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What do you guys eat/drink before a good work out session?  I mix it up quite a bit...I always try to get some good carbs and protein in some fasion...
 
Protein Bars are always easy, but don't seem to give me the same effect as a piece of fruit and some form of protein....(Meat and cheese, peanut butter, oatmeal w/ protein powder, ect.?
 
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I was told to eat breakfast and make sure not within an hour of working out.  Oats are fruit are good and now eat that for breakfast almost every day.  Been mixing half Fiber One cereal, half raw oats, and a handful of frozen fruit.  Tastes okay and is good for you.  Also has lots of fiber which is sometimes hard to get.
 
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Oats is the best thing to eat for breakfast I think Shrimp....I make a bowl of quick oats in the morning, microwave for 1 1/2 minutes...After that, I put in half a banana, a handful of dried cranberrys, and a scoop of good tasting protein powder w/ a 1/4 cup of vanilla soy milk....
 
It actually tastes really good and keeps me full until my pre lunch snack....
 
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Yes oats are very good.  A slow burn carb.  Also has fiber and some vitamins.  I think the raw uncooked ones are probably better for you though.  They taste like newspaper by themselves but when you mix them with cereal or something, they taste decent. 
 
Have heard from several sources that should be careful with bananas though.  Have heard one a week.  Also instead of dried fruit, the frozen fruit is cleaner.
 
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Bags of frozen fruit are great.  Blueberries have good shit in them.
 
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The oats seem to fill you up also.  Not sure if this has anything to do with anything but had eggs & toast for breakfast yesterday and went throught the day starving and eating like a horse all day.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by FriedShrimp:

Yes oats are very good.  A slow burn carb.  Also has fiber and some vitamins.  I think the raw uncooked ones are probably better for you though.  They taste like newspaper by themselves but when you mix them with cereal or something, they taste decent. 
 
Have heard from several sources that should be careful with bananas though.  Have heard one a week.  Also instead of dried fruit, the frozen fruit is cleaner.

Shrimp.....What about bananas should you be carefull for?

 
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Yes, what is this warning about bananas about?

Also, by raw oats, do you mean oatmeal - just uncooked?
 
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Pre workout - oatmeal mixed with whey protein about 60-90 minutes before working out.

Post workout - whey protein shake with maltodextrin and a banana (on back or leg day to replenish potassium) right after workout.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Schmohawk:

Yes, what is this warning about bananas about?

Also, by raw oats, do you mean oatmeal - just uncooked?

First of all, longshotsws knows a LOT more about this than I do so I would listen to him first but bananas are pure sugar.

As far as the oats, I don't trust processed food so prefer the raw oats. 

 
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When compared to other fruits, bananas are calorie-dense and have a high GI, but they're still fruit and good for you. They're a great source of potassium and if I don't replenish my potassium, I get bad leg cramps. Nutritionally, they should not be the sole source of post-workout carb though as fructose mostly goes to the liver and brain whereas dextrose or maltodextrin go the muscles.
 
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I like eating black cherries as a snack, but they seem to be super high in sugar as well....
 
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N.O explode. crack for you workout
 
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What part of PA you from Steel?
 
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I have my shake about 30 or so minutes before i work out.
 
I have a good piece of chicken and a little bit of WW pasta about 45 mins after...
 
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Quote Originally Posted by golfpro21:

I like eating black cherries as a snack, but they seem to be super high in sugar as well....

Sugar's not gonna keep you from putting on muscle but if trying to lose weight, I would avoid it altogether.  Cherries not as bad as bananas though.  Per this website, one cup of cherries vs one cup of banana.....

Calories 87 calories vs 200 calories
Sugar Grams 18 grams vs 28 grams

 
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Not sure of the amount of sugar which is good or bad but I will say that I was making cole slaw one time and put in tablespoon of sugar in a 10-15 serving bowl of cole slaw and these fitness gurus I was with freaked out.  They refused to eat it.  They powered through some high fat ribs though.
 
Also has something to do with Glycemic indexes which I am unfamiliar with. 
 
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Wow....bananas do buy a lot of sugar....I took your advice and bought some frozen bluberries to put in my oats.  Should taste better than bananas do anyways...
 
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Not sure how chicken fried chicken with pan gravy fits into a post workout routine but I just scarfed two of them
 
 
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usually oatmeal and egg whites for breakfast and then go workout.

About 30 minutes before lifting I take 3 scoops of Jack3d which is a powder that doesn't contain any side effects and gives you a ridiculous amount of strength and endurance during a workout.

here is a link for anyone interested.
https://www.staleytraining.com/store/supplements/usp/jacked.htm

(Note: anyone with a heart condition do not try this.)
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