Food For The Traveling Boxer

[ono]

I think it's fine to think that Trainer Monkey was just a bit wrong about the diet thing ........ but he is a real trainer at least (as far as I know), and lots of people here are wannabes ........ there's no reason to give a well-respected poster quite so much shit !

Poor diet advice to kids who have poor diets anyway isn't quite in the same league as pouring plaster of paris in their gloves.

I don't think a lot of us are wannabee trainers.

I see what you're saying and all that but if somebody who claims to be a trainer posts that cheeseburgers and cheese steaks are good pre-fight meals then he's obviously going to get a little bit of shit.

[Trainer Monkey]

Trainer Monkey, man ....... you're a decent and good trainer ....... but that diet advice is just bad!!

Pizza, Cheeseburgers!! Fried food !!!

You know that's wrong dude ...... don;t you??

If you ate it every day it would freaking kill you,Im only talking about when your in town briefly.
Sorry,I havent had alot of time to find the nice vegetarian restaurant in every city,and while I like Chinese food,they rarely serve an edible version in most airports in America
If somebody has a list,they should feel free to post them.
Because boxers end up eating in Denny's most of the time.
Also you should enjoy your time in whatever city your in,and part of that is the food.Your only going to be there 3 or 4 days,and may never be there again. One of the few perks you get out of boxing is being able to travel. And I hate break it to the Europeans,most American food is terrible for you.You think Pizza is rough,try a diner Chicken Croquette with mashed potatoes,if you can even see the croquette for the gravy you have X-ray vision.

What's wrong with taking you're own food or buying from the local supermarket? You can easily take meal replacement sachets etc...

You need a dinette in your hotel room,or your eating everything raw,and most of the time you dont have a dinette in your hotel room.
And really good luck getting food through customs if your traveling out of country,youve just put a big sign on you saying,"Please,I want to be the random search"

[ono]

If you ate it every day it would freaking kill you,Im only talking about when your in town briefly.
Sorry,I havent had alot of time to find the nice vegetarian restaurant in every city,and while I like Chinese food,they rarely serve an edible version in most airports in America
If somebody has a list,they should feel free to post them.
Because boxers end up eating in Denny's most of the time.
Also you should enjoy your time in whatever city your in,and part of that is the food.Your only going to be there 3 or 4 days,and may never be there again. One of the few perks you get out of boxing is being able to travel. And I hate break it to the Europeans,most American food is terrible for you.You think Pizza is rough,try a diner Chicken Croquette with mashed potatoes,if you can even see the croquette for the gravy you have X-ray vision.

What's wrong with taking you're own food or buying from the local supermarket? You can easily take meal replacement sachets etc...

You need a dinette in your hotel room,or your eating everything raw,and most of the time you dont have a dinette in your hotel room.
And really good luck getting food through customs if your traveling out of country,youve just put a big sign on you saying,"Please,I want to be the random search"

Hmm i've managed in the past. Never been a problem for me.

[Trainer Monkey]

What's wrong with taking you're own food or buying from the local supermarket? You can easily take meal replacement sachets etc...

You need a dinette in your hotel room,or your eating everything raw,and most of the time you dont have a dinette in your hotel room.
And really good luck getting food through customs if your traveling out of country,youve just put a big sign on you saying,"Please,I want to be the random search"

Hmm i've managed in the past. Never been a problem for me.

No do in states,we have Homeland Security,that and there are all kinds of regs for transporting food now.
Its hard enough to get your corner supplies on to the plane,you usually want to call ahead to explain what your bringing on,food,they get really pissy about,go fig.
Im telling you,most boxers end up eating at freaking Denny's on the road,which is fat slathered in fat,with a cup of hot caffeinated diuretic to wash it all down,or even worse,they give you chits to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe which makes Denny's look like health food,and what makes the Hard Rock even worse is thats where they do alot of the weigh ins,so while your trying to eat,people who think your a celebrity are asking for autographs.
The whole purpose of the thread,when you show up to a degree they put a leash on you,because they dont want their fight screwed up,and boxers do have an ability to get in to trouble(oh lord dont I know it this morning,long story) if you have a specific resteraunt that isnt The International House Of A Big Fat Ass they may let you go there instead.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

B12 injections are good pre Fight

I'd love to know what's in your kit bag Dr. Scrap

[Youngblood]

I live on the border, and have not had a problem. If we aren't in the states fighting, we have travelled through it to get to another part of Canada. Plus we go there all the time to shop or visit. I've always brought my own food when weight was an issue going thru. Now they can take certain types...but generally they don't. I've also not ever had a problem finding something healthy in just about any restaurant to suit my needs be it to lose or to gain. Now I've never been to West Vrginia...so maybe it is different there.

But c'mon TM, maybe you should amend the title of this thread. Like call it "food I like when I travel for boxing" or something, anything else. A lot of us don't eat this sort of food, and especially don't eat it directly prior to a fight as it just isn't very good for you. It'll sit on your stomach like bricks and generally not provide the energy of other foods that are easy enough to find. I don't buy the 'most fighters eat at Dennys' either. Based on what?

