insulin spike pre- W/O?

[PrisonBitch]

Is it a good idea to have a whey/dex shake pre-workout?

 

[savage1026]

negative...stick with a protein/complex carb meal pre workout

 

[PrisonBitch]

negative...stick with a protein/complex carb meal pre workout

Gracias....

 

[Clean]

you can have an apple before

 

[pintoca]

if you are cutting, ditch the carbs and go for a protein/fat combination pre-workout

 

[|D_J^B_J|]

if you are cutting, ditch the carbs and go for a protein/fat combination pre-workout

What are your lifts like when you don't eat carbs before a workout?

Have you tried working out with a protein/carb meal before and noticed any difference?

Just curious.

 

[pintoca]

What are your lifts like when you don't eat carbs before a workout?

Have you tried working out with a protein/carb meal before and noticed any difference?

Just curious.

my lifts are just normal, since I have only "bulked" once and did feel the difference, however I cannot blame it on one particular meal, but the 300grs carbs I was eating throughout the day before lifting.

A couple of times I have "cheated" and had some carbs before lifting (like 1-2 hours)... not much of a difference though, at least not noticeably.

on the other hand, when I am having bad-eating days (maybe skipped a meal or didn't drink enouigh water) I DO feel very weak.

It's all relative, for me, if I can work with the same weights as in my carb-up day I am happy.

 

[jcastyo]

how long before the workout should the meal be taken?

jc

 

[sublime35]

a complex meal should be eatan about 1 to 1.5hrs. before.

 

[pintoca]

if you are cutting, ditch the carbs and go for a protein/fat combination pre-workout

BTW, I am trying for a week 50grs carbs (from oats) 2 hours before lifting... so far I don't feel a big difference, except tha I feel like shit during the day (no carbs until 7:00 pm)