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Pre Workout Meal

Ive been cutting and was struggling with workout energy. Usually i have some overnight oats w blueberries but ive been adding a couple big spoonfuls of honey lately. It’s made a big difference.
 
SharpTack said:
Ive been cutting and was struggling with workout energy. Usually i have some overnight oats w blueberries but ive been adding a couple big spoonfuls of honey lately. It’s made a big difference.
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I like oats but I train early so I need fast digestion. My meal needs to be mostly absorbed in about 30 minutes time. Oats take a bit longer, but are great for satiety


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People tend to overthink this. Some people like very little in their stomach while some like to be full. The food choices are also individual. As long as you try to keep the carbs high and fats low with moderate protein you’re good to go.

If you tend to go hypo easily have something more hearty and slower digesting.

I personally don’t like to have much in my stomach at all. I pretty much train faster due to having to hit the gym at 4 AM. However, sometimes if I’m a little hungry, I’ll slam a few rice cakes or something very quickly digesting. Because I trained fast and I will have an intra with EAA and all that stuff.
 
I think people really overestimate how much their glycogen stores are. Diminished pre-workout and how much are actually being diminished during a typical 75-minute weightlifting session. We're not out there running a Iron Man for 7 to 15 hours and drastically reducing all of our stores inside of our muscles

If you're eating a well-balanced diet and hitting your macros throughout the day, you're most likely going to be fine. Worrying about heavy timing and nutrient Windows is like a 2% thing versus an overall diet is like a 98% thing

I'd argue proper hydration is probably more important
 
Generally try to have eaten a meal at least 60-90’ prior or I feel too full. If I’m a bit hungry prior (sometimes even if not) I’ll have a few fig newtons with my pwo drink. Keeps me from feeling hungry and also helps keep me from going hypo during a longer workout, which usually starts around 45’ in without some kind of snack. Occasionally will have a few rice cakes instead

Love me some fig newtons


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Only eat carbs before and after workout and never use preworkouts.
I think music and the will and drive fo roids is enough for that.
Salt does the trick too and most compononents are pump activating anyway so i really go down for them carbs.
I´d like to go into training when the carb window is either long ago down so i dotn crash midset or i load veryong lasting carbs.
I seldom use intraworkout carbs but like going on the way to the gym eating a bannan and bread does the trick too.
Than i go home and eat chicken400g with 250g nature-rice (which needs 20min to boil lol but holds far longer glycemigatitaly than normal rice)
 
I wake up at 4am to do lengthy heavy lifting. Along with a preworkout drink and a pill and a cup of coffee, I wont eat anything before hand but I will do is mix one scoop of muscle milk with water and mix in rice crispies with it. Gives me plenty of fuel. After the workout is done, I'll take in a shit ton of calories.
 
Buff Bagwell said:
I wake up at 4am to do lengthy heavy lifting. Along with a preworkout drink and a pill and a cup of coffee, I wont eat anything before hand but I will do is mix one scoop of muscle milk with water and mix in rice crispies with it. Gives me plenty of fuel. After the workout is done, I'll take in a shit ton of calories.
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I do this sometimes as well I workout very early AM most days, and I prefer working out on empty stomach, but def gain more if and when consistently eating before I lift.
 
I wait to train after 2 meals and COR pre and and an intra shake with Slin.
 
RuBould said:
Bananas because monkey never cramps.
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Only 1 issue.... If your on a BP med called Lisinopril. Keep potassium LOW because it can cause nasty side effects. Even fatal.
I eat 1 banana a day and don't supplement with any potassium other than what's in my foods.

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Rice chex or rice crisps with whey and fairlife milk

That's usually post because I usually have 3 meals in by the time I train but if I need something pre that's my go to's
 
My PreWO meal is my meal 1 of the day about 1 hours prior to the gym

2 eggs 4 egg whites
60g COR w/ 10g dark choc and sugar free low cal syrup
Coffee

As I get to the gym: 2 rice cakes with 10g honey
 
I typically train fasted because I do it so early in the morning but if I'm dragging I will have a banana, small plain Greek yogurt and a couple macadamia nuts.
 
Early morning train fasted but if it’s in the afternoon some carbs like rice or oats is what I’ll eat and then mid workout a little sugar like honey is always nice
 

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