Pre-WO - How much food is enough food?

[Barb E]

This is how it looks:

Alarm goes off at 4:00

Feed/potty/etc 2 dogs

Out the door by 4:45 for CrossFit

 

I found recently that eating a hard boiled egg doesn't sit well so this morning I had about 2 fingers worth of Primal Pac jerky dipped in Guacamole - is that enough food to set off the "Oh hey she's going to go work really hard"?

 

Though I find Post WO meals difficult (Not hungry quite soon enough so have to make myself eat) this Pre WO is really proving difficult!!

 

Thanks!

[Roz Griffiths]

The pre-WO is more of a signal to your body that it's about to do something, so jerky & guac sounds fine. The post-WO is probably the more crucial one

[amberino21]

I agree with Roz - if I workout early, I'll often not have anything for preWO and manage fine. If I train later, I'll often eat 1.5-2 hours before and be ok. I always have postWO though, and think that eating properly to refuel and recover is so important!

[Tom Denham]

I have eaten as little as two brazil nuts and called it a pre-workout meal. I don't know if it sends a meaningful signal to the brain, but sometimes it is all I am ready to do.

[Barb E]

Ok, then perhaps I'll just go back to not worrying about the PreWO food - it really is hard at 4 AM

 

Today's PostWO was Ground Turkey, Eggs and Sweet Potatoes

[Fenderbender]

I do great with a cup of coffee with coconut milk as a pre most days...

[busymommy]

_{I have always read contradicting info on eating pre workout but more and more recently I have read that if you don't eat before workout you won't burn fat during your workout your body will instead pull from muscle.  what do you guys think?}

[amberino21]

_{I have always read contradicting info on eating pre workout but more and more recently I have read that if you don't eat before workout you won't burn fat during your workout your body will instead pull from muscle. what do you guys think?}

I don't workout to burn fat, but I rarely have an actual preWO (lunch is generally 1.5-2 hours earlier) and my muscles aren't eating themselves....