Pre and Post-Workout nutrition enhances the effectiveness of your workouts
Let’s talk about some benefits of consuming some nutrition before the workout.
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Pre-Workout Nutrition benefits
If you consume nutrition pre-workout, you may:
- Fuel your workout, so you push harder and make progressions
- Feel energized and improve recovery for afterwards
- Preserve more lean tissue while eliminating fat
We can talk about the post-workout foods next.
Post-Workout Nutrition benefits
Consuming nutrition post-workout is very valuable for these reasons
- Faster muscle recovery and potentially reduces soreness
- Increases protein synthesis to protect muscle and burn fat
- Helps with recovery of many systems in the body
- Best time to consume nutrition is within 0 to 60 minutes of exercise
What should you eat pre/before and post/after a workout?
Most of the nutrition research and our experiences lead us to the same elements.
- Water
- Protein or amino acids
- Carbohydrates
Supplements can make it easy, especially if you aren’t hungry after the workout
The protein is necessary for muscle recovery, even if your number 1 goal is to burn fat. The carbohydrates also improve muscle recovery by drawing more protein and refilling the stored muscular energy. If the calories are low enough, you will burn a lot of fat and be able to feel great after your workout.