Eat this for awsome workout stamina

[protienpowder]

4-6 slices of whole wheat bread, untoasted.

I picked this tip up in an interview with former ufc heavyweight champion Bas Rutten. He said he ate 6 slices of whole wheat bread before his training sessions, so I tried it. I didn't eat the crusts though, they are too filling and I head they have less nutrition since heat denatures proteins (and the crusts absorb the most heat). Thats also the reason why you don't toast it either. I'm not 100% sure on this though. Anyways, ever since I tried this, my workouts have improved. Less time between sets. My workouts go strong even near the end of my workouts. Usually at the end of my workouts, I feel really fatigued and its hard to get good failure (about an hour into my session). Now, even when my muscels are worn down to when im lifting only a fraction of what I usually lift, I still have enough energy so that failure only comes when my muscles give up, not my body.

Try it! Just use normal 100% whole wheat bread without the crusts. They are easy to consume, even when your full. I eat em during classes.

 

[Warboss Alex]

they have less nutrition since heat denatures proteins (and the crusts absorb the most heat). Thats also the reason why you don't toast it either.

are we eating bread for the protein?

low gi carbs are always a good idea preworkout. personally I engorge my sizeable belly with oats.

also I find red meat and eggs (along with the carbs) before a workout gives me more of an aggressive edge - your mileage may vary of course.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Don't you guys get bloated and have less than effective workouts if you eat first since your body can not digest the food because it's using all of it's resources for the workout?

 

[[S]alvatore]

If you're eating at least an hour before you train you should be fine.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

You guys can actually digest that stuff in only an hour or so? Are you sure?

 

[Skilla_Staz]

If you're going with bread for large amounts of protein, have fun with that one.

Eating complex carbs a few hours before your workouts will increase your stamina because your body has more carbohydrates to use as fuel, which delays the fatigue until you run out of carbohydrates. Then you become fatigued. Bread isn't the only thing, bud.

 

[MrS]

I'll give it a shot.

 

[protienpowder]

K, i guess i should've mentioed more details:

Don't eat whole wheat bread as your main source of protien, but you can some alittle protien out of it.

Don't just eat bread before a workout, eat a full balanced meal. I eat my 4-6 slices after i eat my regular meal

As long as your eat an hour before you workout, you should'nt get bloated.

 

[Reiki]

You guys can actually digest that stuff in only an hour or so? Are you sure?

I cant, which is why I only eat 2/2.5 hours before my workout, it differs from person to person.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

I cant, which is why I only eat 2/2.5 hours before my workout, it differs from person to person.

I'm the same way. I usually wait about four hours. Occasionally I feel hungry like when I have a race first thing in the morning but the hunger pains go away about 10 minutes into the race. Afterward I'm ready to eat and the body more readily assimilates nutrition shortly after a good workout.

 

[NewDude001]

h Eating whole wheat bread is almost exactly the same as eating table sugar. You can achieve the same result by drinking soda right before a workout, doesn't mean it's a good idea.

 

[Warboss Alex]

If you're doing a hard weights workout, a full (bloated) belly will provide a counterweight, which is handy. I can't imagine squatting on an empty stomach, nor do I advise anyone to.

 

[protienpowder]

h Eating whole wheat bread is almost exactly the same as eating table sugar. You can achieve the same result by drinking soda right before a workout, doesn't mean it's a good idea.

I think its not the same cuz sugar and soda's and simple carbohydrates. Wheat bread is a complex carbohydrate. Its the simple carbohydrates that'll mess you up.

 

[NewDude001]

You have to understand that any carb eventually breaks down into simple sugars. We're just looking at how quickly this happens, any kind of bread has a high glycemic index. Once again, you're talking about eating plain sugar.

 

[protienpowder]

Well, in not a nutrition expert, but i doubt i'll have the same performance if i eat sugar and soda for carbs instead of whole wheat bread in my preworkout meal.

If they all end up the same, why do people reccomend eating whole wheat bread instead sugar? Anyone know the science behind this if they do really end up the same???

All i know is that whole wheat bread makes me feel good during my workout.

 

[Warboss Alex]

once a carb is broken down into its base sugars then yes, it doesn't matter whether the source of glucose was sugar or bread, for purposes of glycogen replenishment etc once a carb is broken it's broken down.

however the type of carb does affect blood sugar, digestion time, assimilaton time, insulin response and probably other factors that I don't know (or care to know) about.

don't go with science, try it for yourself. try different sort of carbs before a workout and find where you get the best perfomance from. your individual needs and type of workout will determine the type of carb you need:

I eat a large meal of oats (sometimes rice) and red meat 1.5 hours before a workout, have a protein drink directly before the workout (in the changing room), and sip on gatorade during. but then again my squat warmups take about 45 mins.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

If you're doing a hard weights workout, a full (bloated) belly will provide a counterweight, which is handy. I can't imagine squatting on an empty stomach, nor do I advise anyone to.

Umm, if you are actually somewhat fit, wouldn't you use your strenth when squatting? Isn't using any type of counterweight cheating yourself?

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Well, in not a nutrition expert, but i doubt i'll have the same performance if i eat sugar and soda for carbs instead of whole wheat bread in my preworkout meal.

If they all end up the same, why do people reccomend eating whole wheat bread instead sugar? Anyone know the science behind this if they do really end up the same???

All i know is that whole wheat bread makes me feel good during my workout.

It's not important how they end up, what's important is the path which is taken for it to get there. Whole grain bread is better than wheat bread, wheat bread is better than white bread. Glutin free bread is better than all of them. It's all about how they are assimilated. The way that you work out also plays into what you should eat and when to get the most out of the nutrition.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

once a carb is broken down into its base sugars then yes, it doesn't matter whether the source of glucose was sugar or bread, for purposes of glycogen replenishment etc once a carb is broken it's broken down.

however the type of carb does affect blood sugar, digestion time, assimilaton time, insulin response and probably other factors that I don't know (or care to know) about....

True, true...

 

[Warboss Alex]

Umm, if you are actually somewhat fit, wouldn't you use your strenth when squatting? Isn't using any type of counterweight cheating yourself?

actually counterweight was the wrong word to use, I meant more in the sense that you have weight behind you for purposes of leverage.

and it really depends on the types of weight you're squatting. once you pass the 300lb mark you'll appreciate all the leverage (plus joint protection) that you can get.