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Eating before early morning work outs

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I'm about to start having swim practices at 6am.  I have never swam a full workout this early.  I plan on waking up at 5am to get to this practice.  I'm wondering if I should practice on an empty stomach or eat something.  If eating is recommended, what should I eat or consume?

  • 0 in reply to Joey Pedraza

    I am interested in learning more about nutrition, I love swimming and work two manual labor jobs. 

  • 0 in reply to CSYW8

    Personally, I’d eat a banana, a boiled egg and some orange juice before a morning workout. I really dislike eating in the early morning but if I don’t eat, I gas out during my workout. If I have a swim meet, I try to have a large breakfast. 

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    I have GERD, but I also tend towards hypoglycemia. This means I can't have much in my stomach but I need to have SOMETHING. What's worked best for me has been a sprouted grain English muffin with unsweetened, salted peanut butter and a small (or half) banana. I try to eat this 90min to 2h before a 9 AM Masters swim. If I'm swimming way earlier, than I'll eat an RxBar as soon as I get out of bed, which is about 30 minutes before getting in the water. The strategy in both cases is to eat slow carbs with a good dose of healthy fat and a bit of protein to prevent a blood sugar spike. Plus, neither meal takes up much room in my stomach; I'm not belching up acid while swimming. (Sorry to be so graphic!) 

  • 0 in reply to Allen Stark

    I don't feel like I'm bogged down trying to digest food and workout at the same time. Digestion takes energy; so I usually workout at 0350 in the morning, shower, go to work, and eat sometime between 0800 and noon. Being low carb is great, I'm not hungry, I don't get sore or tired regardless how intense the workout. 

    My meals are simple:

    Breakfast is typically 4 eggs with bacon bits and Mexican cheese with 2 slices of beef bacon.

    If I have lunch, which I don't most days, its a homemade measured out 8 oz hamburger patty with Colby jack cheese and mustard.

    Dinner is either a NY strip steak or Ribeye steak with a salad (2 cups romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese and light balsamic vinaigrette. 

    Hope this helps

  • 0 in reply to B3KM0

    I corrected my GERD when I dropped the carbohydrates. I had medication at home, the office, in the vehicle, and the shop. It was terrible. Now, I don't have symptoms of GERD or most days, my IBS for that matter.