• Muad'DibberA
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    62 years ago

    Usually work out in the morning, so just oatmeal + oat milk. Lotsa calories, fiber, and its filling enough to keep you going through till lunch.

    • @holdengreen
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      22 years ago

      If I’m hungry before run I’ll maybe eat a banana or something. A little energy but not gonna make me need to poop real bad…

      • Muad'DibberA
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        22 years ago

        Nothing worse than having to poo while in the middle of a run, and no bathrooms in sight.

        • @holdengreen
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          22 years ago

          recently I drove with my mom up to round table for her meeting. I stayed and ate some free pizza and stuff. earlier I had some super spicy chorizo and the night before. I decided to walk home, ended up sorta running and sh*t myself right as I was getting to my bathroom. that was fun.

        • Camarada ForteOPA
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          22 years ago

          Nothing worse than having to poo while in the middle of a run, and no bathrooms in sight.

          If you picture you are running towards a bathroom, it makes the exercise more intense. The effort to clench your butt cheeks to prevent the poo will make your legs and ass ripped like a Greek god.

          But if you feel like you’ll be bad in the stomach, never do leg presses, or any leg exercise in general. Ever. No clenching will prevent you from tragedy

  • @CriticalResist8A
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    42 years ago

    When I did crossfit I had to gorge myself 3 hours before the workout lol, because it used so much energy. Early on I would be famished going home, and ate a extra meal, but this actually made me gain weight. After a few months it passed though.

    For hypertrophy now, I try to get my protein in with varying success, but I don’t worry about eating before and after as much. I eat clean before the gym, my go to is Tibetan turkey stir fry. Hypertrophy takes less of a toll on the organism so it’s not as important to eat well before. And afterwards I eat whatever snack I feel like if I’m hungry.

    Bonus: for protein, your body doesn’t care when you take it. The anabolic window of 15-30 minutes after exercise does not exist or if it does, is so small that you won’t fit in it.

  • @NothingButBits
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    32 years ago

    Nothing special, just my regular everyday meals. I’ve always done this, but now I’m struggling to lose weight. I wonder if my sleep deprivation is to blame for this.

    Also, don’t believe that crap about having to eat something during your 30 minutes post-workout. That’s consumerist bullshit. Most of the muscle gains will happen when you’re sleeping, so you have plenty of time to get those calories in.

    • erpicht
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      22 years ago

      Same here regarding meals and exercise; I, too, do nothing out of the ordinary.

    • @201dberg
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      22 years ago

      Its really important to get that salt in. The difference it makes pre and post workout is real.

  • Camarada ForteOPA
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    22 years ago

    Before work-out, I usually eat 2 bananas as a source of carbohydrates when I have them home, otherwise I eat a tea cup of rice. After work-out I take a protein shake with monohydrate creatine and milk.

    This routine of carbohydrates in pre and carbohydrates + protein in post is the routine of a lot of lifters I know personally, and I’ve already seen some results after 3 months exercising almost daily

  • @Anatolianin
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    22 years ago

    I love some milk and yogurt after exercise.

  • lemmygrabber
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    22 years ago

    I usually work out early in the morning and don’t eat anything before exercise. Occasionally I feel a bit nauseus if my blood sugar so low, in which case I have two or three biscuits. After workout I have a protein shake and breakfast. The rest of the day is business as usual.

    • @CriticalResist8A
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      62 years ago

      BTW nausea is your body telling you to cut it out because it doesn’t have enough nutrients to carry you. Not super dangerous by itself but definitely listen to your body (not like I know anyone that can work out through nausea lol)

  • @201dberg
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    I actually don’t eat anything before I lift other than sometimes a BCAA drink and I add salt and potassium citrate for electrolytes to my water. And by “Don’t eat anything” I mean I don’t eat anything that day until after I’m done lifting. Usually not till at least 4 or 5pm. Afterwards though I just make sure to intake a lot of protein. Usually also a double protein shake over the course or 3 or 4 hours. If you chug a protein shake you’ll only absorb maybe 20-30grams of protein if that but if you drink it over several hours you will be able to absorb much more of it. As for food protein you are much more efficient at absorbing that because it takes time to digest food protein vs the protein that’s in a shake.

    But then I also usually do a 18 - 20 hour intermittent fasting every day regardless of if I’m working out that day. So my bodies pretty used to this. It takes quite a lot of working to actually deplete the muscles stored glycogen and you body can refuel your muscles energy stores pretty consistently even when in fat burning mode either during a fast or in ketosis. Now I wouldn’t go trying to build muscle on a fast cause you’ll need protein the next few days while you recover but you can do cardio on an extended fast no problem. Being in a fasted state will actually slightly increase your metabolism so long as you have the fat to fuel it.

  • ButtigiegMineralMap
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    12 years ago

    if it’s late after a long shift of work, I go to my gym that closes at 11pm. So nothing for literal hours before my workout, just water and gatorade, maybe some Buffalo chicken. Then after exercise I eat McDonald’s. But if it’s a good day, I start with a breakfast smoothie that’s low sugar and have some berries. Then I might grill some chicken and have it on a bun with some potatoes and maybe a soda or flavored water. A bit later I exercise pretty hard while I drink water and zero sugar gatorade. Afterwards I like having Weigh Shakes and maybe some milk late night.

  • @Idliketothinkimsmart
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    12 years ago

    What ever is on hand, but at least coffee and something solid. After, I have a protein shake.