How important is a PRE-workout meal?

[YGLCA87]

Sometimes I'll go to the gym 2 -3 hours after I've eaten. How much of a difference does it make if I eat a meal 1 hour before I go to the gym? Doesn't necessarily have to be a meal - could it just be a protein shake or something?

[N01SYtZ]

Its better in my opinion to consume a full meal two or three hours before arriving at the gym so that your body has digested all the food and consumed some carbs fats and proteins for energy. Eating before going to the gym may give you an extra push, it does for me.

[Slyk]

i like to train between 1 - 3 in the afternoon
so depending on when i get up, i need to get 3 meals in before then, i wouldn't say itmade a huge difference to my workout, if any at all

but i woudl definitly advise at least 1 hour between a meal and trainning
nobody wants to be sick

[Baba_ghanoush]

i like to eat about 1-1.5 hours before i go to the gym and i make sure to load up on the carbs, makes a huge difference imo

[bell559]

Depends on waht you mean by "How much of a difference" ??

If you meant in terms of how good of a workout you have, i'd say not much personally.
After a 5min warmup run and 10mins of stretching, regardless of pre-W meal im ready to go

[AN!MAL!ZT!K]

i get a meal in every 2 hours no matter what but about 15 min before a workout i down 2 scoops of whey.

[Gadsden]

I don't eat sooner than an hour or two before I go to the gym. I'm cutting right now, so after I burn my carbs I want it to be all fat.

[msdmsd]

eat 1-1.5 hours before...IMO the pre-workout meal has almost no effect on the workout. The meals you ate the days before have a much greater effect so make sure to keep things consistent eat 6-8 small meals split every 2-2.5 hours get all your nutrients in all your meals meaning lean protein, complex carbs and good fats.

[ruga buga]

pre-workout meal is very important i feel crap in gym if i don't have a nice chow before gym

[Elluzion]

i wake up at 5am, eat my pre workout meal (for 20 mins) and leave right after. so i workout right after I eat. then i eat postworkout immediatley

[foxrider1]

i wake up at 5am, eat my pre workout meal (for 20 mins) and leave right after. so i workout right after I eat. then i eat postworkout immediatley

me to.