What do you usually eat/drink before a workout?
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JnineGains
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For me Something small like an avocado or nothing & my Crossfuel Preworkout
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Lunch, about 4 hours before my after work workout. Some water during the day and during the workout, after which, and after a cool down walk with the puppy and shower (not with the puppy), dinner. Eat pretty much what I would if I wasn't working out. Haven't found the need for anything special. BUT, during my Half Marathon, and the long runs leading thereto, I did use Gu's.1
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Right before? Espresso and candy3
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Unless it's 2+ hours of hard cycling nothing special, exercise just fits in my normal eating schedule.
Never had the desire to take stimulants before exercise and unless your exercise is very long duration you have plenty of fuel onboard already.1 -
Nothing if I am working out noon or earlier, lunch likely 3-5 hours prior if I'm working out after work.1
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Coffee2
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Nothing. I workout first thing in the morning.5
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JnineGains wrote: »For me Something small like an avocado or nothing & my Crossfuel Preworkout
Wholewheat bagel or banana. I workout at 430AM so need some high GI carbs2 -
If I have time, coffee. Otherwise nothing or a few swigs of water. Can't drink during exercise, it makes me want to throw up.
I've got a 10k coming up though which doesn't start til 10 and it's nearly an hour away so I'll probably do a couple of practice long runs eating at couple of hours beforehand.2 -
Early Morning Coffee.....Late afternoon or evening Coffee and half a Banana2
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Nothing usually. I train better fasted1
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On weekends I don't eat before working out if it's before noon, just eat late breakfast or lunch after my workout. Weekdays I eat a protein bar about an hour before my late afternoon/early evening workout.1
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Ironandwine69 wrote: »Nothing usually. I train better fasted
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PB2 oatmeal or yogurt (with fiber added,) or a caramel rice cake with peanut butter, or a granola bar if I am on the trail.1
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A protein shake, and about a half pound of frozen blueberries an hour before. God I love me some fruit.2
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Right now all my mid week runs get done fasted. I'm training for a HM, so I'll have to experiment with eating something before running. Taking a pill that requires 30 minutes wait time before I eat anything complicates things. Sigh.0
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black coffee1
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Protein shake. Then when I get back I have some fruit for carbs.1
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I eat half a protein bar and the other half right after. I work out first thing in the morning.
My current go to bars are Rx Bars, Lemon Cashew Zing bars, and Think Thin high protein bars (though these have fake sugar so I don't like to eat them that often).1 -
Coffee and something, anything, that is easy and quick to eat. Yesterday, a protein bar. Today, a large blueberry muffin and extra butter and a protein bar.0
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Most of time just coffee ( I run & swim fasted in the AM except for my long runs on Sundays where I'll have toast & PB and a banana a couple of hours before heading out)1
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