The 2 Best Foods To Eat BEFORE Your Workout

Most programs and trainers will give you a set of macros and calories.

Maybe they will give you a meal plan.

And that’s pretty much it.

If you only goal is to lose bodyfat and a few pounds of the scale, that can be a good start.

But if you want to get rid of those love handles and become six pack lean, then it requires more than that.

A six pack on a skinny body are like big boobs on a big girl.

The six pack will only start looking appealing, when you have a high muscle to fat ratio.

This means you carry a lot of muscle mass with very little bodyfat.

And to optimize your muscle growth, your pre workout nutrition is key.

Science shows that there is greater muscle protein synthesis during and after the workout when an adequate pre-workout meal is ingested.

Muscle protein synthesis is nothing else than a fancy word to explain the process of muscle building.

A pre workout meal provides you with more energy and performance during your workout.

It also supplies your muscles with amino acids for quicker and better muscle recovery and muscle growth.

So what should your pre workout meal look like?

The first ingredient you want to have is fast digesting protein with a high amount of leucine.

Leucine is an amino acid.

Studies show that “Fast-digesting protein rapidly spikes amino acid levels for the workout and leucine seems the best at doing this”.

The two foods that are very high in leucine are egg whites and whey protein.

The second ingredient you want to add are carbs.

Carbs help you load up muscle glycogen levels and boost exercise performance.

Studies show that when they are combined with protein, they create more muscle growth during and after the workout.

Hence it’s smart to not just have a shake, but also add carbs to your pre workout.

The best types of carbs you can have pre workout are high glycemic carbs.

They digest quick and your body will be ready to use it right away.

These are rice cakes, white potatoes, bananas.

If you’re insulin resistant you can still have those, just be careful of the quantity.

As mentioned in my other post a while ago, you want to minimize fiber intake and fats.

They take long to digest and will negatively impact your workout performance if taken to close before a workout, as there’s less oxygen in your muscles and more is used in your stomach to digest the food.

Which is something you want to avoid at all cost.