Pre-Workout Nutrition

What you’ll learn

What you eat before training affects how the session feels more than it affects the actual results. A reasonable meal with some carbohydrate and protein a couple of hours out generally works well, but this is an area where personal preference matters more than a strict rule.

Key takeaways

Eating before training is about how the session feels, not a requirement for it to count.
A mix of carbohydrate and protein, a couple of hours before, is a reasonable default.
Training fasted is fine for some people and unpleasant for others, both are valid.
If a session consistently feels flat, what and when you ate beforehand is worth reviewing.

Your action

Notice how your next session feels compared to what you ate beforehand, and how long before, that's more useful than any general rule.

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