I assume that once beta starts we, gamers with no life, will be playing at least a few hours straight. I would like to know what food and drinks will be within arms reach. I, for one, will be munching down pizza and a couple of cold bottles of root beer.
Since I minor in nutrition, and have been a personal trainer in the past, I fear my response might not be what you want to hear :P. Trust me though I'll be following my own advice on this.
So just like a professional athlete, the weeks before release I'll be sure to perfect my sleeping cycle to my needs. In this case you'll want to be able to stay up for a little longer than normal for a few days in order to game more, so you'll want to drink lots of water each day during the weeks prior, and slowly take 1-3 hours off your sleep hours each night until you feel you've reached your maximum asleep to awake limit. This takes a few weeks to figure out, and you don't want to try and stay up 16 hours a day right off the bat, you'll just crash. You want to figure out your balance; how many hours you can stay awake each day for a week without crashing. I find I need 6 hours of sleep a night to maintain a steady schedule.
For the super hardcore (And jobless ;)) gamers, you could try the Uberman, or other cycled styles.
As for food, I'll be eating very healthy the weeks before (As you always should as a hardcore gamer!). The day before release, I'll eat a very heavy, complex carb loaded meal for Dinner, just as athletes do before a big event. Doing so loads your body with stored energy for the day after, which can be used both mentally, and physically. For Breakfast I'll eat a egg/vegetable omelet, with orange juice and a side of fruit. For the other 5 meals I'll eat according to how I'm feeling energy wise. If I'm feeling good, I'll eat a very small meal, like a cup of yogurt. If I'm feeling drained, I'll eat some more carbs mixed with a white meat to boost my energy level.
Sodas, candies, packaged snacks, and sweets of any kind are your worst enemy with the intention of hardcore gaming. Have you ever eaten crappy all day then tried to game for a few hours? Your eyes strain after an hour or two, your mind feels foggy, your reaction time may be off, and you might even get cramps in your hands or neck. Not to mentioned you'll likely crash and start falling asleep. Many people blame this on gaming for too long, or being tired. These things may be a factor, but more often than not it's your diet, hydration level, and health level. I've playing games both console and PC for 14 hours + with little to no problems, and even slept fine right after.
If you eat right, drink a lot of water, and keep fit your gaming will go way up. Both in gameplay, and how long you can game at a single time without feeling fatigued. Hope this helps!
“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.” - Albert Einstein
well, for D2 it was the same thing I used at the time for college finals cramming. Coca Cola and tubes of raw pillsbury chocolate chip cookie doe. But sense I am older now and my metabolism now requires help to maintane my 6'3" 190lb physique. Pitchers of sweet tea probably.
I find vegetables from the garden provide me the most energy. Korean ginseng will help to keep my body from breaking down due to extended periods of play.
Since I minor in nutrition, and have been a personal trainer in the past, I fear my response might not be what you want to hear :P. Trust me though I'll be following my own advice on this.
So just like a professional athlete, the weeks before release I'll be sure to perfect my sleeping cycle to my needs. In this case you'll want to be able to stay up for a little longer than normal for a few days in order to game more, so you'll want to drink lots of water each day during the weeks prior, and slowly take 1-3 hours off your sleep hours each night until you feel you've reached your maximum asleep to awake limit. This takes a few weeks to figure out, and you don't want to try and stay up 16 hours a day right off the bat, you'll just crash. You want to figure out your balance; how many hours you can stay awake each day for a week without crashing. I find I need 6 hours of sleep a night to maintain a steady schedule.
For the super hardcore (And jobless ;)) gamers, you could try the Uberman, or other cycled styles.
As for food, I'll be eating very healthy the weeks before (As you always should as a hardcore gamer!). The day before release, I'll eat a very heavy, complex carb loaded meal for Dinner, just as athletes do before a big event. Doing so loads your body with stored energy for the day after, which can be used both mentally, and physically. For Breakfast I'll eat a egg/vegetable omelet, with orange juice and a side of fruit. For the other 5 meals I'll eat according to how I'm feeling energy wise. If I'm feeling good, I'll eat a very small meal, like a cup of yogurt. If I'm feeling drained, I'll eat some more carbs mixed with a white meat to boost my energy level.
Sodas, candies, packaged snacks, and sweets of any kind are your worst enemy with the intention of hardcore gaming. Have you ever eaten crappy all day then tried to game for a few hours? Your eyes strain after an hour or two, your mind feels foggy, your reaction time may be off, and you might even get cramps in your hands or neck. Not to mentioned you'll likely crash and start falling asleep. Many people blame this on gaming for too long, or being tired. These things may be a factor, but more often than not it's your diet, hydration level, and health level. I've playing games both console and PC for 14 hours + with little to no problems, and even slept fine right after.
If you eat right, drink a lot of water, and keep fit your gaming will go way up. Both in gameplay, and how long you can game at a single time without feeling fatigued. Hope this helps!
