I usually work at from 7-8pm.  Is it better to eat protein before or after I work out?
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If you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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The morning is generally a better time because right away it boost your metabolism and thus helps you burn more of the meals you consume that day. Also, if you execise in the morning be sure to eat something small before the workout so your body will have something to workoff and not go straight to your muscle.
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It is always better to eat afterwords.Everyone will tell you to fuel up first.That is in fact dead wrong.When you eat before you work out you do not fuel your muscle.Muscles work off of glycogen(stored carbohydrate) and other macronutrients once converted to glucose through gluconeogenisis or ketosis.These nutrients are transported to the mitochondria of the cells by insulin.\nBy raising your blood glucose right before a work out(eating anything will do this to some degree but carbs are the worst) you're more likely to secrete insulin to control your blood sugar.This will mitigate the secretion of many beneficial androgens and growth factors(not just needed for bigger muscles).\nConversely,eating a good meal or meal replacement shake after is more likely to replace glycogen stores and shunt nutrients away from fat cells(adipose tissue).Always work out on an empty stomach.Carbing up should be done the day before.Glycogen is not stored instantaneously.It takes time.\nYou will NOT burn off the calories that you've just ingested.\nHere's a Yahoo! link that will dispel much of the nonsense you may hear.\nhttp://health.yahoo.com/experts/joybauer...
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Actually to avoid gaining weight it is best to eat no later than 6 p.m. and it is better to workout prior to eating as your metabolism is already increased by working out, your dinner will be consumed by your body faster.
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You should eat a complex carb snack an hour before a workout and protein 30 minutes after a workout.
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The morning is commonly thought to be the better time to lift by most professionals because the body is well-rested and ready to fully take on the physical requirements of a workout.\n\nStudies on this are pretty inconclusive though.  The fact is that if you do it right, it makes very little difference what time you workout.  What I would think about more is developing an effective routine for hypertophy (muscle growth) that fits your schedule.  Remember though, diet (lots of calories, protein, & *CALCIUM), and rest are just as important as the physical workout, especially when you are trying to bulk up the right way.\n\nGood luck.
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Exercise.  I sleep much better when I work out on a regular basis.  Also, try not to consume caffeine after 5PM.
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Whenever you can fit in exercise is good.  If morning works better in your schedule, then that's the right time.  Otherwise evening is fine.  I usually exercise in the evening because that's when I have more time.
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Yes, protein drinks are good to take. But you have to realise that they're basically just food. They aren't going to magically create muscles - that depends on what you do in the gym, not on what you drink before and after.\n\nHowever, during your workout, immediately after, and for a few hours after, your muscles are is a supercharged state, ready to rebuild the muscles you've damaged during the workout. That's a good thing - that's how muscles grow. So what they need more than anything are the building-blocks of muscles, protein, carbohydrates, and water. You need make sure they have those available to them, or a lot of your work will have been wasted. You could technically eat or drink anything with the required nutrients in them, but protein shakes are very good at getting the good stuff into your body quickly.\n\nYou can take them before and after your workout, or at other times to top up your daily protein or calorie requirements as necessary, but they shouldn't be used instead of food, because a) eating a balanced diet is always good, and b) real food works out cheaper in the long run.
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It really depends on what your lifestyle has been like that day.  If you have been sitting around watching TV and eating fatty foods, the protein shake will just add to the problem.\n\nBut if you did a good amount of heavy weight lifting and have been eating right, then your body can and does use protein during the night to build muscle.\n\nYou will want to make sure that it is a slower protein, not an isolate or a weight gainer which is high in carbs.  Some bodybuilders will mix it with raw oats just to slow the digestion so that your body has nutrition all through the night.
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working out before dinner is a good choice.  you will increase your metabolism, causing a decrease in calories absorbed by your body.  You will actually be LESS hungry after the workout, and you will not get as many calories from your dinner.
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You may be confusing two training methods. If when you are doing cardio and your goal is to burn fat then doing it on an empty stomach is in fact the most effective approach but you must eat something within 10 minutes upon completion. If you want to burn fat but are close to competing and do not want to risk loosing muscle then you could still do it on an empty stomach but with a TBS of L-Glutamine or one scoop of protein.\n\nAs for weight training, it is most effective to have a protein shake within 30 minutes of your workout and immediately after you are done. If you do not do the protein then it is wise to have something to eat maybe 1.5 hours in advance.\n\nSummery;\nWeight training done with some form of fuel in your belly.\nCardio for fat loss, on an empty stomach or L-Glutamine or protein\nCardio for performance must be well fed.
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Exercising helps in the mid-afternoon. Between the hours of 12 to 4, your body is more awakened and prone to work better. Also, hormones at these hours are also more stimulating so when you exercise, you feel better and look better. Also, do not eat an hour before or after you exercise.
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1.What foods should i eat before and after workout?  \n\nYou should eat your work out food pre workout, anywhere from 30-45 minutes ahead of time, so that your body has fuel to work out on.\n\n2.When should i drink my protein shakes?  Protein shakes can be drank anytime.  I have them for my breakfast, also for snack times.\n\n3.How long should i spend for my workout?  A good workout should last at least 20-30 minutes for optimum results.\n\n4.I want to take eggs as my primary source of protein.So, which one is better?Eat raw eggs?Boil the eggs?Fried the eggs?\n\nBoiled or poached is better than fried, and raw can be dangerous.
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Try to eat a meal every 3 to 4 hours.  Focus on the protein content, for example fish or meat in each.
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Make sure to eat a  meal that consists mostly of low to moderate rated carbs (gylcemic index) to provide energy for your workout appox. 30 min. before. After working out within one to two hours consume a ratio of 4:1 carbs to protein (40 grams of carbs, 10 grams of protein). Then two hours later eat a regular meal consisting mainly of protein. Your total protein intake should be about one gram per pound of body weight for the entire day. So if you weigh 150 lbs. then you will consume 150 grams of protein.
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It does not count for a meal since it only contains protein. It is great approx 1 hour before training, but after training you should combine protein and carbohydrates for full recovery.