Our columnist has found answers to a question that worries everyone involved in sports.
It seems that the tendency to eat lettuce leaves and jump on aerobics until fainting, wrapped in film to heighten weight, is finally becoming a thing of the past. People have become more conscious about training and nutrition.
So, is it worth coming to class hungry and will it improve the results? It must be understood that during training, you expend a large amount of energy, respectively, you must have it, otherwise the case may end in weakness (not to be confused with natural fatigue), in extreme cases, fainting. Accordingly, about 1-2 hours before training, it is worth replenishing the body’s energy reserves. Carbohydrates are responsible for energy, so, for example, oatmeal, rice, buckwheat or whole grain pasta will be just right. Determine the exact time to eat according to your daily schedule and metabolic rate. For example, for me to eat 2 hours in advance is too early, I will be hungry, and the interval is less than an hour, the workout will be accompanied by heaviness and a feeling of a full stomach.
If you are a beginner athlete and during exercise you feel excessive fatigue: your eyes stick together, it is impossible to take a step, let alone exercise, take with you sweetened non-carbonated water with a slice of lemon. Glucose will quickly restore your strength, so you can continue your workout. Over time, the body will adapt to the stress, and you will be able to give up the maintenance drink. And if you like it, go on, this cocktail is absolutely harmless.
Is it possible, in principle, to drink during training – a dispute is worse than an “egg or chicken”. The world has not yet come to a final opinion (I suspect that it will not come), so act based on the needs of your own body. Personally, I cannot work out without water, and many of my acquaintances calmly train completely dry or barely wet their throats. If for some reason you are not thirsty, a muesli bar or a banana will help you to urgently recuperate.
The post-workout diet depends on your future plans. If the whole day is still ahead, so as not to feel exhausted, within half an hour it is worth restoring the expended energy by eating fruit, dried fruits or drinking freshly squeezed juice. Set aside a full meal for a couple of hours. In the case when the workout ends the day and you go home to bed, dinner should consist mainly of proteins: cottage cheese, chicken breast, fish, protein omelet. Such food will not allow the accelerated metabolism to burn muscles overnight and will contribute to the formation of a beautiful relief.
Effective training for you!