Anyone eat a banana before a gig?

GregEL

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Posted on Oct 12 2016 04:32 PM

I hear it keeps your hands from locking up.

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ScottyBravo

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Posted on Oct 12 2016 04:42 PM

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stevel

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Hampton Roads, Virginia
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Posted on Oct 12 2016 07:09 PM

Interesting.

I don't like bananas.

I've never had my hand lock up - except - the most recent gig I played, I was playing "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)" which has 9th chords where you just barre across the top three strings - and I play all that slidey stuff with just my index finger. I was playing "broomhandle grip" but my finger started cramping up - scared me to death - I've never, ever, had that happen before.

The drummer in my previous band brought a banana with him to every gig and ate it - I wonder if that was why (we played a lot of very drum-centric complex music).

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arny

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Posted on Oct 13 2016 01:37 AM

It is the only food I can eat before a gig! Everything else gives me stomach age on stage. And it absorbs alcohol really good

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Ariel

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Posted on Oct 13 2016 03:54 AM

It's the Magnesium, which bananas are rich with. It does help with cramps, to a degree. Especially if a person is deficient to begin with.
Can be taken as supplement (Citrate is best type). I imagine having a 500mg emergency capsule in your pick box!
Too much though, and your lower valve is at risk of breaking lock, which would be far more problematic than locked hands.

Last edited: Oct 13, 2016 04:21:03

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Badger

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Posted on Oct 13 2016 05:38 AM

DreadInBabylon wrote:

It's the Magnesium, which bananas are rich with. It does help with cramps, to a degree. Especially if a person is deficient to begin with.

Big contributor (bananas having both) is the potassium. Regular intake of some of this (as you say moderation applies) also helps us oldies with the occasional charlie-horse type cramp at night. Of interest, something that has more K and Mg than bananas are dates. (Yummmm.)

A banana can help before a gig especially if it's hot & you're sweating (or drinking) because you'll tend to hit the rest-room and end up flushing your electrolytes down the drain if you haven't replaced them. Has a nice wrapper & you can eat it down to the handle.

If you look back to Tiger Woods' hey-day you'll see him munching one during a match off the courtesy fruit stands at the tee-box.

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stratdancer

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Posted on Oct 13 2016 05:43 AM

Good info!

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crumble

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Posted on Oct 13 2016 06:26 AM

Great for cramp and stomach hernia/reflux. I once took a guided tour of a Banana plantation in Tenerife and learned the plant is not fruit but the largest herb on the planet. I love those half sized tasty bananas from Tenerife but (sorry to moan) the idiots at the EU decided we should all eat bland tasteless bananas of a certain size and shape!

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Badger

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Posted on Oct 13 2016 06:33 AM

crumble wrote:

I love those half sized tasty bananas from Tenerife but (sorry to moan) the idiots at the EU decided we should all eat bland tasteless bananas of a certain size and shape!

Maybe you can do something about that now.

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crumble

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Posted on Oct 13 2016 06:57 AM

Badger wrote:

crumble wrote:

I love those half sized tasty bananas from Tenerife but (sorry to moan) the idiots at the EU decided we should all eat bland tasteless bananas of a certain size and shape!

Maybe you can do something about that now.

I'll become an illegal banana exporter

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stevel

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Hampton Roads, Virginia
United States

Posted on Oct 14 2016 04:20 PM

DreadInBabylon wrote:

Too much though, and your lower valve is at risk of breaking lock, which would be far more problematic than locked hands.

I LOL'd uncontrollably at this.

I'll have to look up if there are other sources rich in magnesium without other such deleterious effects!

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Ibleedburgundy

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Posted on Oct 14 2016 09:48 PM

I used to be a fairly serious classical guitarist. Eating bananas was known as a way to prevent nerves. I don't know if there is any science behind that or if it was a placebo effect. Don't care because it worked. I don't get nerves playing in a band, but when you're playing solo classical guitar in front of a silent audience on live TV - that can be pretty intense.

