Bad to eat before working out???

[Biggzy]

What do you guys think about eating 1 hour before your workout? Is this good or bad? Why or why not?

 

[Nick+]

Depends how much you eat and what you eat. One can eat vegetables or fruit pretty close to a workout. But watch out with meat(in my opinion), allow at least 3 or maybe more hrs before workout. Fish digests more quickly.

Don't 'binge' on veg, meat,fish, poultry,bread in fact most things up to three hours before a workout. (My opinion---and may be torn to threads by others)

 

[Biggzy]

Hmmm, ok. I usually eat a tuna sandwhich, and a yogurt about an hour before a workout.

 

[BulkMeUp]

Solid food 90 min prior wo is ok. If you are pressed for time, you can have a shake 45mins prior hitting the weights.

 

[dontsurfonmytur]

the latest thign i eat is a turkey sandwich with veges and a little bit of walnuts at 1:05 - 1:15 and i work out at usually....4:00
I take my no xplode 30 min before workout.
is this bad?

 

[ag-guys]

I eat oatmeal with a piece of fruit an hour before workout.

AG
www.ag-guys.com

 

[Todd_]

I like to eat 2 hrs before

 

[MillerMan]

you wanna have some food in your system, you dont wanna be running on an empty tank...i usually drink a cup of skim milk at least about 30 minutes prior to the first lift.

 

[Biggzy]

you wanna have some food in your system, you dont wanna be running on an empty tank...i usually drink a cup of skim milk at least about 30 minutes prior to the first lift.

Yeah thats my philosophy as well....not the cup of milk, but the fuel in the tank.

 

[BulkMeUp]

For pre wo you need some carbs to fuel your wo.

 

[CowPimp]

I eat essentially the same thing I eat post workout: carbs and protein. The only difference being that I include more complex/lower GI carbs in my pre workout meal to last me through the workout.

 

[KelJu]

I eat oatmeal with a piece of fruit an hour before workout.

AG
www.ag-guys.com

I have eaten 2 cups(dried) of oatmeal, a whey protein shake, and a large cup of coffee an hour before my morning workout for the last six months and been fine. Except once or twice, I nearly upchucked on leg day, but now I am use to it.

 

[Squaggleboggin]

I haven't really had any problems with eating before a workout. I've eaten lots of good meat immediately before a workout in the past and I've never really shown signs of expelling the food through the gaping orifice on my face. As to science... see above.

 

[Seanp156]

I don't think it's bad... I finish my entire breakfast about 30 mins before i go to the gym.

 

[Doublebase]

I usually have a tuna sandwich on whole grain bread with some piece of fruit or a bowl of spaghetti with ground beef in it.

p.s should be moved to the diet section

 

[KentDog]

Wow, I am a little surprised at everyone's responses. Personally, I cannot workout without eating shortly before. I usually eat a normal meal minus the fat source preworkout. I will try to give myself 20 minutes to digest, then I hit the gym. If I know I'll be a while before working out (more than an hour), I'll eat a normal meal with the fat source.

 

[lnvanry]

Wow, I am a little surprised at everyone's responses. Personally, I cannot workout without eating shortly before. I usually eat a normal meal minus the fat source preworkout. I will try to give myself 20 minutes to digest, then I hit the gym. If I know I'll be a while before working out (more than an hour), I'll eat a normal meal with the fat source.

me too kent...30-45min prior to workout...always

 

[ATOMSPLTR]

I always have something light in my gut and sip on a protein/carb shake while lifting.

 

[BritChick]

I have to eat before I train, usually an hour before and nearly always egg whites and oatmeal.