morning cardio - the meal after

[Senior Woonaki]

morning cardio - the meal after? What is the profile of the post workout meal? Just wondering.... How does your meal change low intensity am cardio versus high intensity....

 

[serbyte]

I would follow low intensity cardio, with a protien and flax shake.
I no longer do high intensity cardio. in my opinion its one of the worst things for you unless you are well nurished with carbs and protein durring it. But then what is the point.

 

[Synpax]

I can talk pre and post.

I get up at 5 so I can finish eating at 5:30 and have an hour before I run. I run either either really hard and short (3 miles) or at moderate pace and long (10 miles). The meal is a pro complex shake, 100g of oats, and 20g of flax. That comes to 810 calories.

Post-workout, I have a suger-free replenisher drink with 50g of dextrose added, a whey shake, and then about an hour later 75g of oats. That's 743 calories.

You have to get a feeling for what is right for you, but unless you are doing cardio to loose weight, a good mix of carbs and fat plus some digestion time before hand is a pretty good idea. If you are trying to loose weight, a very light carb meal would be good.

 

[Senior Woonaki]

this morning i did my cardio just as you said on the other post then had natty PB (2 tablespoons) and 2 scoops of protein powder.....

FELT GREAT... the high intensity cardio i was doing on an empty could not have been good... I was going balls to the wall for 45 minutes...

 

[Shinobi]

I can talk pre and post.

I get up at 5 so I can finish eating at 5:30 and have an hour before I run. I run either either really hard and short (3 miles) or at moderate pace and long (10 miles). The meal is a pro complex shake, 100g of oats, and 20g of flax. That comes to 810 calories.

Post-workout, I have a suger-free replenisher drink with 50g of dextrose added, a whey shake, and then about an hour later 75g of oats. That's 743 calories.

You have to get a feeling for what is right for you, but unless you are doing cardio to loose weight, a good mix of carbs and fat plus some digestion time before hand is a pretty good idea. If you are trying to loose weight, a very light carb meal would be good.

To loose weight wouldnt be better cardio on an empty stomach?

 

[serbyte]

for sure empty stomach is better. Second best is immediatly after your workout before having your shake.