Eating and the Gym

[Lesley01]

Hi,

Hope someone can help me here. I go to the gym 3 times a week straight from work (to do a training plan provided by an instructor) I eat lunch about 12:30 and only get to the gym about 5... Should I eat a bit of something before going? and if so what would you suggest?

The reason I'm asking is that a few times when I have been I have felt a little sick and thought that the fact I hadn't eaten for 4.5 hours before starting my work out may be the reason.

Thanks in advance

Lesley

 

[gina_b]

im in that same situation, i go straught from work and only have my dinner at 1, in the gym for 4.30.... i carry a snack in my bag to keep me feeling not very hungry but not so hungry i feel sick during a workout

 

[MatthewV]

It's definitely good to eat something prior to a workout. No closer than 30 minutes, but no further away than 2 hours ideally. I personally have a small bowl of oats with milk and a banana around 1 hour before working out. Just pack something small, it doesn't have to be perfect, just something substantial that will give you some carbs and ideally some protein.

 

[sussexrob]

Mid afternoon you want a wholemeal wrap with complex carbs (good carbs) - tomatoes, peppers, cucumber
get to the gym and do 25-30 minutes of weight training concentrating on the chest, back and legs ( a body part per session works best)
then finish off with 30 mins cardio
do that 3 times a week with healthy eating and you will do fine (food as above, fills you up for ages)