Eating Before a Workout

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Eating Before a Workout
One of the hardest things to really nail
down about an exercise routine is what to eat
and when to eat before a workout. You dont want
to feel sick during the workout, but you also
dont want to have no energy due to a lack
of food. If you work out at three in
the afternoon this is less of a problem,
but for people who work out early in the
morning or late at night it can be something of
an issue. The harsh reality of the situation
is that everybody is different, and it will
take some trial and error to really nail down
your eating habits, but here are a few tips to
help you out. Typically, its good to eat a
full meal about two to three hours before
you work out. If that is impossible because you
work out at six in the morning and dont want to
get up at four just to eat some cereal, try to
down a banana an hour beforehand, or some coffee
or tea with sugar just before starting. The
trick is to understand that the food needs to
be easier to digest as you get closer to
the workout. Having steak and eggs twenty
minutes before you go on a run is going to be
hellish at best and put you off running for a
while, but having a Shot Block or a smoothie
wont be as bad.
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Again, really figuring out what makes you
energetic and feel good during a workout
will take some trial and error. Some
people are able to eat burritos in the middle of
a run some people cant even think the word
burrito during a run. Everybodys different.
The thing to remember is that you need to tailor
what you eat to when you will be working out, and
eat faster digesting things closer to the
workout. The one main takeaway is not to over
eat prior to exercise. If you need to invest in
some basic fruit or even quick electrolyte type
of products that quickly get absorbed, then that
may be the way to go in the future. About the
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