pre-workout nutrition

[DZLS]

i work out in the morning and it's hard for me to eat and have an hour before i get into the gym... I usually eat, and then have to be in the gym 30-45 minutes later...

is there something i can take that would be absorb quicker along with my breakfast... i guess i'm asking if it would be optimal to have a protien shake with my breakfast...?

 

[Lifterforlife]

i work out in the morning and it's hard for me to eat and have an hour before i get into the gym... I usually eat, and then have to be in the gym 30-45 minutes later...

is there something i can take that would be absorb quicker along with my breakfast... i guess i'm asking if it would be optimal to have a protien shake with my breakfast...?

In your case, and anyone with limited time, a "liquid meal" is the best route.

 

[nycgirl]

i work out in the morning and it's hard for me to eat and have an hour before i get into the gym... I usually eat, and then have to be in the gym 30-45 minutes later...

is there something i can take that would be absorb quicker along with my breakfast... i guess i'm asking if it would be optimal to have a protien shake with my breakfast...?

I'm on a similar schedule. On my lifting days, I have 1 scoop of whey protein and blend it with some oats (about 2T for me; I have a feeling you require more than that). Then head to the gym in 30-40 minutes.

 

[DZLS]

i'm gonna go ahead and incorporate some whey into my breakfast from now on...

then my other issue is when to take something like the No-Xplode...? You're supposed to take it on an empty stomach...

should i take it upon waking, then wait 10 mintues to eat, or just eat and then take the shit anyhow...?

working 2nd shift has it's advantages, but also its disadvantages...

 

[Lifterforlife]

I work second shift also, works well for me. I have never used No xplode, what does the label say?

****edit....looking it up, it is a pre workout supp. I would take it 30-45 min. pre workout. An example of what I do, since we work the same shift or close it seems, is I eat breakfast. An hour later get ready to leave for the gym. It takes me approximately 20 min. to get to the gym, another 10 to change clothes, etc. So, I take it right before I leave, this makes my timing pretty close to what the optimal time should be. I have not used NO Xplode, but I have used very similar NOX/creatine/cell volumizer products, and this is how I utilize them.

 

[steig]

For a long time my preworkout nutrition was terrible. Even when I was getting diets from personal trainers, I would sometimes never have carbs or have foods that were through me in 15 minutes. I would highly recommend you buy the book 'Nutrient Timing' is is very good in describing what is needed in the body and when from preworkout through post workout. It's a quick read and I've gained a lot of insight from it.