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Best Food to Eat Before Workout
littlezz4872
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Coffee/tea or something else with caffeine? Quick carbs?
I don't usually do anything super-special before a workout, though if it's been a while since I've eaten and my energy level feels a little depressed, I might eat some dried fruit or even candy. For a while, I was on a kick of caramel apple Tootsie-Pop lollipops/suckers, around 70 calories of nearly pure sugar, before weight training. I've also kept unsweetened applesauce packets in my gym bag to eat when I had back-to-back group classes (to eat quickly between) or shelf-stable chocolate milk in single-serve boxes.
I don't get very technical or fancy about this stuff, though. Mostly I focus on eating nutritiously in ways that keeps me reasonably full and my energy level up most of the time, and just extend that idea to pre-/post-workout eating. If I subjectively feel like things could be improved, I experiment.
I do supplement creatine among other things, but not timed around workouts.
Others will probably give you better (more technical) advice.1 -
I have heard that sour patch kids have the same effect as pre workout. I might have to try them.
Thanks for some tips1 -
I’m with @AnnPT77, I don’t do anything technical. I generally have a coffee, and then a slab of cake or something like flapjack. I often eat raisins during my session or fudge, then I have a protein shake made with skimmed milk after. I just need to eat enough calories to get through the session, then I make sure I get enough protein for the rest of the day.2
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Thank you. I will give that a go.0
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I usually eat a few teaspoons full of liquorice extract about an hour before a workout. Raises my bloodpressure and the workout works better.0
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Is cinnamon toast crunch something you made or bought? Sounds interesting!0 -
claireychn074 wrote: »
Is cinnamon toast crunch something you made or bought? Sounds interesting!
It's a sugary breakfast cereal
To the OP, I don't really do anything in particular for a gym workout. It's usually in the evening after work and I've consumed enough throughout the day to have good, stable energy. Weekend workouts are in the AM and I usually have a few cups of coffee when I wake up and then I go to the gym and eat breakfast when I return. When I was heavy into cycling I did carb load the day before long training rides or races and I had dried fruit and/or jolly ranchers with me for the ride to keep my energy up.
Most pre-workout supplements are primarily caffeine and B vitamins.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »claireychn074 wrote: »
Is cinnamon toast crunch something you made or bought? Sounds interesting!
It's a sugary breakfast cereal
To the OP, I don't really do anything in particular for a gym workout. It's usually in the evening after work and I've consumed enough throughout the day to have good, stable energy. Weekend workouts are in the AM and I usually have a few cups of coffee when I wake up and then I go to the gym and eat breakfast when I return. When I was heavy into cycling I did carb load the day before long training rides or races and I had dried fruit and/or jolly ranchers with me for the ride to keep my energy up.
Most pre-workout supplements are primarily caffeine and B vitamins.
Ohh right, thanks! Disappointed, I thought it was like a toast recipe 🤣0 -
littlezz4872 wrote: »I have heard that sour patch kids have the same effect as pre workout. I might have to try them.
Thanks for some tips
That's what happens when you get nutrition/fitness information from Tik-Tok. As mentioned above, fruits for the win.
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I have 4 ounces of lean protein with either one cup (cooked) of barley or a serving of oats 30 minutes before working out.1
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