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Pre-Workout Snacks: fuel for speed, prepare for recovery!!

Fuel for speed, prepare for recovery!!

Achieved by: A snack that is high carbohydrate, moderate to high protein, low fat and low fibre, eaten 1-2 hours pre-WOD. Any closer than 1 hour and you are unlikely to get the benefit of the extra energy in the WOD as the food won’t be digested. And the food may still be sitting in your stomach, slowing you down as it digests and risking vomit central if you happen to be in a spicy workout…

Get in touch if you need some help with your diet. Email Sinead


Great snacks:

  • Sweet 

0% fat Greek yoghurt + honey + banana

Oats + skim milk + banana

  • Savoury

Beef jerky

Bagel + low fat cream cheese + ham

Sourdough toast + scrambled egg whites 

  • Caffeinated 

Skim milk latte + banana

Oat milk latte + 0% fat Greek yoghurt

Keep for another time:

  • Salads, lentils, pulses … too much fibre.

  • Burgers, pizza, ice cream, ribs, chips, chocolate … too much fat.