Should I be eating more carbs before workout?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    dhiggins210 wrote: »
    I workout every morning and suffer from post-workout fatigue. Sometimes I feel like I can't even function, especially after a hard session. I just want to sleep!! I usually have toast with PB&J and a banana for breakfast and drink 100-120 ounces of water each day. I know dehydration is not my problem. Should I be eating more carbs before I workout?

    Do you incorporate proper rest days into your exercise regimen?

    Do you vary your degree of intensity?

    Do you ever de-load or take some meaningful time off

    Exercise is just like anything else...if you had to go to work every day year 'round at 100% intensity, you'd be pretty burned out...that's why people have weekends and holidays and vacations and whatnot. Do the same with your fitness.
  • jim180155
    jim180155 Posts: 769 Member
    dhiggins210 wrote: »
    I workout every morning and suffer from post-workout fatigue. Sometimes I feel like I can't even function, especially after a hard session. I just want to sleep!! I usually have toast with PB&J and a banana for breakfast and drink 100-120 ounces of water each day. I know dehydration is not my problem. Should I be eating more carbs before I workout?

    If you're working out in the morning after having not eaten anything since dinner the night before, you're in a fasted state. Your glycogen levels are low and so is your insulin. Fasted training can help you burn fat faster since stored fat is the only readily available energy source, but some people tolerate it better than others.

    I train fasted in the mornings. On weekdays I get up at 4 AM and start my workout shortly after. I do it not to lose weight faster, but because it doesn't bother me. Weekends are another story. I sleep in a couple more hours and then take my sweet time doing other things before starting my workout. A lot of times my late weekend workouts will leave me feeling weak and dizzy. Other times I stop in the middle of a workout because I just have to eat before continuing.

    I'd suggest experimenting and seeing if a pre-workout meal helps with your problem. In the article linked below, Mike Matthews suggests 30 to 40 grams of protein and 25 to 50 grams of carbs for a pre-workout meal. It should also help you work harder with more intensity in your workout.

    muscleforlife.com/pre-workout-nutrition/
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