I can't praise this level of dedication enough, though it does scare the hell out of me at the same time.
well, for D2 it was the same thing I used at the time for college finals cramming. Coca Cola and tubes of raw pillsbury chocolate chip cookie doe. But sense I am older now and my metabolism now requires help to maintane my 6'3" 190lb physique. Pitchers of sweet tea probably.
During D2 my brothers and I would buy a couple of gallons of Turkey Hill's(local convienence store) orange tea. Chips and other snacks were primary source of food. I'm thinking tv dinners now that I've got a nice sized desk.
Since I minor in nutrition, and have been a personal trainer in the past, I fear my response might not be what you want to hear :P. Trust me though I'll be following my own advice on this.
So just like a professional athlete, the weeks before release I'll be sure to perfect my sleeping cycle to my needs. In this case you'll want to be able to stay up for a little longer than normal for a few days in order to game more, so you'll want to drink lots of water each day during the weeks prior, and slowly take 1-3 hours off your sleep hours each night until you feel you've reached your maximum asleep to awake limit. This takes a few weeks to figure out, and you don't want to try and stay up 16 hours a day right off the bat, you'll just crash. You want to figure out your balance; how many hours you can stay awake each day for a week without crashing. I find I need 6 hours of sleep a night to maintain a steady schedule.
For the super hardcore (And jobless ;)) gamers, you could try the Uberman, or other cycled styles.
As for food, I'll be eating very healthy the weeks before (As you always should as a hardcore gamer!). The day before release, I'll eat a very heavy, complex carb loaded meal for Dinner, just as athletes do before a big event. Doing so loads your body with stored energy for the day after, which can be used both mentally, and physically. For Breakfast I'll eat a egg/vegetable omelet, with orange juice and a side of fruit. For the other 5 meals I'll eat according to how I'm feeling energy wise. If I'm feeling good, I'll eat a very small meal, like a cup of yogurt. If I'm feeling drained, I'll eat some more carbs mixed with a white meat to boost my energy level.
Sodas, candies, packaged snacks, and sweets of any kind are your worst enemy with the intention of hardcore gaming. Have you ever eaten crappy all day then tried to game for a few hours? Your eyes strain after an hour or two, your mind feels foggy, your reaction time may be off, and you might even get cramps in your hands or neck. Not to mentioned you'll likely crash and start falling asleep. Many people blame this on gaming for too long, or being tired. These things may be a factor, but more often than not it's your diet, hydration level, and health level. I've playing games both console and PC for 14 hours + with little to no problems, and even slept fine right after.
If you eat right, drink a lot of water, and keep fit your gaming will go way up. Both in gameplay, and how long you can game at a single time without feeling fatigued. Hope this helps!
I can't praise this level of dedication enough, though it does scare the hell out of me at the same time.
I'm not blind to my level of game addiction, believe me I know :P. The way I view it (and justify it) is as long as I maintain my heath, job(s), and schooling, following my nonprofitable passion of gaming keeps me happy, and my mind sharp. Warding off that alzheimer's :P.
“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.” - Albert Einstein
Since I minor in nutrition, and have been a personal trainer in the past, I fear my response might not be what you want to hear :P. Trust me though I'll be following my own advice on this.
So just like a professional athlete, the weeks before release I'll be sure to perfect my sleeping cycle to my needs. In this case you'll want to be able to stay up for a little longer than normal for a few days in order to game more, so you'll want to drink lots of water each day during the weeks prior, and slowly take 1-3 hours off your sleep hours each night until you feel you've reached your maximum asleep to awake limit. This takes a few weeks to figure out, and you don't want to try and stay up 16 hours a day right off the bat, you'll just crash. You want to figure out your balance; how many hours you can stay awake each day for a week without crashing. I find I need 6 hours of sleep a night to maintain a steady schedule.
For the super hardcore (And jobless ;)) gamers, you could try the Uberman, or other cycled styles.
As for food, I'll be eating very healthy the weeks before (As you always should as a hardcore gamer!). The day before release, I'll eat a very heavy, complex carb loaded meal for Dinner, just as athletes do before a big event. Doing so loads your body with stored energy for the day after, which can be used both mentally, and physically. For Breakfast I'll eat a egg/vegetable omelet, with orange juice and a side of fruit. For the other 5 meals I'll eat according to how I'm feeling energy wise. If I'm feeling good, I'll eat a very small meal, like a cup of yogurt. If I'm feeling drained, I'll eat some more carbs mixed with a white meat to boost my energy level.
Sodas, candies, packaged snacks, and sweets of any kind are your worst enemy with the intention of hardcore gaming. Have you ever eaten crappy all day then tried to game for a few hours? Your eyes strain after an hour or two, your mind feels foggy, your reaction time may be off, and you might even get cramps in your hands or neck. Not to mentioned you'll likely crash and start falling asleep. Many people blame this on gaming for too long, or being tired. These things may be a factor, but more often than not it's your diet, hydration level, and health level. I've playing games both console and PC for 14 hours + with little to no problems, and even slept fine right after.
