Protein

senecarr

Wheelhouse15 wrote: »

karmaheart wrote: »

Wheelhouse15 wrote: »

karmaheart wrote: »

I actually like the taste of the protein I use and they make me feel full. I don't want all the extra carbs. I've also heard that the shakes help with recovery after working out with weights

Carbs mixed with protein will help you recover faster than just protein and the post-shake recovery theory is way overblown.

So what do you eat for breakfast before you workout?

I work out after dinner most days so it's pretty irrelevant what I do for breakfast. For a pre-workout meal you might want to push many of your carbs to this time for fuel, but they would have to be more fast acting carbs to have them available for your workout. Really, it's up to you and unless you are doing endurance racing a pre-workout meal doesn't have to be a complex fueling strategy. If you are in need of one of those then a running site would be a better place to research that question.

Gummy bears, the weight lifting super food: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/the-benefits-of-post-workout-carbohydrates.html

Wheelhouse15

senecarr wrote: »

Wheelhouse15 wrote: »

karmaheart wrote: »

Wheelhouse15 wrote: »

karmaheart wrote: »

I actually like the taste of the protein I use and they make me feel full. I don't want all the extra carbs. I've also heard that the shakes help with recovery after working out with weights

Carbs mixed with protein will help you recover faster than just protein and the post-shake recovery theory is way overblown.

So what do you eat for breakfast before you workout?

I work out after dinner most days so it's pretty irrelevant what I do for breakfast. For a pre-workout meal you might want to push many of your carbs to this time for fuel, but they would have to be more fast acting carbs to have them available for your workout. Really, it's up to you and unless you are doing endurance racing a pre-workout meal doesn't have to be a complex fueling strategy. If you are in need of one of those then a running site would be a better place to research that question.

Gummy bears, the weight lifting super food: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/the-benefits-of-post-workout-carbohydrates.html

I used to use gummies during some of my heavy lifting workouts, particularly deadlift and squats, because they are so quick to absorb, then I went to corn sugar powder (pure glucose basically) but stopped doing that a while ago. I did use some last week when I did heavy squats followed by a 4 mile run plus calisthenics but I'm not sure I really needed it.

karmaheart

Thanks for all the great advice

redraidergirl2009

I like quest and designer whey - both blend easily