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Originally posted by Lolabug
Hi everyone,

I have a question about when/what to eat an exercise. I go to Curves for women, it's a circuit gym that lasts 30 minutes. I go at 5:00 pm. ususally I have dinner about 60-90 minutes after I finish.

Last week I've noticed that my muscles feel really fatigued. Should I be eating something before I workout? I ususally only have a very light snack around 3:00 pm.

What about glutamine? I have that in my protein shake in the morning, but that's it so far.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Alena.

Try to eat something 1 to 1.5 hours before working out.
If there is anytime to eat carbs(complex) it should be
before a workout(weight training.)
Exercising in a glycogen depleted state will do you more harm than good.
Unless you are doin A.M. cardio on an empty stomach.
You're body will not store carbs as fat directly before and after an intense weight training workout.
However the insulin spike will stop the fat burning process.
If you are doing cardio, have a protein shake an hour before.
Add in some EFA's to slow down absorbtion and digestion
if you are having a shake 2 hours before cardio.