If you work out early mornings...

[fit2kman]

What do you do? Like before workouts? How much should you eat? And then how long should you wait before actually lifting?

What are your routines?

[Jacobwilson]

i eat during workout = i eat the 2.5 kg weights.. you know for irons brah.! f%$cker

[clemelin13]

I work out at 530 am before school Wake up at 5, eat some oatmeal and preworkout supp then go to the gym and do rippetoes.

[fit2kman]

I work out at 530 am before school Wake up at 5, eat some oatmeal and preworkout supp then go to the gym and do rippetoes.

How much otmeal? What pre wo supps?

[fit2kman]

Bump!

[cemetarygates31]

i wake up
eat
wait an hour to an hour and a half and then go to the gym
u dont want to go within the first hour u wake up your disks will be filled with water so there more prown to injury and coming from a man with shiitty disks it sucks

[fit2kman]

i wake up
eat
wait an hour to an hour and a half and then go to the gym
u dont want to go within the first hour u wake up your disks will be filled with water so there more prown to injury and coming from a man with shiitty disks it sucks

How about half an hour? That's about all I have..

[cdol]

I wake up and drink a shake and eat a granola bar, then i hit the gym a little over an hour later. Usually do treadmill, 5 min warmup 5 min cool down with 30-40 minutes of MIIT. Then I do my weight training. Works great for me, im so ready for my post workout shake and breakfast by the time im done haha.

[LILpainLILgain]

i normally dont have time to lift in the morning since my bus comes at 6 15 but once i was tired enough to fall asleep at 5pm and i wokeup at 3am, ate, did homework, worked out

[mattschnecke]

when i lift before school i wake up at like 4:30 take my supps get to the gym at 5 and workout until 6, go home take a shower, eat, and go to school.

[crypt0d]

What do you do? Like before workouts? How much should you eat? And then how long should you wait before actually lifting?

What are your routines?

Better question.

How come in the morning working out feels so ****ty? When i wake up and try working out i feel a complete lack of energy, workout is so much harder in general. Anyone know why this happens?

[Limons.]

i used to wake up at 6, go to cross country practice, get home and eat, and lift at around 9.

[mattschnecke]

Better question.

How come in the morning working out feels so ****ty? When i wake up and try working out i feel a complete lack of energy, workout is so much harder in general. Anyone know why this happens?

i'm the complete opposite, i workout in the morning and feel ****ing amazing for the rest of the day.

[Billage]

different people perform better during diff parts of day
i tend to be more alert in the mornings but not as energized in comparison to the afternoon =/

[musicianman]

Get a mix of simple and complex carbs into your system, along with adequate protein.

Check out cytomax pre-formance if you'd like a reasonably priced shake with carbs and protein, but you should probably be eating a solid meal along with it.

Eggs are your friend, and so is milk.

[Makk]

I wake up at 5am, have a shake with my supps (40g carbs waximaize, 40g protein)
in gym by 5:30.
out by 6:45ish

post workout meal
8 whites 3 yolks, 4 slices wholemeal bread.

Bus at 8

[LankedOut]

Wake up and have a protein shake, go to the gym and then when I come back I have breakfast.

[Jeickel]

Munch on solid foods, stretch, warm-up and bang yourself with iron.

[snorkelman]

The protocol I recommend ... note that TBW = target bodyweight:

60-90 minutes preworkout, have a solid, balanced meal:

Protein = 0.25g/lb TBW
Carbs = 0.25g/lb TBW
Adding fat at this point is fine, use your discretion as long as it fits into your macro goals. Note that this meal is skipped if you train 1st thing in the morning.

[OR]

30-0 minutes preworkout - (and/or sipped throughout the workout), have a liquid or easily digested meal:

Protein = 0.25g/lb TBW
Carbs = 0.25g/lb TBW
If you were going to train for close to or more than 2 hours continuously, it would definitely benefit you to have this extra preworkout meal either immediately prior to, or sipped during training. Keep the fats here incidental & not added if you're prone to gastric distress during training.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...postcount=3088

[Suckmykiss]

Up 5am, nothing better than being the only one at the gym throwin some iron around. But what I do is I have a shake ready by my bed, set the alarm a half hour before I plan to leave. Wake up and immediatly chug back the shake, then just before I leave I take NO Shotgun and i'm good to go. Feels good man

[scott_lycan]

Hands down regardless of what anyone says, afternoon training is going to give you optimal gains, even if its like 6-7pm you do it.

[spladle29]

I work out at 530 am before school Wake up at 5, eat some oatmeal and preworkout supp then go to the gym and do rippetoes.

this. 1 packet of oatmeal and ..in my case.. superpump250, then i go to the gym.. i dont follow rippetoes though

[BBEssentials]

I took NOXplode and it worked great in the mornings, you know that test is high in the mornin right brah?

[fit2kman]

Alright so I did my first morning workout today and it was amazing. I feel so alive now. My routine was:
woke up at six and ate oatmeal with yoghurt. 30 minutes later went to the gym and did dat der bill staR workout. Came home shower pwo shake and now eating brekky

[lift4gains]

have some oats or other complex carbs, and a protein shake.

[_BiG_M]

I usually workout in the morning, it feels great!

Just make sure you have a solid breakfast like Oats, milk, a banana, whey, eggs,...
Give your body the time to start digesting it so wait about 1-2 hours before working out.
Before I workout I take 20 grams of whey proteine and 200 ml of skimmed milk as my "pre-workout shake"

EDIT: I see you only have about half an hour, I would suggest a shake with Oats, milk, a banana and some whey.