playing in the heat

[paintordie]

hey,
How do you cope with playing in the heat? i drink plenty of water and thats bout it really, wearing my mask jersey etc makes me feel knackered and makes my permorance drop by quite alot so what does everyone do to surive when there not playing

 

[craigpil]

play a few games of cricket standing out in the sun for 3 hours + at a time, then when u play paintball u'll find it alot easier

just a suggestion

 

[Skyhawk]

Make sure your jersey/mask etc is a light colour. Darker colours absorb the heat. Remember to drink aload of water...



Skyhawk

 

[Pinchaaaay!]

Energy drinks...................forget em'

They will only compound the headache that the sun has already given ya! Plus they don't even work!

What i've found best are Bananas and plenty of water.

"Pinchaaay!"

 

[WKD]

If its really hot days and your sweating alot drink plenty of water but also see about getting some salt tablets or salt to add into a drink because lack of salt in the body can lead to cramping up pretty bad

Heres a link about drinks and whats best for you to do

http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/drinks.htm

 

[Paint Marine]

Originally posted by rev. pinchmeister
Energy drinks...................forget em'

They will only compound the headache that the sun has already given ya! Plus they don't even work!

What i've found best are Bananas and plenty of water.

"Pinchaaay!"

here here,

agreed it does work eat as much furit as poss and drink water till ya pi55ing it neat

 

[TROG_1]

And don't do what I did at the ;last PA I played, drink with bloody Jose till god knows what time and then sunbathe the next morning. Field 1, game1 dropped like a bag of spuds and couldn't play all day. Lesson learnt the hard way. Also keeping up a good level of fitness helps.

 

[shamu]

Water, sports drinks, bananas, Underarmor.

 

[H]

As well as what's mentioned previously I must recommend a damn good nights sleep if you are going to be playing in high temperature. Give the heavy drinking the night before a miss because it will make you dehydrate very easily the next day.

Always keep your fluid levels high, keep drinking water whether you feel thirsty or not, prevention is easier than the cure. Also of course, try to minimise the amount of time you spend in the sun, find shady areas but don't let yourself sit still for too long. It is imperative that you keep your muscles moving to prevent cramps, so try to avoid lounging around in the shade just before you go out to play. Also I'd recommend only wearing your full playing gear (gogs, hats, packs etc) only when you are gonna be playing, no point suffering more if you don't need to.

 

[ices]

Ice in ur pants.