Thread: cardio and eating question

playing soccer tonight, as im trying to loose fat but gain/maintain muscle through mainly lifting weights and restricting calories what should i eat before and after soccer. ill be playing for an hour and wondering if i should eat carbs before and protein after? my maion goal is fat loss so would less carbs before or nothing after be better or what? maybe not bothering with a protein shake?

im bit confused and want to get the best results from my effort.

thanks

Originally Posted by Gaz_9

playing soccer tonight, as im trying to loose fat but gain/maintain muscle through mainly lifting weights and restricting calories what should i eat before and after soccer. ill be playing for an hour and wondering if i should eat carbs before and protein after? my maion goal is fat loss so would less carbs before or nothing after be better or what? maybe not bothering with a protein shake?

im bit confused and want to get the best results from my effort.

thanks

Hey, guy; it IS confusing. I feel too little attention is paid to individual response - to how YOU process Carb, Protein, Fats...even vitamin supplementation. If you're after weight loss religiously maintain hydration with whatever program you've worked out. Some extra (medium density) carbs an hour before playing would be >my< route and a return to my restricted carb routine immediately. Fatigue during play: I would head straight for the Gatorade, even though on an average day 1 serving is an entire day's worth of carbs 4 me, and I'd likely pour in 1/2 a bottle. Factually, the carbs in a "protein shake" would likely be as close as I would come after playing. One other thing...uh, you aren't trying to lose this fat quickly, are you? That would be a bad move. Factually speaking, any one who can't plan a month ahead isn't going to have success equal to those who can.