Thread: when to eat

Hey guys, just hoping for some advice on best time to eat certain foods. I train at 5am and all the training diaries and nutrition diaries all are written around training at 4 in the afternoon. Since i train first thing it leaves me with a blank as to when i should be carb loading and so on. Any help would be great

Ummm eat breakfast before hand. It's not rocket science.

Well can you train on an empty stomach? Or a full one?
At absolute bare minimum an apple and some WPI or WPC in water...

Originally Posted by hardgainer79

Hey guys, just hoping for some advice on best time to eat certain foods. I train at 5am and all the training diaries and nutrition diaries all are written around training at 4 in the afternoon. Since i train first thing it leaves me with a blank as to when i should be carb loading and so on. Any help would be great

if you train on an empty stomach (and many do) then you might want to have some BCAAs before and after?

alot of the time i'll train on an empty tank, but only in this scenario;

up all night eating at work, go to bed, train on wake up and if i eat i can't train properly, stupid spew burps, the works...

these times i make sure i'm drinking more than just water during the workout.

our body has reserves for a reason, use them, then replenish them.

Originally Posted by Scottie85

Well can you train on an empty stomach? Or a full one?
At absolute bare minimum an apple and some WPI or WPC in water...

Yeah i have a wpi shake with creatine and glutamine and a pre workout NO drink as soon as i rise. I find i cant have any more than that as i feel nauseues. Straight after training i have toast and peanut butter followed by another WPI shake. My main question is i have read articles about when you should be taking in slow and quick release carbs, good fats and so on. The times of day mentioned dont really coincide with my typical training day. Can you shed any light for me as when i should consume carbs other than straight after training and when i should be taking in good fats. Cheers

Originally Posted by hardgainer79

Yeah i have a wpi shake with creatine and glutamine and a pre workout NO drink as soon as i rise. I find i cant have any more than that as i feel nauseues. Straight after training i have toast and peanut butter followed by another WPI shake. My main question is i have read articles about when you should be taking in slow and quick release carbs, good fats and so on. The times of day mentioned dont really coincide with my typical training day. Can you shed any light for me as when i should consume carbs other than straight after training and when i should be taking in good fats. Cheers

U need carbs upon rising, mainly to restore liver glycogen and ensure there is enough muscle glycogen to fuel your workout... In your case, this would need to be in the form of high fructose fruits like apples, watermellon, grapes or less preferably dextrose mixed in with your protein shake...

As for the other times you asked, your first solid meal after training shouldn't be any longer than about 45min-1hr after and should comprise of both slow digesting carbs and proteins (ie. chicken and rice)... keep you post workout shake too, you can throw some dextrose in if you want, but its not necessary IMO...

As for good fats, just eat them throughout the day in 2 or 3 other meals... Your last meal should be a protein and fat meal, this helps to slow digestion of the protein and keep a steady flow of aminos while you sleep...

Originally Posted by adz82

Ummm eat breakfast before hand. It's not rocket science.

Wow. Amazing advice. Maybe you should become a rocket scientist

Originally Posted by Scottie85

U need carbs upon rising, mainly to restore liver glycogen and ensure there is enough muscle glycogen to fuel your workout... In your case, this would need to be in the form of high fructose fruits like apples, watermellon, grapes or less preferably dextrose mixed in with your protein shake...

As for the other times you asked, your first solid meal after training shouldn't be any longer than about 45min-1hr after and should comprise of both slow digesting carbs and proteins (ie. chicken and rice)... keep you post workout shake too, you can throw some dextrose in if you want, but its not necessary IMO...

As for good fats, just eat them throughout the day in 2 or 3 other meals... Your last meal should be a protein and fat meal, this helps to slow digestion of the protein and keep a steady flow of aminos while you sleep...

Sweet Thanks for that. Will give me a good guide to work with

Originally Posted by hardgainer79

Wow. Amazing advice. Maybe you should become a rocket scientist

Enjoy your stay

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