I have a kickboxing cardio class in 4 hours..what should I eat?

In My Humble Opinion
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I rarely go to the gym. I am not overweight at all (I’m actually way underweight) and I honestly just never cared too much to go do anything about it. But I know I should and if I HAVE to I will and will work hard at it, so I signed up for a cardio kickboxing class this week.

I had my first class on Tuesday which effectively wore me out, and I know that there are certain things I should do/eat in order to give me more energy, or workout better, or something…I just don’t know what it is.

So gym dopers…between now and when I have to destroy my legs what should I eat to give myself the best workout?

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Try a spoonful of peanut butter and a shot of honey - just before class. It worked well for me when I was taking kickboxing.

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Wow really?

Huh…Well I was thinking more along the lines of an actual meal

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Before hockey pre-game meal was a bowl of spaghetti, no sauce. Gave me a lot of carbs to burn. To make it taste pretty good I added evoo and grated parm. Four hours is about right.

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Something light and easily digestible with healthy fats, simple carbs, and some lean protein. As long as you don’t feel like you have a rock in your stomach and/or lower GI tract, you’re good.

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A turkey sandwich with some guacamole on it sounds about like what pravnik is suggesting. A bowl of chicken noodle soup and a handful of almonds would be good, too, I guess.

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MOved from General Questions to IMHO, where opinions are welcome as well as factual answers.

samclem

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Yeah Subway has their avocado promo right now, can get the turkey with avocado. Or a big tuna sub. With Baked Lays.

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I’m a big fan of my homemade peanut butter-banana-dark chocolate high-protein smoothie.

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Greasy meatball sub chased with a slice of cheesecake.

…what?

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I ended up going with Chicken Alfredo, some bread and olive oil, and drinking water (which is huge cuz I NEVER drink water).

I have ham and turkey at home, I’ll probably have that on Tuesday because this thing is Tuesday’s and Thursday’s

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Isn’t that why you exercise, to be able to enjoy the finer things?

I was thinking more along the lines of a Joey Chestnut type of meal. Not for performance, but for the aftermath that you would have to tell us about.
More seriously, I’d go with a light meal well before the workout, and a small boost snack just prior, along with getting good hydration.

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well this has got to become a more regular thing, for sure.

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Oh I know, I just HATE drinking water.

It’s so boring bland and tasteless, and adding stuff myself never works cuz I can’t get the hang of it. Bleh

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Ditto. I only drink plain water when I am working out. I have, however discovered some lime-flavoured, sodium-free soda water I like now. Something about bubbles makes it way better.

Linky

I think this is only in Ontario, though so you may be SOL.

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Walmart has a line of flavored sparkling water that contains no sugar, no fat, no sodium, etc: Robot or human?

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I drink a glass of milk (12 ounces, 1%) before my morning walk/run, which provides carbs and protein and electrolytes (FWIW, for those who only drink water, your body needs electrolytes, not just plain water, also a good idea for your body to have some fuel and milk is quickly absorbed being a liquid).

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This isn’t a bad thought if the OP likes milk. If he doesn’t (or is lactose-intolerant), some other sources of morning electrolytes are bananas, raisins, oranges, specially vitamin-fortified energy bars, and some breakfast cereals.

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I hate it also, unless I’m super thirsty. Get some of the powdered drop-ins like Crystal Light or even the Great Value brand. I like the pomegranate something-or-other. There are lots of lemony citrusy flavors also. Good for getting all those glasses down!

Hopefully see ya next month!