If you eat right, drink a lot of water, and keep fit your gaming will go way up. Both in gameplay, and how long you can game at a single time without feeling fatigued. Hope this helps!
I can't praise this level of dedication enough, though it does scare the hell out of me at the same time.
I'm not blind to my level of game addiction, believe me I know :P. The way I view it (and justify it) is as long as I maintain my heath, job(s), and schooling, following my nonprofitable passion of gaming keeps me happy, and my mind sharp. Warding off that alzheimer's :P.
Yeah, I think it scares me because i'm reminded of myself.
I don't get why people SPECIFICALLY line up junk food for video game playing. Unless I smoke a joint and get the munchies, I hate having that sh*t food near me if I'm playing.
1) Chocolate/chips makes your hands dirty, and Im not a slob who has orange dust on his keyboard.
2) Coca-cola/etc... just makes you thirstier. The dude who said "2 hydrogen 1 oxygen" is the man. Water, or green tea, or something decent.
3) Most of all, I eat whole, healthy meals, whenever I'm hungry. If I'm thirsty, I get a drink. I don't need to line up 60000 calories worth of junk to play the game. Maybe I'll order a pizza or something on release day to treat myself..
The personal trainer, though, goes a bit far. Optimizing sleep cycles? Come on man. I don't even do that for my law exam, for weight training or anything else VASTLY more important than a video game. If you're falling asleep, go to sleep, its simple!
I don't even do that for my law exam, for weight training or anything else VASTLY more important than a video game. If you're falling asleep, go to sleep, its simple!
God I don't even want to think about my sleep schedule... although come to think of it I guess now is a good a time as any to start planning, thanks OP for the heads up!
Who needs food when you have D3 to fuel all your neurological needs? Endorphin and adrenaline alone should be able to hold you tight for a couple days =D
Since I minor in nutrition, and have been a personal trainer in the past, I fear my response might not be what you want to hear :P. Trust me though I'll be following my own advice on this.
So just like a professional athlete, the weeks before release I'll be sure to perfect my sleeping cycle to my needs. In this case you'll want to be able to stay up for a little longer than normal for a few days in order to game more, so you'll want to drink lots of water each day during the weeks prior, and slowly take 1-3 hours off your sleep hours each night until you feel you've reached your maximum asleep to awake limit. This takes a few weeks to figure out, and you don't want to try and stay up 16 hours a day right off the bat, you'll just crash. You want to figure out your balance; how many hours you can stay awake each day for a week without crashing. I find I need 6 hours of sleep a night to maintain a steady schedule.
For the super hardcore (And jobless ;)) gamers, you could try the Uberman, or other cycled styles.
As for food, I'll be eating very healthy the weeks before (As you always should as a hardcore gamer!). The day before release, I'll eat a very heavy, complex carb loaded meal for Dinner, just as athletes do before a big event. Doing so loads your body with stored energy for the day after, which can be used both mentally, and physically. For Breakfast I'll eat a egg/vegetable omelet, with orange juice and a side of fruit. For the other 5 meals I'll eat according to how I'm feeling energy wise. If I'm feeling good, I'll eat a very small meal, like a cup of yogurt. If I'm feeling drained, I'll eat some more carbs mixed with a white meat to boost my energy level.
Sodas, candies, packaged snacks, and sweets of any kind are your worst enemy with the intention of hardcore gaming. Have you ever eaten crappy all day then tried to game for a few hours? Your eyes strain after an hour or two, your mind feels foggy, your reaction time may be off, and you might even get cramps in your hands or neck. Not to mentioned you'll likely crash and start falling asleep. Many people blame this on gaming for too long, or being tired. These things may be a factor, but more often than not it's your diet, hydration level, and health level. I've playing games both console and PC for 14 hours + with little to no problems, and even slept fine right after.
If you eat right, drink a lot of water, and keep fit your gaming will go way up. Both in gameplay, and how long you can game at a single time without feeling fatigued. Hope this helps!
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I can't praise this level of dedication enough, though it does scare the hell out of me at the same time.
At least this guy knew how to live it up!
Yeah, I think it scares me because i'm reminded of myself.
1) Chocolate/chips makes your hands dirty, and Im not a slob who has orange dust on his keyboard.
2) Coca-cola/etc... just makes you thirstier. The dude who said "2 hydrogen 1 oxygen" is the man. Water, or green tea, or something decent.
3) Most of all, I eat whole, healthy meals, whenever I'm hungry. If I'm thirsty, I get a drink. I don't need to line up 60000 calories worth of junk to play the game. Maybe I'll order a pizza or something on release day to treat myself..
The personal trainer, though, goes a bit far. Optimizing sleep cycles? Come on man. I don't even do that for my law exam, for weight training or anything else VASTLY more important than a video game. If you're falling asleep, go to sleep, its simple!
It's ok to be casual, no big deal. =P
How come people haven't +1'ed that yet? =]