Need help on pre-workout meals .

[VictorBR]

what do you eat PRE-workout for maximum energy for ultra intense workouts ?

I mean , what type of FOOD , the quantities AND how many hours before ? ( like 30 minutes prior to workout , 1 hour prior to workout , 2 hours ... )

Also , what kinda suplement you use for a boost ? I usually use ECA or CLEN , but I am curious on how do you guys do it ? You take before the meals ? After the meals ? You eat and then wait for X minutes and then take it ?

What is your plan meal and suplement- wise to hit the gym ?


Victor

 

[Allon]

bump

 

[The_first_athlete]

Rice and beans are like the perfect thing to me. Since I buy the rice at the pound store they dont sell brown rice but heres what I figure and maybe someone can pitch in some knowledge:

Ok, so we know hi GI carbs spike insulin levels inconveniently

BUT.

WHat if these hi Gi carbs such as white rice are consumed with nice GI carbs like black beans.

In my reasoning, the rice would spike the insulin but the blood glucose level WILL NOT DROP since the beans are still doing their great job right? Perhaps this might even be the most convenient environment since protein is being shuttled to the muscle cells yet there will be no drop and rebound.

 

[jdw152]

Jon Bailey, a well know nutritionalist that works with nationally ranked bodybuilders suggests something like the following:

-Banana or other easily digested fruit
-Raisins or other dried fruit
-Small amount of easily digested protein; poultry or fish

His reasoning is that fruit acts like a complex carb in that it doesnt produce a glucose spike but wont weigh you down like complex carbs will and will energize your workout.

 

[Cut]

Oatmeal.

 

[irish_pride]

i might have a 64g protien shake and or a can of tuna `15 mins before workout and then more protein 15 mins after the workout thats what i learned here, as for energy if i real tired ill eat a banana or my wetabix. but thats probebly not enough.

 

[JKurz1]

Whats this wetabix I keep reading????????? Must be an overseas thang?

 

[Thresher]

Oatmeal.

I eat the same thing pre workout.

 

[Thresher]

Whats this wetabix I keep reading????????? Must be an overseas thang?

Ive seen it in local stores in the states, not often though.

 

[irish_pride]

wetabix is a whole grain breakfast cereal, low fat low sugar high fibre.

 

[JKurz1]

wetabix is a whole grain breakfast cereal, low fat low sugar high fibre.

OK, so comparable to the states version of All Bran or Fiber One?

 

[ProtienFiend]

In my reasoning, the rice would spike the insulin but the blood glucose level WILL NOT DROP since the beans are still doing their great job right? Perhaps this might even be the most convenient environment since protein is being shuttled to the muscle cells yet there will be no drop and rebound.

I do not believe this logic to be correct.

 

[ProtienFiend]

Oh and to the thread starter:

I like to have tuna (+mayo) about 1 to 1.5 hours before lifting and a peice of fruit 10-15 minutes before hand.

I dont like eating anything too heavy directly before hand because sometimes I feel like it might come back up if I'm working real hard (ie, squats, serratus pulldowns)

 

[JKurz1]

My best workouts are when I have oats, eggs/whites, and coffee about 1-1.5 hours before..........cardio is the same way........tomorrow I got both and a huge bowl of oats/egg whites are in the mix.....

 

[ProtienFiend]

jk, what is this oat/egg white mixture you speak of?

It sounds very... well, I'll let you explain.

 

[JKurz1]

No big deal really, I just cut up hardboiled eggs and toss them in my oats after they are cooked........just takes the monotany out of eating bland oats with splenda.......

 

[Allon]

Do you guys have cooked oats, like porridge?
Ever eat them not cooked, just with cold milk?

 

[jimmy82_]

OK, so comparable to the states version of All Bran or Fiber One?

we have all bran in AUS, UK etc, but weetbix are compressed into a biscuit the shape of a small mobile phone, and tend to be eaten as cereal with milk. looking at this discription it doesnt sound too good! its 97% wholegrain wheat, high in fibre, low in GI etc. good eating. only problem for me is that i find i have to drown them in sugar to get some taste. people eat them plain with jam on them... whatever tickles your fancy.
anyway, hope that gives you some idea. i was over in the US for 3 months over christmas and never saw them for sale
peace

 

[ProtienFiend]

Do you guys have cooked oats, like porridge?
Ever eat them not cooked, just with cold milk?

If its rolled oats, yea, I usually mix them with fiber one cereal with some soy milk and splenda is Im feelin lucky.

 

[Thresher]

Do you guys have cooked oats, like porridge?
Ever eat them not cooked, just with cold milk?

I just dump mine in cold milk, I dont like the taste of cooked oats.

 

[JKurz1]

mine are piping hot but only in the am....usually not pre-workout.......there I have some cottage cheese, some sf jello and maybe a carb sense bar.

 

[Allon]

Yep, I never liked porridge. I just wanted to make sure that what I thought I was eating in cold milk is also good.

 

[Allon]

Also hot porridge is not an option in the Israeli summer