Pre-workout Meal

FrnkLft

So for a while now I have been eating a banana and my protein powder + 2% milk as my pre-workout meal.

Post-workout has been 2 cups of 2% chocolate milk.

I'm thinking about just doing 1 cup 2% chocolat milk + protein powder as pre-workout, and keeping the 2 cups 2% chocolate milk for the post meal. Doing it this way gives me a quicker means of taking in carbs before my workout (in lieu of using creatine or something else which I want to avoid) and cuts down on bloating. Still getting the 30-40g of prot/carbs.

I would be getting a good mix of simple and complex carbs in the pre, plus the protein powder.

Thoughts?

ChrisLindsay9

If it's working for you, I'd say stick with it. I think it's going to come down to preference to a certain degree. There's some literature that suggests 40-75 calories of mainly carb source just prior to a workout. And increase the carbs by 25% for every 15-20 minutes before your workout. (This can obviously vary for competitors, powerlifters, etc.)

I've always heard anecdotally that protein right before a workout can make one feel sort of bloated or whatever, probably because of the slower digestion?

In the past, I've a worked-out on a mainly fasted stomach, just preworkout and an intra-workout supplement. I'll do this now for mainly cardio sessions. And I'm now consuming a 1/2 cup of oatmeal and 1/2 scoop of whey about 60-90 minutes before a lifting session, along with a pre-workout and a heavily diluted intra-workout.