Myth: Banana halftime break

Why a banana won't do you any good during the half-time break

Bananas, apples or even cake. During the half-time break, coaches use carbohydrate-containing foods with a clear conscience, always thinking that they have a positive influence on the performance of their players.

And you can't blame them either, because the banana has been considered the ultimate secret weapon during the half-time break of your soccer game for many years.

But where does this myth originate?

Unfortunately, we can't tell you exactly, but an article by Men's Health As a result, this was probably even practiced in the soccer Bundesliga at Hamburger SV in 2014. An excuse for the current sporting situation at HSV would therefore almost be ready. Jokes aside, the DFB now also expressly recommends energy gels or sports drinks when it comes to nutrition during the half-time break of the soccer game.

But why is that so?

Bananas, apples and even cakes actually contain a greater or lesser amount of carbohydrates, but:

1. By the time your body can draw on the energy gained from this, you're already sitting on the team bus.
2nd Solid foods only unnecessarily burden your digestion, meaning that you have less blood available to supply oxygen during the game.
3rd In the best case, you'll create a placebo effect.

So that you can prepare yourself perfectly for the second half, we have all the important information for you in our Nutrition guide in the B42 app summarized.

In the blog, you can also find out more about vegan diet, vegan diet as a soccer player and Low carb diets in soccer.

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