Graeme Close

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532 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 5 May

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Because we've not got it right the day before the game.

And then they wonder why they're fatiguing at the 50, 60 minute mark or the cramping or, you know, the...

falling off the game pace and having to come off.

And it's just a simple case of let's get that match day minus one right.

So that's where I keep going back to.

Yeah, people might spend hours trying to get these half percents on these supplements that may or may not work.

But we've got these massive rocks.

Get the carbs right.

Get the hydration right.

Let's get a good half time strategy.

You know, even with the British and Irish Lions, this

You know, this trip, there were still some players I was speaking to thinking, you don't have a really good half-time strategy.

And actually, this is one of the few opportunities I can guarantee to get some extra fuel in you.

Yeah.

Yeah, well, Lou, if you're doing, as I say, you're doing exercise of high intensity, you're only going to really use carbohydrate.

If we want to go for a jog, let's do a four hour marathon or whatever.

We can fuel that on fat all day.

In theory, we don't need any carbohydrates to actually fuel that four hour marathon.

But the way that the modern game of rugby is played, short, sharp, repeat efforts.

This is carbohydrate, and we're going to run out.

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