Good pre workout meal?

Drake940

I want to work out early in the morning. So I would want to eat something and then head to the gym within 45 mins. What foods are fast digesting that will provide me with enough energy and also provide the energy quickly enough so I can workout after 45 mins. Any suggestions are welcome?

pinggolfer96

Fruits

mochachichi

You can probably get as many answers as their are people in the world...and the great thing is, they could all be right. What's good for one person won't be good for another and pinggolfer gave a great answer in fruit. If you don't want to have solids in your tummy during your workout (and if you will be at the gym 45 minutes after eating then fruits will be ok) then you can try a liquid breakfast. It will absorb just a tad quicker and may not feel as heavy. There are commercial liquid meal replacements or make your own smoothie

CincyNeid

Before anything I do a protein Shake then I typically do a fruit smoothie as @mochachichi mentioned. Typically Banana, Strawberry, Kiwi with a Splash of Orange Juice and a bucket load of ice. If I am in a hurry I'll nix the protein powder and put a Greek Yogurt in the smoothie.

Kobz27

Don't fall for the bro science. Just eat eggs. Before and after your workout. They contain every essential amino acid your body needs and the fats for energy. Basically what I am seeing is comments saying to spike your glycogen levels with sugar. It's a great recipe for crashing fast.

CincyNeid

Kobz27 wrote: »

Don't fall for the bro science. Just eat eggs. Before and after your workout. They contain every essential amino acid your body needs and the fats for energy. Basically what I am seeing is comments saying to spike your glycogen levels with sugar. It's a great recipe for crashing fast.

Not exactly sure that's true across the board.. . I drink those shakes and can ride 30-45 miles without stopping. Or go out and run 8-10 miles...everyone is different. Everyone has different metabolism. Finding what works for the individual us trial and error.

cityruss

Just eat to personal preference, hitting calorie and macronutritional goals over the entire day.

A lot of the advice trotted out is well meaning, but has filtered down from advice aimed at high performance athletes and stage prepared bodybuilders where microscopic detail, coupled with every other aspect of life being micro-managed can give marginal gains that may make or break a performance.

Personally if I was training 45 minutes after my first opportunity to eat I'd be loading up before bed, then fruit before heading out in the morning.

Or just get up earlier and eat something more substantial.

Michael190lbs

unless your body fat is extremely low under 10% I can assure you that enough energy is stored in your body that food isn't going to help for a 60 min workout. Typically people don't have the energy because their out of shape not under nourished.. My 2 cents

I workout at 430 am weights 75 min then come home and ride a bike 18-20 miles 50 min 5 days a week. My first meal is at 9 am- I do use c4 pre workout