Before or After??

[polarpixie]

Thanks for posting that article Gladiola! That was interesting reading.

I'd much prefer to eat a little bit maybe an hour before working out in the morning. I started doing it last week, and I'm finding that when I get up and go right to work out, I have a tough time lasting thru the workout just like the article mentioned, I'm also only thinking about how hungry I am...

Now Spatts, you said you would get up at 4AM, go back to sleep, and then do cardio at 6:30, and is that essentially the same as working out on an empty stomach? I think I would have a much better work out if I had something to eat 2.5 hours prior rather than fasting for 8 hours and then straight to working out.

 

[Gladiola]

Thanks for posting that article Gladiola! That was interesting reading.

No prob - but it actually was a post on another bulletin board, my friend typed it out to reply to other posters Q's. She is, however, published in the National Strength & Conditioning Assoc & AAFA journals, among others.

 

[polarpixie]

No. I never do cardio and weights on the same day unless I'm REALLY trying to cut way down, in which case the cardio would be after weights or in the evening.

I eat at 4 so I can LIFT at 6:30.

OH. darn it. Well, I drank a 1/2 c. soy milk 45 mins. before my workout this morning, and that made a huge difference on my mentality, energy level and the effort I put into the workout. The way I look at it is, if I consume those 50 cals, and burn off 350 cals in that hour instead of if I had nothing to eat, and only had enough energy to burn off 250 cals, , I'd still come out on top. Does that make sense?

 

[Debu]

Exactly.

Res ipsa loquitur.

Wakarimasen?

 

[Realgains]

Depends on your on system sista...........digestion that is
I recommend that most people eat a little protein and carbo's an hour before working out.(a little) Some like myself can eat a full meal an hour prior with no problems.

Then you can take an energy drink just prior to and during your time in the gym.
Don't let all those fancy energy formula's fool ya. All they have is an 6-10 % sugar base(fructose and glucose usually) and some electrolytes and thats it! You can do the same with a soft drink(minus the electrolytes which are not needed with workouts less than a couple hours) Coke for example is about 10% (glucose) Take a little water in during the workout along with the coke in order to prevent possible nausea , as 10% may cause a little nausea with some.

The most important thing BY FAR however is to get some carbs and protein into ya within 30 minutes AFTER the workout. A nice protein shake with carbs is ideal. Shoot for several hundred carbs and 25-50 grams of protein.

 

[ladymacbeth]

Does that mean "I don't know?"

Res ipsa loquitur means "the thing speaks for itself."

Hey spatts, empty out your pm box!

The girls at my gym wear wear bikinis to swim laps. Not speedo bikinis, mind you, which I have been known to wear, but bikinis with flowers and tassels and bows.