Pre-Workout Snack (Guru's Inside Please)

[Websy21]

I've always had a solid preworkout meal 1.5-2 hrs before my workout and pre-workout supps 30 min-1hr preworkout. Sometimes with my schedule its frusterating when taking preworkout sims to have it at the right time and find myself end up eating again and waiting another hour, etc getting to bed late. I've always liked having a meal and working out 30-60min after due to the extra energy levels.

Last night I was doing a bunch of cooking/baking and had my pre workout meal and supps as usual but happened to take a couple tsp of almond oil wedged in between 4 crackers right before hitting the gym. So the preworkout supps should have still been absorbed but anyways, I felt a lot better throughout my workout. Strength and endurance was up but tha could have been also contributed to a couple other factors.

This obviously isn't something new but pondering it more lately but I'm cutting and its a bit harder to justify the extra cals even tho minimal and will get burnted off.

I'm wondering what your guys thoughts are on this, having something like some PB and an apple. Whey shake/EFA's, turkey breast and fruit or the almond butter and whole wheat crackers, etc. Something small, just a light snack that will give energy. Heck, even a tbsp of EVCO would be a good one too.

What are your expereiences with and without doing this in terms of energy, gains and/or fat loss? I'd love to hear as I'm really liking the sounds of doing this more, maybe just shuffle some of my cals towards this from throughout the day so it can work with my cutting diet. I'm wondering if this would hinder my fat loss doing this though as I'd burn less fat as I'd have to burn this energy off first? OR would it help hold onto muscle AND cont to lose fat as my macros are staying the same.

NOTE: I almost do cardio every am on a depleted stomache as well.

 

[Needtogetaas]

eat a good meal full of complex carbs 2 hours before a work outs. Plenty of energy for later.

I find when i try to work out in the morning i am weak. Later in the day after I have had a few meals I have much more strength

 

[PhoenixS]

I always have either an apple or some oatmeal before my workout. I eat, pop my pills, and workout about an hour after that.

 

[SBT]

I think its kind of person dependent on this one... I mean some people have great workouts in the morning on almost empty, others need at least 2-3 meals in them, and then some of those have to eat their last meal an hour or two before lifting, where some can dam near finish chewing and hit the gym lol!

 

[zombiemuscle]

I always have either an apple or some oatmeal before my workout. I eat, pop my pills, and workout about an hour after that.

Same here lol! Except for the apple part.

 

[Diesel1965]

I have tried working out in the morning around 5am. I can do it but I do better as far as solid gains in strength go if I have about 5 good meals in me before I go to the gym.
By doing this I have plenty of gas in the tank to get it done.

 

[zombiemuscle]

I've been takin' 500+mg banaba 20% 25 min prior to the preworkout meal, consisting of 2+ cups of raw oatmeal (eaten cooked) and I slam a couple shot glasses of liquid choc beef aminos.

I workout in the afternoon. Got my fuel, and not worn out... Yet!

 

[rahl]

eat a good meal full of complex carbs 2 hours before a work outs. Plenty of energy for later.

I find when i try to work out in the morning i am weak. Later in the day after I have had a few meals I have much more strength

I'm the same way. I hit the gym in the morning after just breakfast last friday since I was off work. Weak as hell. I need at least 3 meals in me before I can lift properly. I prefer 4-5.

 

[Websy21]

Well thanks for everyone's input, seems to be a personal preferance. I'm the same way as to needing a few meals under my belt before I lift or I'm weak as hell. If I', not worried about strength I can muster it out in the morning as I use to do this years ago. Even cardio first thing in the am on an empty stomache can be hard to muster up energy I find too.

I guess I will just cont to eat a complex mea 1.5-2hrs out from training and take my supps .5-1hr out as I have been.

I think a lot of people missed my intentions though as I am talking about a preworkout snack. Doing what I had listed above than immediately before hitting the weights you munch on an apple and take a handful of nuts or scoop of PB. I can't believe nobody here does such a thing.

In the past I've hated the thought of even being on any preworkout supps becuase I'd have to wait after my meal for so long until I could take them than wait some more until I hit the gym. I'd always hit the gym feeling hungry after 2 hrs out from my last meal and just not feel the energy I want to be. Of course I'm not the big carb eater as a lot are in here, pretty difficult when cutting too obviously.

 

[SBT]

If you are dieting, and that little snack helps you with energy throughout your workout then I say stick with it for a week or two and see what your changes are. I know for me personally, when I diet (since meals are smaller anyways) I tend to sometimes leave a little bit of the prior meal for 30 minutes pre-workout (like a tbsp of pb or a rice cake or two w/ pb). Otherwise I was sometimes dragging through my workout. Although this time around with dieting, I've been using GEAR and N2KTS and I haven't noticed that dragging feeling yet throughout.

