Pre-workout drink before morning workout?

I don't use them but I also don't tend to have any performance issues regardless of pre workout nutrition. I can train fed or fasted as long as I don't eat too soon before training (I can't lift on a full stomach but aside from that I don't have issues).

If you are having energy issues I would experiment with pre workout nutrition whether it's supplement based or just playing around with food choices beforehand.

I also need to have something in my belly for an early workout, but I don't like to drink a lot of liquid. It makes me feel bloated and nauseous.

I will usually eat a small snack of about 100 calories with a few grams of protein and fiber in it, generally it is half of a fruit and nut bar like a Lara Bar or a Pure Bar. This will fuel me for a good hour long run.

I take Jack3D (Sold at GNC), it is wicked! I feel like the energizer bunny with no real crash. I suggest if you start on any of them take very little first and gradually go up. When I changed mine to 3D I felt like pin and needles all over my skin the first few times.

I usually eat an hour before I go workout or at least a protein shake then 30 min before Jack3D, for me it helps a ton and keep up the same energy level through out but we are all different.

My workouts are almost always first thing in the morning so generally I haven't eaten any thing. There is some benefit to fasting before workouts. It increases insulin sensitivity which helps with weight loss. It's only something I do semi on purpose. If I'm working out later in the day the eating just falls where it falls. The research opinion is generally divided on the benfits of a preworkout drink but there is little down side to it as long as it's not high in fructose. I do drink a post workout protein shake within 30 minutes post workout and then ingest only a small amount of carbs for 2 hours on the theory that glucose short circuits the body's production of HGH. This helps is muscle building and recovery. As a 60 year old man, recovery is critical to me after high intensity workouts and this regimen works like a charm for me!

If i workout first thing in the morning, i eat half of a peanut butter sandwich first. Just 1 piece of low-cal bread with one tbsp peanut butter. I don't know if it's what the experts would suggest, but it works for me to give me a little energy. Sometimes I'll grab a protein bar instead.

I'm not a coffee drinker, just never liked it. I've heard of Jack3D and I kind of wanted to try it. Having a little snack before my workout seems okay, but I'd rather not have anything at all. Drinking too much liquid will also cause me to feel bloated during my workout. I hate it when I have to jump and I can hear the water in my stomach, which I heard was not safe?

If you try it don't use a full scoop at first, the instructions say start with a scoop but if you haven't taken any of the preworkout stuff it can be a bit of a shock to the system. Walmart also sells a preworkout which I was using before 3D and that one is also pretty good and more than 1/2 the price of 3D. Believe its the six star, red and black container sells here for $19.99 compared to the $46 I pay for 3D.

Not my brand, but yes...