Power
Foods - Pre Workout Meal
Pre Workout Foods To Boost Your
Energy
We’re assuming you have about
sixty minutes to do your thing in the gym. We’re
also assuming that you want to conserve your power
energy for you blast sessions, and not for when you’re
sorting socks or rotating your tires.
Hence, throughout the week, you
want indulge yourself in foods that are heavy in the
calories, the carbohydrates, and the proteins. Yes,
some of them may contain small to moderate amounts
of fat, but then again, your body needs some fat,
too.
Power Foods To Add Energy Boost
To Your Workouts
Eggs
How do you like them? It doesn’t
really matter because any way you flip them, boil
them, fry them, or scramble them, the truth is that
they’re loaded with protein. However, try to
spare yourself of the egg’s yolk, for it is
packed with fat and cholesterol.
Chicken Breasts
Chicken, in all forms, is loaded
with protein, approximately 35 grams for a 4-ounce
breast, However, we obviously recommend them grilled
or baked as opposed to the fried version. And remember
to peel off that fattening skin.
Oatmeal
Pour it into a bowl. Add some hot
water. What you have is one of the best sources for
carbohydrates, a quick burst of energy that will propel
you through your training session. Oatmeal is great
with vitamin-rich blueberries and strawberries.
More on oatmeal
here.
Protein Drinks
This is a no-brainer. Why else
would they have a juice bar at nearly every health
club throughout America? The ideal protein drink,
if you can blend it with a carbohydrate-rich powder,
will consist of 25% protein and 60% carbs.
See
our 25 top protein powders comparison guide here.
Water
Drink it by the gallon. Actually,
about a gallon a day – or perhaps eight glasses
– is ideal, since your body cannot function
without it. However, too much water may be detrimental
to your fitness quest for it could be flushing out
minerals and vitamins that you need.
Pasta
Packed with 50 grams of carbohydrates
per cup, pasta, mixed in with a little tomato sauce,
is not only a tasty choice, but it is rich in muscle-building
proteins as well.
Peanuts
Anything associated with butter
– as peanuts surely are – usually leads
to one dreaded three-letter word: fat. Although peanuts
are plenty fattening indeed, they’re also planters
of a number of rich nutrients like potassium, zinc,
and vitamin E.
Yogurt
It’s sweet. It’s smooth.
It’s sensational. Yogurt is not only a soothing
refreshment for fitness fanatics, it also blends a
healthy balance of proteins and carbohydrates. Highly
recommended is the low-fat version.
Potatoes
Dan Quayle may not be able to spell
them but I’m sure he knows about their nutritional
significance. Potatoes are perhaps the best source
of carbs you’ll find, packing some 30 grams
inside of your average 4-ounce potato.
Copyright MuscleMaster. Reprinted
with permission.
