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Do you eat before or after your exercise?

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  • DoomCakes
    DoomCakes Posts: 806 Member
    If you're really hungry, eat something small. Like a banana or an apple. Just something to put something in you but not fill you up.
  • EuroDriver12
    EuroDriver12 Posts: 805 Member
    I eat 1hr before workout... I eat every 3hrs and my workout lasts 1.5-2hrs... So only makes sense for me :-P
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    both
  • pickledginger
    pickledginger Posts: 172
    A little box of raisins is supposed to make a good pre-workout snack. Or a small banana.
  • agulamali
    agulamali Posts: 44 Member
    I think it depends on your goal. Since my primary goal is fat loss, I always try to train in a fasted state which helps with fat burning. I notice even better fat loss results if I wait until a couple of hours after high intensity cardio to eat. If I was trying to build mass, I'd probably be eating frequently including before and after strength training.
  • pickledginger
    pickledginger Posts: 172
    Ever since I read that Sumo wrestlers traditionally have packed on the pounds by exercising on an empty stomach, then eating a high-carb meal, then taking a nap -- lather, rinse, repeat -- I have tried to avoid that pattern!
  • LadyOfOceanBreeze
    LadyOfOceanBreeze Posts: 762 Member
    This is like when you have to pee but you're thirsty! Which to do first!?
    You gotta drink first - because if you drink after you pee, you're replacing the water you just got rid of. :tongue:

    (Spawned from the rationale that if you eat after working out, you're replacing the calories you just burned.

    anybody know where i can grab the brass ring (on this merry-go-round) :wink:
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