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Best way to feel energized before workout?

jendiaz9732
jendiaz9732 Posts: 285 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
As per supplements, natural, or anything else?

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  • demoiselle2014
    demoiselle2014 Posts: 474 Member
    Before I work out in the morning (running or working out at home), I will have 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of coffee. If I were running for longer than I am right now (30 min), I might have a small piece of fruit.
  • Holly_Wood_888
    Holly_Wood_888 Posts: 268 Member
    I usually eat protein !
  • cheshirecatastrophe
    cheshirecatastrophe Posts: 1,395 Member
    Put on some loud bad music; dance around and sing along to it.

    If I'm feeling under-carbed, I'll eat a few Skittles or jelly beans.
  • jendiaz9732
    jendiaz9732 Posts: 285 Member
    Thanks! Is there a specific brand of coffee? Instant preferably?
  • jendiaz9732
    jendiaz9732 Posts: 285 Member
    Skittles and jellies! Check!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    depends on when my workout is and what my workout is.
  • jenncalicollins617
    jenncalicollins617 Posts: 79 Member
    I like pre-workout & creatine on lift days.
    Protine on run days.
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    A 5 minute walk around the block to get some sunlight is the best possible way for me to get energized. A hot shower is second best.
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
    I like some chocolate, or some other sugary snack, maybe an energy drink for some caffeine, and a bit of music to get me in the mood, then I sort of stare at the weights for a bit so that they know, and I know that I'm about to rock their world and there's nothing they can do to stop me.

    Rigger
  • demoiselle2014
    demoiselle2014 Posts: 474 Member
    jendiaz9732 wrote: »
    Thanks! Is there a specific brand of coffee? Instant preferably?

    Anything with a little caffeine in it should work. No particular brand necessary for results. :)

  • girlsjustwanna13
    girlsjustwanna13 Posts: 20 Member
    you should eat a complex carb half and hour to one hour before workout (porridge is good, or a slice of seeded wholemeal toast with coconut butter), I take CLA and L-glutamine before a workout and again after with Whey Protein shake and another Amino Acid tab.
  • yusaku02
    yusaku02 Posts: 3,472 Member
    caffeine
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    A steak about 1 hour beforehand
  • pzarnosky
    pzarnosky Posts: 256 Member
    I take a preworkout supp because I usually lift after work and that is time in the afternoon that my body would really prefer a nap. I take Cellucor C4
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    What works for me is to just get moving and start working out, regardless of how i feel. After a few minutes, i'm usually in the groove. If i'm still lagging.. Skittles. :+1:
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    coffee then I slap myself in the face really hard.
    ....
    or I just go to the gym energized. You're energy will pick up when you get there. People assume you must be motivated to have a successful workout.

    This is incorrect.

    In order to have a successful workout- you must work out.

    That's it.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    Cherimoose wrote: »
    What works for me is to just get moving and start working out, regardless of how i feel. After a few minutes, i'm usually in the groove. If i'm still lagging.. Skittles. :+1:

    Seconded. I hardly ever feel energized when I start. I'm energized about halfway through. Coffee DOES help, though.

  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Caffeine.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    coffee then I slap myself in the face really hard.
    ....
    or I just go to the gym energized. You're energy will pick up when you get there. People assume you must be motivated to have a successful workout.

    This is incorrect.

    In order to have a successful workout- you must work out.

    That's it.

    Some of my best workouts have been on days when I had to drag my *kitten* to the gym.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    jacksonpt wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    coffee then I slap myself in the face really hard.
    ....
    or I just go to the gym energized. You're energy will pick up when you get there. People assume you must be motivated to have a successful workout.

    This is incorrect.

    In order to have a successful workout- you must work out.

    That's it.

    Some of my best workouts have been on days when I had to drag my *kitten* to the gym.

    I hear that quiet a bit.

    ultimately even if it's not a great workout- you still gotta do it. But yes- some of the best are when you walk in there dragging a@@.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    1/2 cup coffee with 1/2 cup cheerios and skim milk. That's it.
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