Pre-workout Snack

[Bobbi]

RE: I've read contrasting advice

Lucy, you are so right! I'd like to add that unless your exercise session is over 90 minutes, you should have enough stored glycogen to do fine without a pre-work out meal. I like a little carbohydrate 1 to two hours before my workout followed by a protein and carbohydrate and maybe a little fat post workout meal.

Bobbi

p.s. Marlene, there's absoulutely nothing wrong with a little caffeine in the morning. It's will actually give you easier access to your fat stores. I drink two cups of coffee every morning. The smell of freshly brewed coffee is one of life's greatest pleasures!;-)

 

[kathryn]

RE: The world greatest athletes

Hey Dawn!
I usually work out between 4-7 p.m., but am trying to change my workout schedule to a morning schedule, because my teaching schedule in the fall starts at noon and I probably won't get home until 5:30 on many days. I thought of the p.b./banana thing in regard to my afternoon schedule (some days I still do a later workout...ah the fleeting joys of summer!). When I work out a.m. , I've been having a soy protein drink about 30 mn. before working out, then a light breakfast afterward (2 mangos with some peach soy yogurt in, for example). This a.m., I tried the "drink green tea 45-60 minutes before working out in the a.m." thing, which is supposed to help your body use more fat as energy during aerobics.