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How long does it take food to start giving us energy?How much time to I need to wait after eating before I start training?Thanks all!
Energy from food
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It takes roughly 8 hours for your body to fully digest a meal. It depends on the size of the meal, fibre content, fat content etc. but that's a good ball park number.
I recommend finishing eating your pre-workout meal about 90 minutes before your workout. That way the food will have finished passing through your stomach and will be in your intestines.
I recommend finishing eating your pre-workout meal about 90 minutes before your workout. That way the food will have finished passing through your stomach and will be in your intestines.
Our science guy @muskate got it on point - roughly 8-10 hours for the food to get completely digested, but you can start getting the energy earlier, because on the early stages of digestion your body is already absorbing the nutrients.
About 2 hours before training I heat up my meal and start eating it. I am done by the time it is 90 minutes before training.
