Tell me what would be best for me to do to have good energy each workout. Say 4-5 days a week. Work outs are in morning before work during week. Then both days on weekend.
I usually have two good days with two or three okay days. Keep in mind I’m 59 with no health problems other than low dose of BP 20 mgs once at night. Cholesterol 10 mgs.
I take C4 extreme and try control what I eat to keep body weight down. But sometimes seems like that works against me and robs me more of energy.
What do you suggest for energy and recovery? Open for questions.
Nutrition!! Since you’re working out first thing in the morning, I’m assuming fasted, add some carbs at dinner or have a pre-bed snack with some carbs and protein. That’ll help you be ready to hit it in the morning.
For recovery, put some carbs in your post workout breakfast along with a healthy dose of protein.
Let us know what you’re doing now and I can give you more focused diet recs if this isn’t enough to get you started.
Just to be honest my diet is terrible. But do control my intake. What I’m saying need to be more mindful of what I eat. What type of foods should I be eating? @QuadQueen
Here’s a simple jumping off point:
Fill 2/3 of your plate with non-starchy veggies, 1/3 with LEAN proteins, and add in 1-2 servings of healthy fat (avocado, olive oil, nuts, but butter), I would start my aiming for 18-25 grams/meal. Place your carbs around your workouts. If you workout first thing in the morning, fasted, have 1 cup of cooked potatoes, sweet potatoes, winter squash, oats or quinoa. Have another cup of one of those good carbs with your post workout breakfast.
Improving your diet is going to go A LONG way in improving your energy and recovery!! Give this a whirl and let us know how it goes. We can dial it in more, but you need to start somewhere first!
After training for some 15 odd years (the last 7 of which have been on less than 6 hours of sleep a night) I am still looking for the answer to this question.
In reality, you’re not going to have good energy each workout. Motivation doesn’t last, determination does. Learn to love the lifestyle.
+1 to everything everyone here has already said. +2 for diet recommendations.
You don’t need pre workout. I don’t even use pre workout. Maybe coffee, if you count that?
I don’t have lazy problem. I enjoy it. But when you get in your late 50’s. You spend lot time aching and pains here and there. If I go get in a good work out. Feel like I am in my 30’s again. That makes it all worth it. So, I look forward to it.
I’m a big of Metabolic Drive. It mixes well, tastes good, is a blend (and there appear to be some reasons to believe that truly is a benefit beyond just keeping me fuller), and I trust this company so I’m confident it’s not nitrogen-spiked.
Creatine monohydrate is the way to go, so why not this one?