Pre Workout Oats

[Babyfaced Assassin]

If you eat outs pre workout say 2 hours before, with some whey powder would it be more beneficial to blend it into an MRP or cook it normally?

I usually blend it into an MRP but i have been told this increases it's GI and was wondering if I ate it plain it'd give me sustained energy.

Any thoughts?

 

[Senior Woonaki]

i have oats and protein 2 hours before every training session... it is part of my regular meal plan... i dont blend it though..

i do feel more energetic during my training!!!!!

 

[FatRat]

GI indicated the speed in which the sugars enter the blood stream. Therefore, if you are actually talking about using an electric blender that will chop up the oats, I would think that this would speed up the digestion process thereby shortening the time it takes for the the sugars within to enter the blood. Its like pre-chewing the oats...

The time it takes for the stomach to do break down whole oats is like a timed release mechanism.

I would say however, that I don’t think this change in digestion time is going to make a noticeable different in energy levels, you would need a serious change for that, and any difference might be outweighed by convenience.

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

Thanks for the info, much appreciated