Meal or shake before workout ?

[Gladiola]

Still good to eat before if you do weights first then cardio?
Oatmeal is yummy! Do you guys use regular oatmeal? or actual "oats" and mix with egg whites? =then protein powder?
[/B]

I would have some food within an hour of workout even if it was cardio & weights. The reason to do cardio on an empty stomach is b/c you have less glycogen stored in your liver & muscles, thus you burn a relatively greater percentage of FAT for fuel during your cardio - than if your glycogen stores were up.

But when you do weights, you use up that muscle glycogen. Weight lifting is anaerobic in nature - that is the metabolic pathway you use for ATP production when you're doing those short bursts of HARD work. Sooooo - by the time you're done weights & move on to cardio, you should have depleted your muscle glycogen stores somewhat - so you'll have the same benefit of greater fat burn.

so YES, eat!

Oh, and I eat plan regular quick cooking oats. Mixed mostly with water, nuked, & some milk

 

[b fold the truth]

I still think that pizza and italian food (yes Spatts...lasagna counts) are the foods for strength

B True

 

[rez]

what does everyone put in their post workout shake? I find I cant get enough food after a hard workout...
do u guys feel full after your postworkout shake?

 

[nikkita]

what does everyone put in their post workout shake? I find I cant get enough food after a hard workout...
do u guys feel full after your postworkout shake?

I dont feel full after the postworkout shake... I usually have to eat at least 30 mins later because I get too hungry.

 

[NorwayFitness]

I take a post workout shake and put it on a bowl of cornflakes for fast carbs. It's delicious and it's my treat for the day.
I usually eat a another meal within 2 hours and that would be oatmeal and some chicken or red meat.
Is 2 hours to long to wait before eating ? I don't feel hungry though...

NF

 

[NorwayFitness]

Good Post!

Formally Confused

Thank you !!!

NF

 

[MrMuscle]

Slow carbs and protein all the way.

If i train first thing in the morning its usually 6 eggwhites + 2 yolks for protein and 60g oatmeal for carbs.

if it is later in the day, 50g oatmeal and 40g protein powder.

 

[NorwayFitness]

Well hello there and welcome back !
We have been missing you !



NF

 

[MrMuscle]

ive been around.
busy working, traning and going to classes to get my PT degree.