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Working out in the morning
Hi Mike. Due to my schedule, I am planning to start weight training in the morning before work. Just in case it matters, I use a 3 day split routine, and I train pretty intensively.
Basically I have about 1hr 45 min before I go to work. I was wondering what I should eat before and after training. Also, how long should I wait after eating before working out.
Thanks
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Sounds like we have an aspiring bodybuilder with that split...good on ya man :-)
Before you workout you want to eat something small, energy dense and easily digestable. Not a whole meal as this will make you feel a bit sick while you train and you won't digest fully. Good pre-workout foods are fruits, whole grain or small amount of white bread with jelly, rice cake and cottage cheese and so on.
You really only need to wait about 15-20 mins before you workout after eating these and you will have a quick shot of energy that will create an enviornment in your body conducive to fat loss and muscle gain and not just weight loss in general.
After training I believe in protein drinks made in water as these are the easiest for your body to digest and gets the nutrients you need to your muscles fast. A meal that is post training that isn't bad is also eggs, oatmeal with some peanut butter or cinnamon made in skim milk, some more fruit and milk or juice. This gives you good protein- both fast and slow digesting from the eggs and milk and fast and slow digesting carb sources from the fruit and oatmeal that keep you blood sugar in check until the next meal and you won't retain bodyfat or get too hungry and be tempted to just eat anything in site until your next meal.
Lift heavy, eat well, take a good mutli and get plenty of sleep and you'll be doing GREAT. Good luck.
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