burn through your glucose first so it can tap into your reserves. If you are able to play quite a few games back to back, your body will start to release endorphins and that will allow you to keep going, even if your body feels tired. Keep in mind, this can't really happen if you're waiting 30 minutes between games.


I generally drink about two glasses of water 3 hours before playing and a sugar free red bull 30 minutes before playing. This allows me to play for about 2 and a half hours straight with very few breaks between games and playing everything from 9 footer doubles, several 10s, non stop and challenge courses and all without bar (don't turn this into a bar/no bar debate, but you can't deny no bar can be more tiring)....


eh, to put it short, I eat after I play. If I eat before, I play worse, especially if it's greasy food.

[chennymountain]

[ranatalus]

i generally play for 3-4 hours at a time so i wait until afterwards; if i am there all day then i will eat sometime around 5-6 hours in, then take it easy after that.

during tournaments i do not eat until i am eliminated/will have a 2 hour break or so until my next match
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[Nemoide]

I try to wait at least 2 hours after having a meal before I play.

Immediatly after playing I'll normally have a glass of V8 and water as I cool down? And eat sometime after that.

[Russo`]

I'd eat fist, then wait an hour or less and start playing. Usually I go on a bike ride after I eat and head out to the arcade.
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[reggiezcdohc]

i eat first before i play so i could use the energy from the food, then after i play, i drink alot.
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[infamous360]

i eat between songs lately, but just a bite or 2... and drink lots of red bull
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[supergamer]

I personally prefer eating after playing DDR. If I eat before I play, I would actually do worse even if I eat a small sandwich. It really depends on your mood too. Eating sort of make me want to sleep and focusing is not really possible. I'm much more focused if i'm hungry. Its like the theory of hunters. A hunter will be more focused on hunting when he is hungry when compared to when the hunter is not hungry. It boils down to this:

The more hungry you are, the more focused you are at doing a task. Given the fact that you will be filled up after the task.

[iemaxx]

Well i dont eat alot before i play ddr because one time i got cramps, also it really doesnt effect on how much i eat.