Pre & Post-workout drinks/supplements???
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Pre- MHP X-Fit Trainer(really like it, has helped reduce lactic acid build up)
During- Water
After- Optimum nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard0 -
Pre: Arginine, BCAAs, Caffeine (pill), plus all my vitamins and fish oil, and a Lara/Odwalla/Clif bar.
During: Water
Post: Whey and Waxy Maize
I do everything everyone on this site says not to do and seem to be developing quite nicely given the fact I started training in February...
But then again, I'm wealthy from being single and living at home so I get my rocks off spending money on bodybuilding.com0 -
Pre: Superpump max or neurocore
During: Size-on pre-contest
Post: It's usually oats and eggs with 1/4 scoop of whey protein powder in the oats. Leukic, bcaa, fish oils, and creatine.0 -
Pre- nothing
During- nothing
(only nothing so I can then do my weigh-in after my workout)
Post- Gold Standard Whey Protein Powder- most delicious whey protein powder Ive ever had! All the flavors are good!!0 -
Pre: Coffee
During: Water
Post: Whey Protein
why coffee? for the energy boost?0 -
It really depends on your goals. Some people exercise early might prefer a fasted training experience others need to eat. Either way, you don't need crazy supplementation for any of this.
Fasted Exercise
- Pre: 10grams of BCAA's
- During: 10grams of BCAA's
- Post: 10 grams of BCAA's
Simple huh? LOL
This is what I take prior to a lifting session (per my nutritionist)
- Pre: 1K to 2K mg's of Taurine, 200mg's Caffeine (I think that's it), 5grams Creatine Mono, 5grams EAA's, 54grams of Oats with 2tbsp's Natural PB and 1 serving of Whey
- During: 10grams of BCAA's with 5grams of Creatine
- Post: 3/4 cup of Brown Rice and 2 servings of Whey
Experiment I'm going to try:
- Pre: My pre will include the supplements from above but subbing-out the food portion for 26grams of Carbs from a startchy carb drink (Karboload from TrueNutrition.com) and a glucose re-partitioning supplement and 10grams of BCAA's
- During: Karboload (26grams) + 10grams of BCAA's
- Post: as stated above with the glucose re-partitioning agent.0 -
3 to 5 caffine pills a day0
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Seriously? A poptart? LOL!
Check the nutritional info of that Amp 60...lol
I know the nutritional info thanks.0 -
I read the about drinking chocolate milk after a work out also but when I actually looked at the nutritional info on the chocolate milk, it has a ton of sugar in one serving so I bought premier protein drinks at costco. The chocolate flavor tastes just like chocolate milk. They have 30 grams of protein and only 1 gram of sugar in one drink. I drink half pre workout and half post. Water during.0
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It really depends on your goals. Some people exercise early might prefer a fasted training experience others need to eat. Either way, you don't need crazy supplementation for any of this.
Fasted Exercise
- Pre: 10grams of BCAA's
- During: 10grams of BCAA's
- Post: 10 grams of BCAA's
Simple huh? LOL
This is what I take prior to a lifting session (per my nutritionist)
- Pre: 1K to 2K mg's of Taurine, 200mg's Caffeine (I think that's it), 5grams Creatine Mono, 5grams EAA's, 54grams of Oats with 2tbsp's Natural PB and 1 serving of Whey
- During: 10grams of BCAA's with 5grams of Creatine
- Post: 3/4 cup of Brown Rice and 2 servings of Whey
Experiment I'm going to try:
- Pre: My pre will include the supplements from above but subbing-out the food portion for 26grams of Carbs from a startchy carb drink (Karboload from TrueNutrition.com) and a glucose re-partitioning supplement and 10grams of BCAA's
- During: Karboload (26grams) + 10grams of BCAA's
- Post: as stated above with the glucose re-partitioning agent.0 -
I know the nutritional info thanks.
Then why balk at poptarts? It's a pretty common one...0 -
Pre - BSN HyperFX before cardio, Bodybuilding.com Build XS before resistance training. I've also tried Cellucor C4 (not bad, not great), BSN NO Xplode 2.0 (worked great but stimulant hit was TOO much for me), Musclepharm Assault (worked great at first but built up a tolerance to it unusually fast compared to others I've tried), ProMera Beta-Cret (crap), GNC Ravage (crap), Optimum Nutrition AmiNO (decent but not great). I ordered a tub of another one I haven't tried that should be here tomorrow. Also I make it a point to eat a snack roughly an hour before my workout consisting of a small amount of a slow digesting protein (usually cottage cheese) and a fruit.
During - Water
Post - Depending on whether I'm working out at home or at the gym I will either use a protein shake and an apple OR I will prepare myself a proper meal consisting of meat and starchy carbohydrates (fast absorbing) immediately after. I take 5g creatine mono on off days and after cardio on non-lifting days. I don't take it after lifting sessions because the pre workout I use on lifting days contains a full 5g of creatine mono already.0 -
Pre: Coffee
During: Water
Post: Whey Protein
why coffee? for the energy boost?
Taking caffeine before a workout is believed to increase caloric burn from exercise as well as give you a little extra push to go longer and harder. It's why most pre workouts contain hefty doses of caffeine (roughly 3x the amount you'll find in a cup of coffee, but because it's usually sourced from green tea extract it's believed to be a "cleaner" source of caffeine).0 -
Pre: Cellucor C4 Extreme
During: Water
Post: Chocolate Milk0 -
I read a study that said chocolate milk was the most effective post workout drink out of ANYTHING on the market.
Just goes to show you to keep it simple.
Wow!! Didn't know this!0 -
I know the nutritional info thanks.
Then why balk at poptarts? It's a pretty common one...
I like that, I've never actually thought about Pop Tarts and I friggin' LOVE Pop Tarts. LOL0 -
I know the nutritional info thanks.
Then why balk at poptarts? It's a pretty common one...
Geez, I just thought he was joking.0 -
I know the nutritional info thanks.
Then why balk at poptarts? It's a pretty common one...
Geez, I just thought he was joking.
My mistake then, and I apologize if I came off as rude. It's quite common practice. Cheap, easy to transport, fast access to carbs, tastes good (though not as good as toaster strudels).0 -
before a long run: water or water with a electrolyte mix in
during: water
after: Light Muscle Milk and then water with an electrlyte mix in0 -
I know the nutritional info thanks.
Then why balk at poptarts? It's a pretty common one...
I like that, I've never actually thought about Pop Tarts and I friggin' LOVE Pop Tarts. LOL
Right? I'm going to add it to my grocery list like.. right now. Apparently chocolate milk, too. I love Shakeology (though, i'm not huge on the chocolate) but it's just not in my budget.0
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