What do you eat before an early morning workout?
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Nothing! I do take my caffeine though..0
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Nothing. If I'm doing a heavy workout in the morning, I'll eat plenty the night before.0
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One banana and a tablespoon of peanut butter0
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A whole wheat or whole grain English muffin with some peanut butter spread on it. Or a banana.0
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5:00am workout - 8oz water, sometimes a caffeine pill.0
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5:30 AM workout - a shot of liquicarn if its a quick 30 minute workout, if longer, a piece of whole wheat toast w/ peanut butter0
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I've done runs, Bikram yoga, and strength training early in the AM and found that an empty stomach works better for me -- I would drink water and possibly take my supplements that early but as a rule it seems better for me to get the workout in and eat later. I am now running into another variation of this problem in that I come home from work hungry and eat dinner and then feel too full for my workouts in the evening.0
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Nothing--I don't force it when i am not hungry. But, I will drink a glass or two of water before I work out!0
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nothing.0
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Depends.
Going for a run less than 5 miles: cup of coffee.
Going for a run over 5 miles: cup of coffee and banana or PB toast.
Lifting weights: cup of coffee and banana, PB toast, or some Chomps. And take a shake or easy to eat snack for immediately after.0 -
I work out at 6 am twice a week and one morning at 7:30. I take nothing but my preworkout mix.0
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You need to figure out what works for you. I can bike 28 miles on a cup of coffee with a bit of milk in it, with a second cup of coffee at the halfway point. My wife needs to eat something like a banana or some toast, or she will become very hangry during the workout.0
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I'll have a couple of swallows of the morning protein smoothie on the drive to the gym, then finish it off shortly after exercising.0
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I recently switched from morning workouts (9am) to EARLY morning workouts (5:30am) I know I need to provide my body with some fuel before a workout but I'm finding it hard to force down a meal at 5am.
What is your go to morning meal before workouts?
Coffee, water to get going. You could always have a GU or a gel every 30 minutes once you are into the workout if needed (depending on how long you are working out). Your glycogen stores should have enough to get you through 60-90 minutes without having to worry about it.
Or nature's energy bar - a banana before to top off your energy stores.0 -
I work out fasted if I'm working out that early, but I have plenty of energy reserves (ahem) and I don't work out in particularly hardcore ways. As a general rule, though, unless you're working out very hard for longer than 90 minutes, you don't really need extra fuel to get through it -- a workout isn't the Bataan Death March, you know? Try it fasted and you'll probably be fine; if you find you're dragging a little, have a quick cup of Greek yogurt or a ham-and-cheese roll-up. Don't overthink it because you're convinced you have to constantly be eating in order to work out.0
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Usually just my coffee, and water before my workout. If I feel like I need something, it is a banana, or a couple of bites of a protein bar.0
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I forgot to eat breakfast before a run the other day and set a pb for 5k. All I had was an espresso before setting out.0
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I workout at 7 a.m. I go to gym fasting. I do HIIT and resistance. The only thing I take is BCAA during and after workout.0
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single slice of toast with some peanut butter
This, out of habit. Years ago when I was marathon training I often went without for early runs until one day on a long run in a forest just completely ran out of juice, in the pouring rain, far away from help.
Dunno if my middle aged belly fat would protect me these days, but seeing as I'm working that away, I'll keep the habit!0 -
I don't. I've been lifting up to 2 hours, 4 days a week at 5 am without eating first. On the off chance I wake up starving I will eat one of those Gogo Squeez fruit pouches because actually eating solid food that soon after waking up makes me gag0
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