 

[Websy21]

If you are dieting, and that little snack helps you with energy throughout your workout then I say stick with it for a week or two and see what your changes are. I know for me personally, when I diet (since meals are smaller anyways) I tend to sometimes leave a little bit of the prior meal for 30 minutes pre-workout (like a tbsp of pb or a rice cake or two w/ pb). Otherwise I was sometimes dragging through my workout. Although this time around with dieting, I've been using GEAR and N2KTS and I haven't noticed that dragging feeling yet throughout.

Good point/tip, thanks I will take that into consideration. Gonna start doing this next week and see how it all go's. Scale is going up, muscle starting to pack on during this cutting cycle

 

[SBT]

Good point/tip, thanks I will take that into consideration. Gonna start doing this next week and see how it all go's. Scale is going up, muscle starting to pack on during this cutting cycle

I LOVE that... adding some nice LBM gains at the same time as dropping fat is always a great feeling!!

 

[Websy21]

I LOVE that... adding some nice LBM gains at the same time as dropping fat is always a great feeling!!

Most Def, isn't easy is it... well a bit easier on cycle tho :innocent: I might just hit my goals that I wanted after my next cycle, so that would be amazing. Time to crank it up another notch or two yet

 

[zombiemuscle]

If you are dieting, and that little snack helps you with energy throughout your workout then I say stick with it for a week or two and see what your changes are. I know for me personally, when I diet (since meals are smaller anyways) I tend to sometimes leave a little bit of the prior meal for 30 minutes pre-workout (like a tbsp of pb or a rice cake or two w/ pb). Otherwise I was sometimes dragging through my workout. Although this time around with dieting, I've been using GEAR and N2KTS and I haven't noticed that dragging feeling yet throughout.

lol that would just tease me, one tablespoon haha :innocent:

 

[SBT]

lol that would just tease me, one tablespoon haha :innocent:

even more of a tease when you weigh your tbsp out to see just how LITTLE 16g actually is :laugh:

 

[Websy21]

lol that would just tease me, one tablespoon haha :innocent:

even more of a tease when you weigh your tbsp out to see just how LITTLE 16g actually is :laugh:

You guys are making me feel better about myself to show just really how hard I am working towards this because this is what I am doing indeed. Weighing out only one tbsp on 2 whole wheat crackers for a snack. Thats it, damn is this diet hard. Without the burner is it frusterating, there was so much yummy chinese food today infront of me that just came in and was free. I just finished eating a cup of brustle sprouts, 1 chicken breast and 2 hard boiled eggs. So I will still hungry and could have demolished that food but I sat there and drooled over it for awhile while I sipped on a green tea.

I haven't cheated in 2 weeks other than maybe some nuts and veggies but tomorrow we are having our Christmas dinner at work so since I have been working so hard lately I am planning on giving in and can't wait. Plus, I worked thanksgiving so I missed out on that, so this will be it! I can not wait, going to fill up on the veggi salad and turkey breast before I go nuts though. Cheesecake for desert, man am I stoked for tomorrow. Going to do some hardcore HIIT training in our gym in the after to make myself feel a bit better and cut a few cals elsewhere throughout the day than I should break about even. Forged burner starting on monday again, only 1 more days of this agony! Anyone cutting, get the Forged Burner, best tool you can have!

 

[Squataholic]

I usually eat a regular meal 2-3 hours before.

 

[Websy21]

I usually eat a regular meal 2-3 hours before.

Thats all I've ever done too but just wanted to get more opinions as my snack theory seems like it would really boost gains since its a lil boost of energy!

 

[Diezel]

They sell this protien bread, one slice that has like 26grams of protien in it with some PB and honey. I toast the bread spread the goodies on with a little glass of milk about 15min before traning.

 

[SBT]

yeah i have gotta eat and then train within an hour if i am doing pwo cardio, but if i don't have cardio then i can eat 2 hours before and just have a small snack about 30 min prior (after my supps)

 

[Websy21]

They sell this protien bread, one slice that has like 26grams of protien in it with some PB and honey. I toast the bread spread the goodies on with a little glass of milk about 15min before traning.

See thats what I'm talking about, I made some of my own homeade protein abrs with pb, honey, oats, banana and whey. Each one has 20g protein, 17 cat and 24 carbs. Add a cup of milk with it and it sounds perfect to me. Gonna start doing this about 15-30 min prior after my supps with last meal 2-3 hrs before this snack.

 

[Diezel]

Yeah i have to go to the gym with atleast something in my stomach or else i feel weak and hungry.

 

[Websy21]

Yeah i have to go to the gym with atleast something in my stomach or else i feel weak and hungry.

I hear ya and I've noticed this even more so lately being on this low cal, especially low carb diet. Fatigue is a killer, even more so in the gym and can be frusterating when it effects your workout knowing you can do better!

 

[imported_not4me]

I like an big granny smith apple and a big cup of coffee before the gym.