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Eating before gym?

  • 22-02-2012 10:28am
    #1
    the_syco
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    Hello all,

    At the moment on gym days, I have breakfast at around 10:30 lunch at around 13:00, and after gym I'd have dinner at 21:00/22:00

    So, dinner is usually (very) late in the day, and I'd like to stop it, but I don't think I'd be able to eat before gym, as I'd fear getting a stitch. I do 20/30 minutes of cardio (usually the rowing machine) before weights, and I think if I eat dinner before gym, I'd get a stitch during the cardio.

    So, does anyone here have any ideas? If I have a large lunch I'll just be drowsy after the meal, but if I don't, I'll be hungry after gym.

    Open to suggestions.


Comments

  • #2
    Doug Cartel
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    Have you actually tried it to see how it goes? Different people seem to be able to handle it better than others.


  • #3
    marathonic
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    Maybe move the cardio to after the weights???


  • #4
    faceman
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    I have gotten away with eating a "not too heavy" dinner 30 mins before doing cardio. Depends on what you eat.


  • #5
    the_syco
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    Doug Cartel wrote: »
    Have you actually tried it to see how it goes? Different people seem to be able to handle it better than others.
    May as well try it, I suppose. In the past, I would have always tried to not eat an hour before swimming.
    marathonic wrote: »
    Maybe move the cardio to after the weights???
    May be an idea. Would still have to do some "warm-up" cardio before the eights, though.


  • #6
    Dermighty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,748 ✭✭✭Dermighty


    I used to be unable to eat up to two hours before the gym, not I can eat 2 chicken fillets and half a cup of rice and a preworkout shake and it's great. I reckon you can get your body used to eating before exercising.


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