Pre-workout Nutrition

Hi guys! So sorry for my extended absence. I was preparing for my final exams so I didn't get a chance to post. But I'm done now (yay!) and I have the summer off (double yay!) so I'll be back to posting on a regular bases.

So, in my previous post I promised to talk about pre-workout nutrition. While it is important to have enough energy to perform your workouts, in my opinion, post-workout nutrition is more important. The reason I believe this is because you need to provide your body with adequate nutrition so it can build new protein (muscle) by repairing the micro-tears you have made during your workout.

If you have already had a meal then it isn't necessary for you to eat right before you work out. That meal has already given you the energy you need. However, if you haven't had a meal yet - like if you skipped breakfast (BAD!), then it would be optimal to have a 50-100 calories of carbohydrates and 5-10g of protein.



Personally, I like to have something small about 30min before I exercise if I have not had a meal for over 3 hours. Usually I would do a banana and a tablespoon of almond butter.
(Note: I don't usually go through all the trouble to make such a pretty banana and almond butter snack like in the picture, but I thought it was cute)





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