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GregEL Joined: Mar 16, 2016 Posts: 217 Highland CA	Posted on Oct 12 2016 04:32 PM I hear it keeps your hands from locking up. Top
ScottyBravo Joined: Jul 14, 2008 Posts: 92 Chandler, AZ	Posted on Oct 12 2016 04:42 PM — Scott http://thesurfsideiv.com/ https://www.facebook.com/surfsideiv/ Top
stevel Joined: Oct 12, 2012 Posts: 219 Hampton Roads, Virginia	Posted on Oct 12 2016 07:09 PM Interesting. I don't like bananas. I've never had my hand lock up - except - the most recent gig I played, I was playing "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)" which has 9th chords where you just barre across the top three strings - and I play all that slidey stuff with just my index finger. I was playing "broomhandle grip" but my finger started cramping up - scared me to death - I've never, ever, had that happen before. The drummer in my previous band brought a banana with him to every gig and ate it - I wonder if that was why (we played a lot of very drum-centric complex music). Top
arny Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 612 Netherlands, Europe	Posted on Oct 13 2016 01:37 AM It is the only food I can eat before a gig! Everything else gives me stomach age on stage. And it absorbs alcohol really good — www.alohasluts.com Aloha Sluts on BandCamp www.arnyzona.com (my photography) Aloha Fest on facebook Top
Ariel Joined: Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1556 Israel	Posted on Oct 13 2016 03:54 AM It's the Magnesium, which bananas are rich with. It does help with cramps, to a degree. Especially if a person is deficient to begin with. Can be taken as supplement (Citrate is best type). I imagine having a 500mg emergency capsule in your pick box! Too much though, and your lower valve is at risk of breaking lock, which would be far more problematic than locked hands. Last edited: Oct 13, 2016 04:21:03 Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on Oct 13 2016 05:38 AM DreadInBabylon wrote: It's the Magnesium, which bananas are rich with. It does help with cramps, to a degree. Especially if a person is deficient to begin with. Big contributor (bananas having both) is the potassium. Regular intake of some of this (as you say moderation applies) also helps us oldies with the occasional charlie-horse type cramp at night. Of interest, something that has more K and Mg than bananas are dates. (Yummmm.) A banana can help before a gig especially if it's hot & you're sweating (or drinking) because you'll tend to hit the rest-room and end up flushing your electrolytes down the drain if you haven't replaced them. Has a nice wrapper & you can eat it down to the handle. If you look back to Tiger Woods' hey-day you'll see him munching one during a match off the courtesy fruit stands at the tee-box. — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
stratdancer Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2537 Akron, Ohio	Posted on Oct 13 2016 05:43 AM Good info! — The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 https://thekahunakings.bandcamp.com/releases Top
crumble Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England	Posted on Oct 13 2016 06:26 AM Great for cramp and stomach hernia/reflux. I once took a guided tour of a Banana plantation in Tenerife and learned the plant is not fruit but the largest herb on the planet. I love those half sized tasty bananas from Tenerife but (sorry to moan) the idiots at the EU decided we should all eat bland tasteless bananas of a certain size and shape! Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on Oct 13 2016 06:33 AM crumble wrote: I love those half sized tasty bananas from Tenerife but (sorry to moan) the idiots at the EU decided we should all eat bland tasteless bananas of a certain size and shape! Maybe you can do something about that now. — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
crumble Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England	Posted on Oct 13 2016 06:57 AM Badger wrote: crumble wrote: I love those half sized tasty bananas from Tenerife but (sorry to moan) the idiots at the EU decided we should all eat bland tasteless bananas of a certain size and shape! Maybe you can do something about that now. I'll become an illegal banana exporter Top
stevel Joined: Oct 12, 2012 Posts: 219 Hampton Roads, Virginia	Posted on Oct 14 2016 04:20 PM DreadInBabylon wrote: Too much though, and your lower valve is at risk of breaking lock, which would be far more problematic than locked hands. I LOL'd uncontrollably at this. I'll have to look up if there are other sources rich in magnesium without other such deleterious effects! Top
Ibleedburgundy Joined: Aug 04, 2016 Posts: 16	Posted on Oct 14 2016 09:48 PM I used to be a fairly serious classical guitarist. Eating bananas was known as a way to prevent nerves. I don't know if there is any science behind that or if it was a placebo effect. Don't care because it worked. I don't get nerves playing in a band, but when you're playing solo classical guitar in front of a silent audience on live TV - that can be pretty intense. Top

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