[Trainer Monkey]

I live on the border, and have not had a problem. If we aren't in the states fighting, we have travelled through it to get to another part of Canada. Plus we go there all the time to shop or visit. I've always brought my own food when weight was an issue going thru. Now they can take certain types...but generally they don't. I've also not ever had a problem finding something healthy in just about any restaurant to suit my needs be it to lose or to gain. Now I've never been to West Vrginia...so maybe it is different there.

But c'mon TM, maybe you should amend the title of this thread. Like call it "food I like when I travel for boxing" or something, anything else. A lot of us don't eat this sort of food, and especially don't eat it directly prior to a fight as it just isn't very good for you. It'll sit on your stomach like bricks and generally not provide the energy of other foods that are easy enough to find. I don't buy the 'most fighters eat at Dennys' either. Based on what?

Based on most of the time if the fighters flying,they end up eating at Denny's or the Hard Rock.
Even with Feur's next fight,while Trinidad has loads of Chinese restaurants,they also have more KFC's per square mile then anywhere on earth.

[Youngblood]

Are you saying most of the time if you're flying? Because if you are going to say most boxers...aleast back it up with some info. We are in here telling you we don't eat there, or this food. That's is fctual. All I ask is to provide proof of the same. I mean..surely you understand why we are calling you out on this. We don't agree.

If I make a thread that is saying doing bicep. curls is what most fighters do to strengthen their punches...I'd expect to get called out on it. And if I thought I was right, surely I'd be expected to have some facts to back it up.

[Trainer Monkey]

Are you saying most of the time if you're flying? Because if you are going to say most boxers...aleast back it up with some info. We are in here telling you we don't eat there, or this food. That's is fctual. All I ask is to provide proof of the same. I mean..surely you understand why we are calling you out on this. We don't agree.

If I make a thread that is saying doing bicep. curls is what most fighters do to strengthen their punches...I'd expect to get called out on it. And if I thought I was right, surely I'd be expected to have some facts to back it up.

The facts are just that simple,start flying and you'll find it out for yourself.
They dont let you stray too far for too long,because the fact is,they probably spent more money to fly you in then theyre actually paying you for the fight itself.
So theyre factually keeping you on a pretty tight lead
And airport security factually doesnt let you take food on the plane
And you factually dont get a hotel room with a dinette,the most you get is one with a microwave,and microwave food is factually worse for you then anything I listed.

[Youngblood]

That's not facts at all. Just an assumption that most boxers eat at Denny's or cheeseburgers and philly steaks. I suggest it is wrong.

And to make it a thread titled 'food for the travelling boxer' tends to lead one to believe it is some sort of guide to a proper diet for boxers...prefight etc as you have mentioned weight making in the process.

Maybe make it this..."Boxers are forced to eat shit food no good for them because...' to which I would still argue, it isn't that tough to find good food. I can go into just about any restaurant and find a spaghetti dinner, salad on the side, ask for whole wheat bread etc. And if by some chance it is not there...it is usually close by.

So I'm not going to argue this with you any more, but just say it is a BS premise to suggest most boxers eat like that, and at Denny's because you have zero proof and no one I personally know when travelling eats this way before a fight.

[Trainer Monkey]

That's not facts at all. Just an assumption that most boxers eat at Denny's or cheeseburgers and philly steaks. I suggest it is wrong.

And to make it a thread titled 'food for the travelling boxer' tends to lead one to believe it is some sort of guide to a proper diet for boxers...prefight etc as you have mentioned weight making in the process.

Maybe make it this..."Boxers are forced to eat shit food no good for them because...' to which I would still argue, it isn't that tough to find good food. I can go into just about any restaurant and find a spaghetti dinner, salad on the side, ask for whole wheat bread etc. And if by some chance it is not there...it is usually close by.

So I'm not going to argue this with you any more, but just say it is a BS premise to suggest most boxers eat like that, and at Denny's because you have zero proof and no one I personally know when travelling eats this way before a fight.

A pretty easy assumption to make,considering how many phone calls I have to make in a day.
Enjoy ammies,because the whole gig changes when you make it to the pro's

[AdamGB]

Surely there's a wealth of healthier/helpfuller/cheaper options available?

Even little towns are going to have super markets/deli's/restaurants where you can buy chicken salads, pasta, grains and pulses, fruit and veg etc?

I was able to eat relatively healthy at a Rave music festival for god's sake... the dish of the day was Ecstasy with a side serving of weed

[Scrap]

Missy theres nothing illegal in there , Im fortunate they usually put us in great Hotels.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

yeah right, lemmie guess, inject between the toes? under the nails to avoid detection :dective:

adamgb, do they still wander round selling 'fudge' balls for a £1?

[Scrap]

Inject into the Buttocks.