Why wouldn’t it be beneficial to do some recovery-style work–say, one or two sets of 20 reps at low intensity–prior to every meal?
In various PWO nutrition articles, authors discuss the advantage of insulin to ‘drive’ nutrients to the muscles. Carb consumption is considered less-than-harmful here because exercise increases insulin sensitivity.
It would seem that moderate exercise prior to any meal would help one avoid chronic hyperinsulemia (though, I know, one should avoid carbs, or carbs with a high glycemic or insulin response, outside of the peri-workout period), or at least diminish the effects of any carbs consumed. Furthermore, the increased bloodflow caused by exercise would help the consumed nutrients reach one’s muscles.
Of course, depending on what one eats, one might have to time one’s exercise, taking into consideration the slower digestion of complex proteins, fats, and carbs.
Certainly someone must have thought of this before me. And there must be a reason why this isn’t more talked about. So is there a problem with my reasoning? Does the lower-intensity work I suggest simply not cause sufficient benefit to be worthwhile?