Early Morning Workouts

d-redser

Hi all,

I apologise in advance if this has been asked before but I cannot find it...

I have changed my workouts from lunch time to first thing in the morning as they are getting more intense/longer and I have heard that it is not good to workout on an empty stomach.

Today was my first time and I ate a banana at 6.30am and started workout at 7.15am.

Can someone advise if this is enough. When I get back to my desk I would eat porridge straight away...

Dragan

Some fruit is a good option if you plan on working out early, I would also suggest some quick digesting protein source ( eggs, for example ) as well. Get those amino into you!

d-redser

Dragan wrote:

Some fruit is a good option if you plan on working out early, I would also suggest some quick digesting protein source ( eggs, for example ) as well. Get those amino into you!

Thats the problem with me!! I have a metabolic condition which restricts my daily protein intake. I am restricted to 11g's of protein a day so whatever protein I eat it needs to last me for the day..

Dragan

Holy Moly!!! I couldn't deal with that at all!!! Fair play to you!

d-redser

= me most days!

So is a banana ok for to eat? Are there any other alternatives that would be very low in protein?

Shrimp

If you are looking for engery food that is low in protien try apples, oranges etc.. fruit is a very good for rapid energy.

What sort of working out are you doing? Not weights I assume... cardio?

d-redser

Yea. 40min of cardio, then 20mins of toning like chest press, glutes, squats and then ab work.

I am wrecked now and off to a spinning class..

t-ha

d-redser wrote:

I am restricted to 11g's of protein a day so whatever protein I eat it needs to last me for the day..

Holy crap! I get more protein than that from my morning oats! Are you sure you've got that right? Have you asked your doctor/nutritionist about what to eat for workouts btw?

d-redser

t-ha wrote:

Holy crap! Are you sure you've got that right?

Yes I am positive!!

Butty

Shrimp wrote:

If you are looking for engery food that is low in protien try apples, oranges etc.. fruit is a very good for rapid energy.

What sort of working out are you doing? Not weights I assume... cardio?

Shrimp - is weight training in the morning time not a good idea or are you suggesting that doing weight training on an empty stomach isn't a good idea?

i always thought that the key to weight training was getting carbs on board after training to feed the muscle growth??

yomchi

Butty wrote:

Shrimp - is weight training in the morning time not a good idea or are you suggesting that doing weight training on an empty stomach isn't a good idea?

i always thought that the key to weight training was getting carbs on board after training to feed the muscle growth??

If you have no carbs in you before training your energy levels will be alot lower and your lifting reduced which inturn hampers muscle growth.

justsomebloke

d-redser wrote:

Yes I am positive!!

does that 11g take into consideration the shakes that you take for the PKU, so instead of an ordinary protein source you should have one of your shakes a this point.

sorry if I have mistaken you for a different poster though

d-redser

jsb wrote:

does that 11g take into consideration the shakes that you take for the PKU, so instead of an ordinary protein source you should have one of your shakes a this point.

sorry if I have mistaken you for a different poster though

No jsb you are spot on:eek: !

I will give it a bash and see how it is, but the drink itself leaves me with a heavy feeling and I usually belch (lovely I know:p ) for a good hour after I take it!! It has a disgusting medical/acidy taste off too!

Is it ok to do that much cardio (40min) and then the free weights on an empty stomach or is it advised to eat something prior to working out, if so how long beforehand??

yop

Ask you a daft question but how do u know u have a condition?

What were the symptoms and how did u diagnose?

d-redser

yop wrote:

Ask you a daft question but how do u know u have a condition?

What were the symptoms and how did u diagnose?

When a baby is born they get a heel prick test :

The neonatal heel prick is a common procedure for taking a blood sample from the heel of newborn infants.
The blood samples can be used for a variety of tests, including:

• Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) to detect hypothyroidism and hence prevent cretinism.
• Trypsin to detect cystic fibrosis.
• Detection of phenylketonuria, an enzyme deficiency (PKU)

Other potential tests include:

• A test for galactosemia

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonatal_heel_prick"

Ireland has the highest population of people with PKU in the world. If someone is not diagnosed early then the protein that has not been broken down builds up as a toxin (phenylpyruvic acid) and would cause brain damage.

Some people are restricted to only 3 or 4g of protein a day so I am quite lucky in that way! Each person who has PKU has to get the protein which they cannot break down from somewhere and this is where the drink/formla comes in. It is pre-broken down phenylalanine. I have to take 7 sachets of it a day along with calcuim & vit supplements.