Cardio pre and post workout nutrition

[LETHALPHYSIQUE]

Hey Guys,
I was curious as to whether it is necessary to have something prior to and after a session of HIIT cardio. What are your suggestions if any?

Thanks

[baker]

You should treat it the same as a weight training session.

[stayfit2008]

You should treat it the same as a weight training session.

^^^^^^ This!

[LETHALPHYSIQUE]

^^^^^^ This!

Hey stayfit2008,
Just to be clear, when you said "^^^^^^ This!" are you disagreeing or agreeing with baker? If you disagree I am curious as to your reason (s) why.

Thanks

[stayfit2008]

Hey stayfit2008,
Just to be clear, when you said "^^^^^^ This!" are you disagreeing or agreeing with baker? If you disagree I am curious as to your reason (s) why.

Thanks

Agreeing,...would you like an example?

[BrotherWolf]

Hey Guys,
I was curious as to whether it is necessary to have something prior to and after a session of HIIT cardio. What are your suggestions if any?

Thanks

Ice cream ....

[tolewfo]

Ice cream ....

But what flavor?

[BrotherWolf]

But what flavor?

tough question...

[NikkaLB23]

I do my cardio at weird hours of the day/night. So what I do is small carb load about an hour or so to replenish energy levels, and after a light meal too.

[LETHALPHYSIQUE]

Agreeing,...would you like an example?

LOL. Obviously not. But I am interested in understanding why you or anyone would be against that if that is your position.

[egoatdoor]

You should treat it the same as a weight training session.

Wrong.

Should be done on an empty stomach or if not, a no carb whey protein shake can be drunk before.

Afterwards, another protein shake and no carbs for at least 90 minutes.

[LETHALPHYSIQUE]

Wrong.

Should be done on an empty stomach or if not, a no carb whey protein shake can be drunk before.

Afterwards, another protein shake and no carbs for at least 90 minutes.

Hey egoatdoor,
What kind of no carb whey protein drink would you suggest? Hopefully it tastes good! Also how soon before doing the cardio would you suggest drinking it, a half hour, 45 minutes?

[plmb1]

But what flavor?

I like the cardio bunny flavor...not to mention.. they are high in protien and low in fat......

[steamer1]

I like the cardio bunny flavor...not to mention.. they are high in protien and low in fat......

Now thats funny.......I wonder if Baskin Robbins has that flavor.....

Stay safe all, and lift heavy

[egoatdoor]

Hey egoatdoor,
What kind of no carb whey protein drink would you suggest? Hopefully it tastes good! Also how soon before doing the cardio would you suggest drinking it, a half hour, 45 minutes?

I personally like Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey. The double chocolate tastes real good. 1 scoop has 120 calories, 24 grams of protein, 3 grams of carbs and 1 of fat.

Whey protein is pretty fast absorbing. It may depend on your metabolism and bodytype( for example, an endomorph may have to wait longer than an ectomorph). I am an ecto/mesomorph and I drink mine 30 minutes before my cardio starts which includes a 10 minute drive to the gym. It may be uncomfortable if it is still swishing around in your stomach, but you do not want to wait too long. Experiment.

Post workout too may depend on metabolism. I used to drink another scoop right after cardio, but a year ago, I was feeling starved within a half hour. I take 90 minutes to eat a protein and carb meal afterwards ( to prevent a possible insulin spike), so I started taking two scoops and now I can last 90 minutes.