Pre-workout meal advice....

[trojan1444]

So I've always thought that carbs before working out was ideal, but I've recently been reading that a bunch of carbs (even if low-GI like oatmeal) can cause a mood crash and make u feel lethargic.

Does everyone here eat carbs before working out?

 

[6_pak]

You need carbs for energy. AS far as feeling lathargic, it may be for other reasons. Carbs have never affected me in that way.

 

[|D_J^B_J|]

What about fats? Should the intake of fats be minimised pre-workout the same way it should be minimised post-workout?

 

[6_pak]

MY SCHEDULE
8 - breakfast(pro/carb)
10 - shake(pro/carb)(whey, fruit, creatine)
11- workout
12:15 PWO(pro/carb)(WHEY/DEX)
1:30 - PPWO( Pro/carb)
4 - Pro/fat
7- Pro/fat
10- Pro/fat
I dont recommend eating fats in pwo or ppwo either cutting or bulking. Eating fats prior to workout would be fine. You didnt mention when your workout is?

 

[|D_J^B_J|]

My workout is after my first meal. So, my schedule is as follows:
9.00 - breakfast (pro/carb)
10.00 - workout
11.30 - PWO (pro/carb)

After this, I reduce my intake of carbs to about 80 - 90g for the remainder of the day (low GI foods; such as beans, oatmeal, brown rice, sweet potato, wholemeal pasta etc) and have protein and fats with each meal. The rest of my meal timing is as follows:

1.30 -
4.30 -
7.30 -
10.30 -

Why no fats in the PPWO? Surely if it's two hours after the PWO it should be fine? I'm bulking btw.

 

[6_pak]

Your body is still in a state where insulin levels are still high. I eat my ppwo 45min to an hour after my pwo, so i know my insulin levels are still high and that my body will assimilate all the food. In your case you eat your ppwo 2 hrs after pwo, so that may be fine for you. This is my opinion and something that has worked well for me for years.