Carbs e.g potatoes/rice before or after workout

For weight loss (or gain for that matter) the timing of food makes so little difference that it is practically irrelevant.

Some people like a load of carbs before a gym session because they feel it helps them get the most from that session, others claim the opposite. My interpretation is that the effects are mainly psychological and therefore it's best to do what feels good to you. But, I would point out that carbs 4-5 hours before a gym session is probably not what most people are thinking when they talk of pre-work out fuel. Of the people who tend to adopt a "carbs-before-a-work-out" regime, they tend to be eating 1 hour - 45mins before that work out.

wendypark811 wrote: »

Some say yes because it will work off the carbs

Yes, but it's a zero sum game: Same carbs taken after the work out will yield the same body weight/composition results.

wendypark811 wrote: »

others say no be too full and your body needs carbs after.

fullness... maybe, some people (myself included) struggle working out with a belly full of food.

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

I do them 30min before working out, post-workout it's protein.

But then - my carbs come from glucose powder (or a sports drink or other fast absorbing carb), so it doesn't fill be up.

StealthHealth wrote: »

For weight loss (or gain for that matter) the timing of food makes so little difference that it is practically irrelevant.

This.