Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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when to eat?

tacyttik
tacyttik
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Joined: 2004/06/08
United States
2004/06/08, 09:11 PM
When is a good time to eat? right before you work out? Right After? the right after is always tempting becuase you'se just burned all those calories and you're a little tired and hungry. But eating before makes me feel a little heavy and lazy. is it counterproductive to workout then eat a meal? Does the kind of food matter? And how much water should you been drinking before, during, and after working out? i've heard a lot of variations.
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asimmer
asimmer
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Joined: 2003/01/07
United States
2004/06/08, 09:25 PM
Eat every 3 hours.

before you workout you need some complex carbs and protein to power you through your workout.
after your workout you need some fast absorbing protein and some fast absorbing carbs to replenish your muscles.
You need good fuel at proper intervals to assure your bod y that you are not in starvation and that it doesn't ned to store incoming food as fat.
There are many posts about these subjects here on different forums. Do some searching and educate yourself. :)

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