Basic question: Scheduling the morning

durron597 · #1 09-09-2007, 11:13 PM

if you want to have an AM workout, should you eat breakfast before hand? lets say you have to be somewhere (like a job [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]) at 8 am... wake up 5 am, eat 5:30 or so, at gym by 6:30, work out hour....sound right? any good way to compress that?

Thremp · #2 09-09-2007, 11:14 PM

Just PreWO shake and PWO shake if you can... Eat "breakfast" right before work maybe?

Probably isn't the best thing possible, but it fits with your schedule.

kinda · #3 09-09-2007, 11:22 PM

eat some oatmeal + skim milk (cold, like cereal) and some fruit soon as you get up (some protein too if you can, maybe 1 scoop of protein powder). then do your shower/whatever routine. go to gym. have a PWO shake. go to work.

secretprankster · #4 09-09-2007, 11:30 PM

When I go in the morning I always eat quite a lot. I went with just a protein shake once and felt like I was going to vomit doing anything heavy. Today I went 8:00 wake-up, eat relatively normal breakfast (~700 kcals), wait 45 minutes, 1/3 Surge, workout. Obviously a lot of people can workout on less food though, but definitely get SOMETHING in.

durron597 · #5 09-10-2007, 12:18 AM

how much time do i want in between this cold meal and working out

a lot of things online say "AM workout"... unless the best thing is actually to work out at lunch on those days?

kinda · #6 09-10-2007, 12:22 AM

I'd say 45-60 minutes between eating and lifting. i like to wait at least an hour but it will depend on your body.

AZK · #7 09-10-2007, 12:50 AM

skip the meal, wake up, workout, shower/eat, go to work.

Thremp · #8 09-10-2007, 12:59 AM

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Worst idea.

KittyLiquor · #9 09-10-2007, 01:52 AM

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durron597 · #10 09-10-2007, 08:07 AM

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Worst idea.

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if i have to wake up at 5 AM to healthily get in a workout before work, then please tell me. i woke up at 5:30 today, groaned, turned over and went back to sleep for another half hour, had a leisurely morning, made breakfast, watched sportscenter, laughed at the mariners and tigers, got to work by 8 (5 min ago).

i guess the bottom line is, what is the minimum time after eating to have no worries whatsoever about working out?