PreWorkout nutrition .....

[ABICK23]

i am currently cutting and i get confused about preworkout food. i always take a 25g protein shake before hand but i am not sure what carbs to eat.
i have read contradictary things about bananna's in particular. Are they a slow or fast digesting carb? On a cut do i want a fast or slow digesting carb preworkout? i have read both things before and i am not sure which one is better. thanks!

[vroompac]

I try and eat a packet of regular oatmeal thrown in with a scoop of protein powder in milk about 45mins to an hour before lifting. Tends to keep me feeling good enough to workout. Id save all the simple sugar stuff for after you lift, and bananas are a good choice, at least for me I like them.

[Abc^^]

WHat you want is a FAST ACTING carb
Bananas are ok but not as fast as say lucosade or gatorade or the equivalent
Only time high sugary things should be in your diet
Presume you know you need the protein too

[ABICK23]

Originally Posted by Abc^^

WHat you want is a FAST ACTING carb
Bananas are ok but not as fast as say lucosade or gatorade or the equivalent
Only time high sugary things should be in your diet
Presume you know you need the protein too

i thought you wanted fast digesting post workout too though. I have read things that say fast preworkout and i have also read things that say slow prework, and the articles are crediable. so i am not sure what to take

[Abc^^]

Meh what you do is :

TRY THEM ALL OUT see what gives you most energy
Like 1st Day: Gatorade or equivalent
2nd Day: Gatorade and Banana
3rd Day: Banana

See what works !
YOur body not mine find what suits you best

[ABICK23]

Originally Posted by Abc^^

Meh what you do is :

TRY THEM ALL OUT see what gives you most energy
Like 1st Day: Gatorade or equivalent
2nd Day: Gatorade and Banana
3rd Day: Banana

See what works !
YOur body not mine find what suits you best

i'd rep ya but your profile thing is weird??

[Abc^^]

No reps needed and i prefer it being screwy !!!
I don't need reps to show people, i do it because this place helped me so now i have to help others!!!

[Joe Go]

Here is what I am eating now before I head to the gym.

20 oz coffee with 5 grams of creatine monohydrate add to it.
6 jumbo eggs (three with yokes, three without)
1/2 cup of onions, green peppers, and tomato's
1 potato
1 cup of grapes
20oz of water
added a little salt & pepper for flavor.

I've been eating like this for a while and the pumps have been great. This pre workout meal may or may not work for you.

[mpipes]

When it comes to pre workout, it depends when your workout is and what the rest of your nutrition is like.

Examples: If you workout first thing in the morning, you want fast digesting carbs and protein immediately before working out, or even during the workout. If you workout in the middle of the day or in the evening, your regular carb/protein meals are sufficient, no pre-workout likely needed. However if you're low-carb'n it, you want a fast digesting pre-workout meal.

Fruits are OK but not optimum for pre or post workout. I've switched to using maltodextrin in my shakes instead and I've noticed big improvements not only in energy during the workout, but in the speed of recovery after the workout too.

[-Aaron-]

Originally Posted by Abc^^

No reps needed and i prefer it being screwy !!!
I don't need reps to show people, i do it because this place helped me so now i have to help others!!!

Apparently not, since you gave him some bad advice.

My advice to the OP is:

PreWorkout:

1/2 - 1 Cup oats (This will allow you to keep fueled during your workout out) (Taking simple carbs 'sugar' will result in a crash)
Water (How much you want is up to you)
Banana (Any Fruit will do here)
2.5 Grams of Creatine

During
BCAA (Xtend or Purple Wraath mix with your bottle of water)

Post:
40-50 Grams of 'Sugar' (Take with R-ALA to increase benefits)
40-60 Grams Protein (Whey/Casein blend outpreforms regular whey here)
1 Cup Milk (Again, the added casein, especially if you don't use a casein blend, will help)
Fruit (Any fruit will do here)
2.5 Grams of Creatine

45-90 minutes after
Solid meal

That's what I did for 120+ pounds of weight loss. So, to each his own.

[ABICK23]

Originally Posted by -Aaron-

1/2 - 1 Cup oats (This will allow you to keep fueled during your workout out) (Taking simple carbs 'sugar' will result in a crash)

thanks that makes sense !!

[-Aaron-]

Originally Posted by ABICK23

thanks that makes sense !!

No problem and thanks for saying thank you. Not many people here do.