eating before workouts

[urso8up]

About how far in advance should you eat before you head to the gym? also for the morning workouts should you eat before or after your workout

[Starr]

Depends on whether you are prepping for a comp, cutting, bulking, or maintaining...

[Skywalker]

Originally posted by Starr
Depends on whether you are prepping for a comp, cutting, bulking, or maintaining...

i feel i need to eat before a workout no matter what im doing (cutting bulking matining) or else i haev no energy to complete the workout. the type of food you eat depends.

as a rough guideline i would say eat solid food about an hour before, or a shake 30-45min before

i know guys doing legs like to eat LONG before so they can fully digest

[Skywalker]

sorry just saw the 2nd part of your question:

for morning workouts eat both before and after, unless you are doing cardio...try doing that on an empty stomach

[Faye]

I like to eat 1 to 1 1/2 hours before a weight workout if I'm eating whole food. Shakes 45 minutes. Just morning cardio - just water before. And you should always eat after a workout.

[urso8up]

Thanks everyone for your imput.
I train for me I don't do any compitions So i am really just trying o gain size and shape right now ...Not big enough to compete just yet. I am going to do the shake thing in the morning i figure i wake up make my shake and get ready to go it should be a good hour beofre i work out.

Thanks again everyone

[playthegame]

Originally posted by iamcdn
unless you are doing cardio...try doing that on an empty stomach

I disagree with this but to each his own!

[urso8up]

Originally posted by playthegame
I disagree with this but to each his own!

Well lets hear why you disagree

[bigpetefox]

I don't do cardio, so that's out the window.. :)

I do eat whole food about an hour and 1/2 before I hit the gym, have a shake after I lift(46g protein, 50g carbs, 10g creatine), then I eat no more than 5 minutes of walking in the door..

[Bouncer]

I usually have to light meals before i hit the gym around 1 pm. i eat about 45 min before working out.

[JUICE]

i eat an hour before hitting the weights

[Atherjen]

If its a light meal about an hour before or so.. if its a shake, 30 minutes.

[prolangtum]

I eat a solid meal about 1.5-2 hours prior, then 15 minutes prior I start drinking my during workout shake, finish half on the way to the gym, and half during the workout. A preworkout shake has shown to be better in some cases than PWO shake. But, i do both, pre/during/ and post.

[BIKER_GIXXER]

I've always understood that you want to wait at least an hour before you workout, so your food can fully digest. I've made the mistake of eating 30-45 mintues prior to a workout and I was 'weak' the whole time. From what I understand, I was weak because my body was still using some of it's energy to digest the food, so I wasn't at 100% energy level.

[KiltedHasher]

I try to time things to keep the schedule of eating a substantial meal every three hours, or something lighter more frequently. This translates to my eating a "real meal" about 1.5 hours before my workout, or having a shake or a bar 45-60 minutes before.

I also tend to follow "Dr. Squat" Hatfield's recommendation about eating for what you'll be doing for the next 3 hours. But then, I've rarely had a problem with a large carb/protein meal making me feel sluggish.

I should probably also clarify that my definition of a pre-workout meal is something like egg whites or chicken, oatmeal, fruit, and water or green tea. I wouldn't try this on pot roast and potatoes :D