Food Tips to Boost Your Workouts

A food is a primordial factor in the good development of a gym training independent of its objective.

It is necessary that diet and exercise go hand in hand, since the right choice of meal components can give the body a boost and help it recover faster after training.

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With that in mind, here are some food tips to boost your workouts. See below:

1- Breakfast

The ideal is to have breakfast at least one hour before training (in the case of training in the morning).

The idea is to have a light breakfast together with a sports drink. In addition, carbohydrates are fundamental options in this case, since these foods help to improve performance and allow you to train longer or with greater intensity.

Here are some examples of foods that can be eaten for breakfast:

• Wholegrain cereals or breads
• Low fat milk
• Juice
• Banana
• Yogurt
• Pancake

2- Pay attention to portion sizes

It is necessary to have balance when defining how you will feed. Neither overeating nor undereating.

The ideal model is followed this way: large meals should be consumed at least three to four hours before exercise, while smaller meals
or snacks can be consumed about one to three hours before exercise.

See some examples of snacks/small meals

• cereal bar
• Banana, apple or other fresh fruit
• Yogurt
• fruit smoothie
• Wholemeal bread or crackers
• Sandwich with peanut butter

3- Post-Workout Nutrition

In order to recover energy and glycogen stores (the body's quick energy store, that is, it is the form in which glucose, the main energy source of cells - obtained from the consumption of carbohydrates - is stored), it is recommended to eat foods rich in carbohydrates and proteins, within two hours after the training.

See some examples of post-workout foods

• Yogurt and fruit.
• Sandwich with peanut butter.
• Milk with chocolate.
• Yogurt smoothie.
• Wholemeal bread with vegetables.

Also, what a lot of people don't know is that salads can be a great post-workout eating option, especially salads rich in proteins. Tuna salad, for example, helps to recover muscles and fight bad cholesterol.

Another essential and no less important tip is about hydration throughout the process (before, during and after). The human body needs adequate fluids to prevent dehydration.
Among the countless benefits of water during training, they are:

• Helps with hypertrophy.
• It helps to lose weight.
• Cleanses toxins from the body.
• Reduces fluid retention in the body.
• It helps supplements work better.
• Prevents loss of muscle strength.
• Decreases the incidence of cramps.