Should I eat before I ride in AM?
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Should I eat before I ride in AM?
I usually ride on a trainer in the morning for 30 to 45 minutes. On nice weather mornings I'll ride outside for about 20 miles... my question is, since I am doing this in the morning after I wake up, should I eat before I ride, after I ride, or both? For the past couple weeks I've been eating breakfast afterwards... a bowl of cereal and a bottle of water. Any suggestions?
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Or is 20 miles not even significant enough to worry about it? It takes about an hour. I do try to bust my arse.
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some people get away without eating much (or anything) before AM workouts. other people, like me, have to have something in their stomachs. 30-45 minutes isn't too much time, so i think you could really go either way.
however, most people would agree that eating afterward is important. i would recommend always eating and hydrating after.
however, most people would agree that eating afterward is important. i would recommend always eating and hydrating after.
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Thanks for the input! Anybody else have any ideas? What about riding for an hour with a pretty good effort? I don't really feel like I'm pooped afterwards or anything. I'm just afraid I might be losing a lot of muscle if I'm not eating before going on the trainer or outside.
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For an hour's hard effort I'd definitely need something in the tank. Usually that's a big bowl of oatmeal with honey, dried fruit, and skim milk. And a little espresso, in honor of Fausto.
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Originally Posted by caloso
For an hour's hard effort I'd definitely need something in the tank. Usually that's a big bowl of oatmeal with honey, dried fruit, and skim milk. And a little espresso, in honor of Fausto.
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Oh, no. I mean that's what I'd eat first thing. Of course, with all that caffeine and roughage I have to schedule a little time in the library before heading out.
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Anything less than 50 - 60 minutes and I don't need to eat before I ride first thing in the morning. Over 60, I definitely need to eat and I usually eat oatmeal - i've tried lots of different things and that seems to work best for me.
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Originally Posted by kevmk81
I usually ride on a trainer in the morning for 30 to 45 minutes. On nice weather mornings I'll ride outside for about 20 miles... my question is, since I am doing this in the morning after I wake up, should I eat before I ride, after I ride, or both? For the past couple weeks I've been eating breakfast afterwards... a bowl of cereal and a bottle of water. Any suggestions?
If worked out without doing this, and I don't have the energy I want.
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Originally Posted by kimmer99
Anything less than 50 - 60 minutes and I don't need to eat before I ride first thing in the morning. Over 60, I definitely need to eat...
I usually eat whole-grain cereal before a long morning ride, and I'll mix some protein mix into the milk. Chocolate protein shake over Kashi Cinnamon Harvest is a pretty good tasting power breakfast, and the whole grains with the whey/casein protein blend releases macro nutrients over time.
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Should I eat before I ride in AM?
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Thanks for the advice everybody, and I will call my mom, not for nutrition advice though :-]