Oxegen Damage Limitation

dioltas

So I'm heading to oxegen next weekend. I've been doing starting strength for a while and I usually go to the gym mon, wed, fri. Gonna be heading up Friday and coming down Monday. I'll try get to the gym tomorrow (sunday), tuesday and thur, but don't think I'll be able tomorrow... The following week tue, thur sat. then back to normal hopefullly.

Just wondering has anyone got any tips to minimise the damage? Gonna be three whole days of drinking and rough sleeping! Was thinking about cooking a load of chicken fillets and wrapping them in tin foil, would they be ok to eat after a couple of days? I could bring a tub of whey but I think that might be a bit mad! Also I might bring some wheat germ for the bit of fibre! Or psyllium husks if I order them in time! Just to keep everything moving properly gonna be a fairly liquid diet!

Danye

dioltas wrote: »

So I'm heading to oxegen next weekend. I've been doing starting strength for a while and I usually go to the gym mon, wed, fri. Gonna be heading up Friday and coming down Monday. I'll try get to the gym tomorrow (sunday), tuesday and thur, but don't think I'll be able tomorrow... The following week tue, thur sat. then back to normal hopefullly.

Just wondering has anyone got any tips to minimise the damage? Gonna be three whole days of drinking and rough sleeping! Was thinking about cooking a load of chicken fillets and wrapping them in tin foil, would they be ok to eat after a couple of days? I could bring a tub of whey but I think that might be a bit mad! Also I might bring some wheat germ for the bit of fibre! Or psyllium husks if I order them in time! Just to keep everything moving properly gonna be a fairly liquid diet!

Yea im headin up myself so im interested in peoples reponses. But you DONT have to drink! I was fairly well oiled last year and tbh cant remember an awful lot, so this year im gonna take it easy and actually enjoy the music sober.

Also im going to look around for the best food I can get my hands on, im not just gonna rush straight over to Abrakebabra. I suppose the best advice would to be just as sensible as you can be.

corkcomp

like the poster above mentioned you dont HAVE TO drink .. Personally I would go on a major bender for a couple of days, then draw a line and get back to your normal program .. a few days wont matter in the grand scheme of things .. on the other hand if your the type of person who will be racked with guilt then dont drink!!

dave80

Water! just drink loads of it before during and after drinking the beer, if it was me i prob wouldnt drink much during or after but id get loads in the next morning and up until i started on the drink again

rubadub

Bring loads of nuts, compact, don't get squished or go bad in your pockets, calorie dense and good for you. Goes well with the beer too :pac:

Tesco have these own brand cashews now which are salt & pepper on them nicely sized 175g packets.

And loads of water as mentioned.

Hanley

Haven't read past the thread title... but all I can say is chill out and have blast. 3 months down the road it won't matter if your training was slightly disrupted due to oxegen.

I remember I didn't go one year cos "I couldn't afford the time off training". I look back at that statement now and wish someone told me to cop on and enjoy myself!!

Best thing you can do is drink as much water as possible, try to eat regularly and after that just do your thing!

Burkatron

I always find multi vitamins are a big help when youre on a weekend like this,just double up on them for the weekend! Was there for AC/DC & all the stalls are setup & ready to go!Gourmet burger are there again.Not the healthiest under normal circumstances but its the best (& tastiest ) youre gonna get at oxegen if you dont pack your own food.Now im hungry again,fantastic!

amacachi

Surprised to see what I was thinking already mentioned, but basically go have a good weekend.

itsallaboutheL

amacachi wrote: »

Surprised to see what I was thinking already mentioned, but basically go have a good weekend.

+1

go nuts to fúck

the drifter

oxgen is a gym away from home

Squats... passed out drunk people can be found anywhere...hey presto instand squat weight

Bench..lob some young one up on top of you and off yo go....

deadlift....see squats....

alternatively...rob some kegs and do some keg training...

seriously....3 days wont kill you....go nuts!!!

amacachi

the drifter wrote: »

oxgen is a gym away from home

Squats... passed out drunk people can be found anywhere...hey presto instand squat weight

Bench..lob some young one up on top of you and off yo go....

deadlift....see squats....

alternatively...rob some kegs and do some keg training...

seriously....3 days wont kill you....go nuts!!!

You forgot pressups. :P

ragg

Have to agree, go balls out and enjoy youself, the gym will still be there when you get back

Khannie

Nuts, fruit, don't worry too much, enjoy yourself.

