Pre-training..........

[JKurz1]

I also just read that it's dumb to eat pre-training as the body won't use it for fuel anyways. It's better to take that meal and eat it post training on top of all your other meals as this is when the body needs it most. Thought?
But this would mean I wouldnt eat from 12:30 until 6:30. Rough? What do you guys do?

 

[LftHndPwrHouse]

I dont understand the 1230 to 630 part....You train for 6 hours???

It depends on when you eat your pre-workout meal. It is true that by saying your body wont use it for energy. Only because if you eat 30mins before your work out your body just started to digest the food. I would say you need to eat it about 2 hours before your work out. This allows the body enough time to digest the food. I would give 1 hour for a shake. Then you will use it for energy.

Yes post work out is most important. I drink a shake with in 30 mins after my work out along with my BCAA and glutamine powder. 30mins-1hour(normally 30mins because i cant wait to eat) later i eat my meal

 

[Themachine01]

I disagree, 6 hours without eating a solid meal is too long to go, your body will begin tapping into muscle for the nutrients that it needs, this is why you shouldn try and go any longer than 4 hours without a meal. So now your not only going 6 hours without a meal, but your training on top of it. I would like to see where you got that info from, not only does your body need those nutrients for energy but those nutrients need to be in your body for recovery. From the end of your first set, your muscles are being broken down and looking or the nutrients to help it recover, your muscles arent going to just put recovery on hold until you are done training, the recovery process starts at the end of your first set.

 

[gimp]

if you eat a meal of carbs and protein 3 hours before...you'll be using SOME of it for energy..anything less than 3 hours before is a waste.

 

[swordfish151]

I believe that study only apply's to those that eat 30 or less min before they work out...have you ever eating a nice meal right before you go work out..its really uncomftorable..i tend to eat 1.5 - (maybe) 2 hours before i work out..nice solid meal..by the time i hit the wieghts im good..and by the time im done...im getting that hungry feeling again.

 

[JKurz1]

what is your food of choice????

 

[Themachine01]

For a long time, experts believed that weight training on a virtually empty stomach, followed directly afterward by a protein-and-simple-carbohydrate meal, was the most effective way to add muscle mass. However, according to a recent study done at the University of Texas that appeared in the American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism, a small meal eaten shortly before your workout might more effectively provide your body with the nutrients it needs for recovery.

"It takes quite a while for protein to be broken down into amino acids, move into the amino-acid pool, and subsequently move into the muscles for that repair process," explains Mark Casselman, M.S., C.S.C.S. "The process takes longer than a few minutes or even an hour. The new thinking is that when you take in a small bolus of protein and before exercise, essentially you're giving that protein time to break down while you're working your muscles. So when your muscles are hungry for that protein after your workout, that protein will be more readily available.

"The study that looked at this gave a really small amount of protein to subjects before their training. In other words, don't work out after you've just slurped back a huge shake or eaten a large meal, because your body will have to expend too much energy digesting it. The way to go is to eat a small snack; all you need is a half a cup of cottage cheese or less than 200 calories of a protein drink. Keep the calorie count low and gauge how well your body responds to it. You can take in this light meal anywhere up to a half hour before your workout. It's not like you need to scarf it down and climb right on the bike.

"Another benefit of having a small meal is that you'll have more amino acids available in your bloodstream while you're working out. If you train for longer than 45 minutes at high intensity, your body may start to pull protein from muscle tissue to use as fuel. But if you've got those amino acids floating around in your blood, your body may be less likely to dip into your muscle-protein stores."

 

[JKurz1]

can of tuna and 2 pcs of ww bread????????

 

[Themachine01]

that would be fine about an hour before training.

 

[swordfish151]

can of tuna and 2 pcs of ww bread????????

ha ha..probably not...if i read machines post correctly....you want a small meal..like 1/2 cup cottage cheese..i think the carbs in the bread and depending if you put anything in your tuna might be overkill 30 min pre-workout.