MEALS

Centr Team

What's the best pre-workout snack?

Pre-workouts don’t have to be complicated. Try a simple carb-plus-protein combo like our Italian Tuna Rice Cakes.

The best pre-workout snack when you’re lifting weights

High-intensity workout ahead? Add carbs to the menu. As Lisa says, carbs “provide fuel for muscles to work hard and for your brain to focus and get you through your session”. Rice cakes are a simple source – top them with a protein (such as salmon, cottage cheese, hummus) and you’ve got the perfect pre-workout snack. While protein is essential for post-workout recovery and muscle repair, when consumed before a workout it helps to fuel your muscles and keep your blood glucose levels stable.

Why not whip up some of our Italian Tuna Rice Cakes before you next hit the barbells with Bobby?

The best pre-workout snack when you forgot to eat

When it’s an effort just to make it to the gym on time, keep calm and grab a banana.

On their own, in a smoothie or as part of a fruit, yogurt and granola mix, bananas are a pre-workout winner.

“A banana is the perfect portable pre-training snack,” says Lisa. “Just enough carbs to fill that space in your tummy and give you an energy boost for the session ahead.”

Since they are so easily digested, you’ll get that energy boost quickly, too.

A pre-workout snack like Luke’s Dried Fruit & Yogurt Parfait should ideally be eaten about an hour before training.

The best pre-workout snack when you’re mixing cardio & strength

When you’re doing a combination of cardio and strength training, like a HIRT session with Luke, you want a pre-workout snack that gives you energy and protects your muscles.

Since yogurt is an easily digestible protein (as long as you don’t have any intolerances), it won’t leave you feeling too full to superset your weighted lunges with a round of jump squats. A cup of yogurt plus fruit for carbs, like Luke’s Dried Fruit & Yogurt Parfait, fits the bill nicely.

The best pre-workout snack for long-lasting energy

An oat-based breakfast or snack makes for easy and effective workout fuel, especially if you’re in for a long or difficult session. They’re a good source of carbs and fiber, meaning they’ll fill you up and keep you going.

“Oats are low GI, which is great for sustained energy levels and satiating hunger – a small amount goes a long way,” says Lisa.

Eat a No-bake Oat & Cranberry Bar before your next Da Rulk workout will have those slow-release energy stores ready to draw on when you need them. (So… about halfway through Rulk’s warm-up?)

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