Smellyirishman

For my response see Hanley, amacachi and itsallabouthteL. Enjoy the weekend.

ArcadeFred

Chicken fillets in a tent for 3 days though...that's just asking to be poisoned...


I thought somebody should point that out.

d'Oracle

OP.

Whats the worst that can happen??
Seriously, I doubt your weights will collapse.
Even if you fail everything first time back in the gym after, it will only take you a workout or two to get back in progression.

Rock out dude, it doesnt happen every week.

amacachi

ArcadeFred wrote: »

Chicken fillets in a tent for 3 days though...that's just asking to be poisoned...


I thought somebody should point that out.

Excellent point, I had 1 day old egg sandwiches a coupla years ago that I'd kept in a cooler bag, though obviously not cool enough, and had to go home on the Saturday, don't know if it was down to that but I've been poisoned by eggs and chicken enough at this point to know I'm never riskin it again.

ArcadeFred

Yeah I'd definitely stick to more non-perishable sandwich fillings - peanut butter, jam, etc. A lot of people bring packet ham, which is usually fine for the first day or two depending on the heat (because their actual meat content is pretty low I suppose) but chicken or anything like that is a definite no no.

I usually bring rice cakes for munching on. Boring I know but they do the job and are good for soakage as well obviously, though I don't usually drink that much at festivals myself.

cardio,shoot me

mmm peanut butter

itsallaboutheL

Hmmm i think if you go to Oxegen and feel the need to eat more than once, you are cleary not drinking enough!!

amacachi

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Hmmm i think if you go to Oxegen and feel the need to eat more than once, you are cleary not drinking enough!!

Drink must affect you different to me. Last year I didn't need to eat but it wasn't because of drink.

cardio,shoot me

try be sober u feckin alcos

Burkatron

cardio,shoot me wrote: »

try be sober u feckin alcos

Ha,theres noway Id ever stay sober at oxegen again after last year! 1st time I didnt go for the full weekend (&didn't drink),just went Sunday to see RATM and the smell in the place was unbelieveable!Ive defo put it down to drink (& possibly growing with the smellyness) wiping it from memory!

devereaux17

no u shouldnt drink, its a ****ing music festival, go to oktoberfest if u want to drink.

the serious athletes(like me) don't ever touch alcohol or drugs, but i guess thats what seperates champions from losers

its like anything really, its like a food chain if everyone was ripped there would be no point so u need the goofs, nerds, weeds, fat muscly people, to look great.

cardio,shoot me

i really hope that was sarcasm cause no serious athlete could really consider this http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055605393

amacachi

devereaux17 wrote: »

no u shouldnt drink, its a ****ing music festival, go to oktoberfest if u want to drink.

the serious athletes(like me) don't ever touch alcohol or drugs, but i guess thats what seperates champions from losers

its like anything really, its like a food chain if everyone was ripped there would be no point so u need the goofs, nerds, weeds, fat muscly people, to look great.

This post is correct OP, you may only be doing starting strength, but one weekend off is going to ruin any chance you had of winning that World Armwrestling championship I'm guessing you're aiming for.

Hanley

devereaux17 wrote: »

no u shouldnt drink, its a ****ing music festival, go to oktoberfest if u want to drink.

the serious athletes(like me) don't ever touch alcohol or drugs, but i guess thats what seperates champions from losers

its like anything really, its like a food chain if everyone was ripped there would be no point so u need the goofs, nerds, weeds, fat muscly people, to look great.

cardio,shoot me wrote: »

i really hope that was sarcasm cause no serious athlete could really consider this http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055605393

Imo, of course.

FitFinlay

To the op, i don't know about u but i'm dreading the que to get in on thursday. Thats gonna be a savage conditioning test lol.

U could do what i'm do'n and carry all ur gear in 2 holdalls farmers walk style! that'll put some hair on ur cheast, i had 2 do this last year az well when me the boxes me booze was in broke, whipped dem in2 2 bin bags and away, fried me forearms tho

devereaux17

oh dear

Hanley

devereaux17 wrote: »

oh dear

You read my mind.

dioltas

Thanks for the replies lads, don't worry definitely going to go mad! :pac:
Some good suggestions there, hadn't thought of nuts and multivitamin!

FitFinlay wrote: »

To the op, i don't know about u but i'm dreading the que to get in on thursday. Thats gonna be a savage conditioning test lol.

Heading up early Friday morning, as a few of the lads working Thursday. Can't wait!