Thursday, March 09, 2006

New Pill turns stomach fat into rollex watches!!!!!

Hahaha, just kidding. so I did a little research and think I was experiencing hypoglycemia. I will try to prevent my dizziness and generally feeling like I am going to die by waking up an hour earlier, eating some high-carb food and drink 8 oz of water and then going back to sleep. This way, my body will hopefully digest the food and be hydrated so that I will be pumped up with energy by the time I hit the weights.

Here is the whole article, I extracted the stuff that most closely related to me. Be sure to share this with anyone else who works out in the morning.
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/3306.html

Let's start with eating before exercise. What you choose to eat before you exercise can make or break your workout. Food is fuel, and it's important to eat at least something prior to a workout.
~ Eating before exercise serves several functions:
fuels your muscles (both with food eaten in the days before as well as the hour or two before)
helps settle your stomach and avoid hunger
helps prevent low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) — symptoms can include dizziness, nausea, and headaches
fortifies your mental state by knowing that your body is fueled

~ Allow enough time to digest.
Allow 3 - 4 hours for a big meal to digest, 2 - 3 hours for a small meal, and an hour or less for a small snack, depending on your body.

~ Avoid high fat proteins.
Peanut butter, red meat, and cheese, for example, take longer to digest and often add to feelings of fatigue.

~ Eat for the duration of your workout.
If you are going to exercise for less than an hour, you'll simply need foods that digest easily. Choose high-carb, low fat foods, such as crackers, bagels, or bread. If you are going to exercise for longer than an hour, choose carbohydrates that last longer, such as yogurt or a banana.

~ Drink plenty of fluids.
Dehydration is a common source of an unpleasant workout.

~ Emotional and mental stress
An individual with stress, tension, and/or anxiety may experience either accelerated or delayed digestion.

~ Exercise intensity
During an intense bout of exercise, blood shifts from the digestive track to the muscles, leaving less blood to aid in the digestive process. This can cause cramps and other types of GI problems.

Studies have shown that 15 - 60 minutes after a workout is the optimal time to eat carbohydrate rich foods and drinks (e.g., banana, bagel, orange juice) because that is when enzymes that make glycogen are most active and will most quickly replace depleted glycogen stores in the muscles. Protein also helps with recovery in that it repairs muscle and helps with glycogen replacement. Eat a few slices of turkey on a wheat bagel, or have a large glass of protein fortified milk. The most important nutritional strategy post workout, though, is fluid replacement. Drink water, juice, or carbohydrate rich sports drinks to replace what you sweat out.

4 Comments:

At 2:45 PM, Blogger cb said...

Peter, this is an insane amount of information. Morning workouts always feel harder but then you feel awesome for the rest of the day!!!! Woo!!!!

 
At 3:56 PM, Blogger Peter said...

umm, now I have to wake up at 630, then eat, then sleep till 730 and be at the gym by 8.

Cara, this wasn't just I don't feel like working out, this was I feel like I am going to pass out. It was pretty bad.

 
At 7:07 AM, Blogger Becky said...

Peter, awesome post. I very much prefer mornings for exactly the reason Cara said above. I also like going against the norm...the gym isn't crowded that way! :) Thanks for the info!

 
At 2:06 PM, Blogger kate said...

just an fyi coming from the girl who recently studied all things GI... you will digest food while sleeping, but it's much slower that when you're awake b/c your circulation is slower (incr blood is necessary to carry the digestables out and around). not to cause you to wake up earlier to eat - i'm thinking if you eat one of their suggested quick digestables as soon as you get up, that will give your body adequate time to digest as you get ready, get to the gym, and start your workout so that you won't feel light headed. another common cause is holding your breath while lifting. sometimes it makes me a little nauseous too, which is how i figure out i'm doing it...

 

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