Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

Fuel mid game with one of these three options!

8 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this instructional video, the speaker addresses athletes and explains that during a game their muscles act like small energy tanks that are filled by pre‑game nutrition. As the first half progresses, these carbohydrate stores are depleted, leading to fatigue in the later stages of the game. To prevent the “fourth‑quarter wall,” the speaker advises refilling the tanks at halftime with one of three high‑carbohydrate options: about six dates, three to four dried mangoes, or a GoGo Squeeze drink. The message emphasizes the simplicity and carb density of these choices to sustain performance through the second half.

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Athletes, in the middle of your game, I need you to be eating one of these three options. Your muscles have little energy tanks in them. At the beginning of the game, if you fueled well beforehand, they should be full. But throughout the first half, you're going to be working your tail off and you're going to be burning through those gas tanks like that. Midway through the game, to avoid the end of the second half fatigue, the fourth quarter fatigue, the wall, you need to be refilling those energy tanks up with one of these three options. We've got about six dates. That's super high in carbs, super easy to pound. We've got literally just 3 or 4 dried mangoes, which are also super high in carbs. Or we've got a GoGo Squeeze that would be super easy to take down at halftime.