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I think the first thing to really be cognizant of as far as eating and working out is that
you do not want to be walking in the gym and eating. I see this happen way too often. I'm
on the treadmill, I'm warming up and somebody will walk in the gym with a container of chicken
and rice or whatever. Then I'll see this same guy 20 minutes later on the treadmill running
or trying to work out.
You your blood flow needs to be working towards the very goal of why you're in the gym, working
towards your heart and your muscles and taking care of working hard to handle the weight
that you're going to be throwing at it with the resistance training. So you want to make
sure that whatever you eat before you work out you give yourself at least an hour, an
hour and a half, minimum, to digest that food.
And it should be something light. It should be something quick. Cottage cheese and maybe
some berries. It could be yogurt maybe with a scoop of protein powder in it. It could
even be yogurt or cottage cheese with some quick oats mixed in. I actually take quick
oats, oatmeal, and throw them in my protein shakes and I drink that down literally sometimes
before a work out. A handful of nuts sometimes and a high glycemic piece of fruit, along
with a little bit of protein works well.
Make sure that you're giving yourself enough time. It could even be something more substantial
too, like some lettuce and some tuna fish. You just want to make sure you have the time
to digest it and you don't want to overdo the portion prior to a work out. If you remember
those guidelines then you'll be fine once you get into the gym. You'll have plenty of
energy but you won't feel weighed down, which is the last thing you want before a work out.