Energy Before Exercising

[Bigee450 1]

Waating everyones opinion of what they eat before exercising for the most energy. Somedays I feel like I run out of energy.

[chitowngirl 884]

I really just eat what I normally would, as I really can't eat right before working out. I've always had that problem, it makes me feel like I gotta throw up.

[Pookeyism 1,143]

Hydration is just as key as food. Also, people mistake the warm up from stretching and that can cause fatigue (as well as injury).

Warming up is just movement, "warming" the body...stretching comes after warming and a bit of exercize...and you will find that helps energize you also...

If you aren't used to exercizing, there is a wall alot of people (most) hit just before you get a second wind. You feel like you just can't go on (not to be misunderstood with you really should stop), but you are breathing hard but OK - heart rate may be over range but no more than about 10%...and BAM! Learn to break through the wall, and alot of that fatigue goes away. Its like a drug!

[NancyJerry 139]

Hydration is just as key as food. Also' date=' people mistake the warm up from stretching and that can cause fatigue (as well as injury).

Warming up is just movement, "warming" the body...stretching comes after warming and a bit of exercize...and you will find that helps energize you also...

If you aren't used to exercizing, there is a wall alot of people (most) hit just before you get a second wind. You feel like you just can't go on (not to be misunderstood with you really should stop), but you are breathing hard but OK - heart rate may be over range but no more than about 10%...and BAM! Learn to break through the wall, and alot of that fatigue goes away. Its like a drug![/quote']

So true! I really used to hit that wall! But now I make sure to hydrate and follow with Protein right away when I'm done, so I recover quickly. I see that wall less and less all the time now!

[kemo46 82]

You can buy expensive supplements or you can carb up with a piece of wheat toast with Peanut Butter on it. I have tried different things for my pre-workout from C-4 to Protein. I talked with my trainer and NUT about this and if you drink plenty of Water ( stay hydrated) and increase your carbs before your workout, this gives you the added energy to get through the workouts. In the weight loss phase it is hard because you are trying to limit your carbs but that is a bad idea. If you do not get enough carbs in, you will run out of energy and also you will burn lean muscle instead of fat. Experiment and see what give you that extra energy. You do not have to break the bank on expensive supplements.