What to Eat Before Exercising - Pre-Workout Snacks
We sort through the confusing advice about pre-workout snacks to tell you what you need and when.
By Corrie Pikul
Original Content | January 10, 2012 
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Pre-workout carbs give you energy, so have your 30 grams if you're really hungry. However, it's what you eat after the strength-training session that really matters—even more than after cardio workouts. Protein helps repair muscles and provides raw material for building new ones, says Rosenbloom. Aim for 10 to 20 grams of high-quality protein (not the fried chicken nuggets she's seen some college athletes sneak into the locker room). The snack: Low-fat chocolate milk, trail mix with nuts and raisins, or a protein shake. When: Within an hour after your toning workout. "That's when your muscles are the most receptive to taking in the nutrients from food," says Rosenbloom. Keep Reading Exercises you think you need, but don't |
