Should You Be Taking a Pre-Workout?

The ago old question should you take a pre workout?  Well yes, yes you should.  When you work out your body uses a huge amount of energies.  Your muscles have to have energy to keep up the work.  If they are not fueled they can actually shrink during workouts.

Carbs and Amino Acids (protein) are what fuels your workouts.  If your body doesn’t have enough to fuel your muscles, it will actually start taking the protein away from your muscles which is the opposite effect of what you want to happen.

To avoid this you want a quick acting fuel source before and during your workout.  I personally use a protein blend (I love Jym products), and add dextrose to it. This gives me fast acting carbs, a fast protein as well as a slow working protein.  This helps in providing the body with the fuel it needs before exerting yourself.  You want to ideally start drinking some of this 30 minutes before your workout, and continue to sip on it throughout your workout.

After your workout you can take some more dextrose, or eat some gummy bears.  This keeps your muscles getting the energy they need so they don’t break down.