pre workout before 5 km obstacle race ?

[raunaqarora]

iam participating in a 5 k.m. obstacle race in india next week.. its something like spartan race.. 5 km track with 15 military style obstacles iam currently supplementing on engn pre workout by evolution nutrition for those energy and kicks before starting my morning workouts but dont use it before cardio and also cellucor alpha amino as an intra workout supplement... i was thinking of taking a scoop of pre workout before my race next week but have read articles that one might faint or crash if taking pre workouts before running.. could anyone help me here was thinking engn before race for that energy and amino post race for recovery..... suggestions and advice pls fellow hulks and she hulks in the forum.....

[DCSpartan]

You dont need a PWO for a 5k lol. What you need is a light breakfast 2-3 hours before.

[Alpha20]

Good night.

[roadcyclingbrah]

Carbohydrate rich breakfast that is low on fibre and easy on your gut (e.g oatmeal made with water) atleast 3h out, if it's way more maybe light snack like a banana 1h before, 100mg of caffeine in supplement form 30mins before if you are not overly sensitive to caffeine, race.

those are my recommendations ;-)

Sure crazy pre-workouts with stuff like Methylhexanamin or other speed-like substances work too, might kill you, and are probably banned even though noone is gonna test you at a local race anyway.

[PowerD]

Military brah. Ran 3 miles eod for years, with exercises. I tried every combination of pre workout, food, empty stomach, all that. For me, at 210 lbs, the best was pb on 1 piece of bread about an hour before run, about a quart of water, no pre workout.

[Bone32]

I've had better luck with a light meal a few hours before hand. Pre workouts dont do anything for me unless i'm lifting

[KiwiJames]

Caffeine has been shown to have some benefits on 5k performance. Just don't take anything for a race if you haven't taken and tried it for training