My partner Bradleytrains between 5-6 times a week and plays a full game of football every weekend in the NSW premiere league competition.

Bradley’s very active lifestyle requires him to be very conscious of his nutritional requirements. His diet varies depending on the day of the week and we structure it according to game day.

Here is a typical lunch Bradley has during the beginning of the week where he ensures he eats higher amounts of protein as apposed to 2 days before the game when it’s time to carbo load to have sufficient energy for the game.

My tradies lunch
- watermelon
- oats bar
- peanut butter ryvita
- raw cacao protein Greek yogurt
- 2 beef salads

It’s still important for Bradley to eat complex and simple carbs to have enough energy for training in the evenings and slowly increase carb intake as it gets closer to game day (something to do with glut 4 receptors being more efficient and maximising energy output for the game)

Along with this breakfast and dinners are super important and we also strategically plan these to ensure my Bradley gets all the right nutrients he needs. His diet includes a variety of fruits, veges, whole grains & proteins.