Breakdown for a Pre-Workout Shake

Diet and Nutrition
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Hi i am trying to put together a preworkout shake. Im a little new to this, havent looked at pre and post workout meals, thats the next step. The question is, if i dont get a proper meal in before the gym, do i include carbs in the pre shake? Would i change when i take the shake?

Also, ive read threads talking about during workout shakes, but just read an article stating that during wo shakes arent necessary. Would anybody have a link or name of an article i could look up on the subject? Im trying to figure out when and how much bcaas to take. More, the same or less than post workout.

I have protein isolate and concentrate. Concentrate has a better amino profile, but is it a marginal difference? So would i consider that in deciding how much bcaas to supplement with?

Thanks for any help

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your goals would be kind of important in answering your question.

for example, someone that is looking to put on size and has great carb tolerance might do well with 1/2s of carb/protein pre-workout, 1/2 during,and 1 post.

on the other hand, someone looking to lose fat might be best of just consuming BCAAs just prior to training and maybe 1s of carbs/protein post-workout, or not at all.

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my goals would be size, but trying to keep bf% down

carb tolerance i would not know?