Best foods to eat before and after a workout?

kathleen508
kathleen508 Posts: 8
in Food and Nutrition
Hi there, so I'm just starting to get into the exercise routine and was wondering if there are certain foods I should eat before and after to help promote weight loss?

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  • jamiek917
    jamiek917 Posts: 610 Member
    nothing particular- other than eating protein after a workout involving weight training- helps the muscles :)
  • supermodelchic
    supermodelchic Posts: 550 Member
    I eat 1/2 cup of plain oatmeal and 5 egg whites before the gym , after 3 rice cakes, 1 tbl of almond butter 1/2 apple and a protein shake.
  • redraider08
    redraider08 Posts: 33 Member
    I usually workout in a fasted state but if i do eat, it'll be a handful of mixed nuts. Afterward I generally limit pwo intake to a scoop a whey protein. Of course, it depends on what type of workout I'm doing. If it's strictly resistance training, I do the above. A more metabolic-focused workout i.e. tabatas, bb/DB complexes, etc., I get nauseous if I eat anything before and typically just use the next meal as my pwo nutrition.

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