Pre-workout for sports

[cake242]

Hi all, my fiancé and I are in the first week of whole 30 and he has a footy game this weekend. He usually has a pre-workout drink before for energy and hydrating drinks during/after with sweets for hits of energy. What can he use instead?? Thanks

[jmcbn]

The recommendation for preWO is protein & fat - think hard boiled egg, or something like chicken & avocado or mayo.

PostWO is protein (think chicken or tuna) & carbs - not fruit as this will replenish liver glycogen stores. Opt for a starchy veg to replenish muscle glycogen.

 

For hydration stick with plain old water.

[AprilS]

What do you think about coconut water?

[jmcbn]

It's technically compliant, but the recommendation is that it's really only for endurance events April. It's kind of a fruit juice of sorts so you'd be replenishing liver glycogen stores with it. I'd stick with water.

[faithfit4]

For pre-workout  is a piece of fruit and fat ( like coconut or almond butter) not compliant with whole 30?

[jmcbn]

The high fructose in the fruit will send the message to your brain that more sugar is on it's way & so your body will opt to burn carb stores rather than fat stores so it's best to stick to the recommendation of protein & fat.

[faithfit4]

thank you ! =)