For healthy living, exercise plays an important role. Any workout whether it is cardio, weight training, or high-intensity workout, the body requires energy, stamina, and focus. It is important to maintain the energy level throughout. To begin the workout, you need energy, and while towards the end you must not be daunting. To sustain all through this, to maintain energy a good pre-workout and post-workout diet plays a significant role.
Many types of research and studies have shown that taking a pre-workout meal increases the body's energy and without being exhaustive. What are pre and post-workout meals?
What to Eat Before and After Workout?
When you go to the gym, you must take a pre-workout at least 1 hour before and drink it within 15 minutes after the workout.
Protein and carbs should be consumed about 1 hour before the workout. But keep in mind that you should not take fat at all in this meal, because fat slows down the absorption process. Protein should be taken so that your body stays anabolic during the workout and there is no muscle break, as protein contains many amino acids that prevent muscle break. Here you can take egg whites in the meal because the protein present in the egg will prevent your muscles, and carbs will give you energy for 1-2 hours of workout. The glucose and amino acids you need during the workout will come from protein so you will not need fat. You can eat three egg whites and one banana, and you must know that food takes time to be digested so it is more correct to take these miles 1-1.5 hours earlier. Because by the time you go to the gym, your meal should be digested. In case you are in a hurry, you can have a black coffee (without sugar) 20 minutes before the workout increasing your focus. This will fill you with energy.
Post-workout meals are the most important. If your muscles break during a workout, they immediately require amino acids and proteins so the muscles can be repaired. So it is very important to take protein immediately after a workout. In it, you can take post-workout supplements, whey protein, egg white, etc. At the same time, you can also take fruit, glucose, so it can replenish your body. Then 1 hour later you must take a full meal i.e. carbs, protein and fat such as you can take brown rice, cheese, bread, chicken, vegetable, fish, sweet potato, salad, etc.
