I'm no expert, but I have found over the years that if I don't eat enough my work outs suffer. For instance around 10 years ago I was disappointed in how slow I was losing weight despite running five miles 5 times a week. I thought I would try the Slimfast diet. So for breakfast and lunch I would have Slimfast then I would have a sensible dinner. It was all I could do to run one mile and I was totally exhausted. Obviously my body wasn't getting enough fuel.
I found the same thing with weight training. I would eat lunch at noon and usually hit the gym around 5:30pm. During my workout i would feel real depleted and out of energy. I started eating a pre workout meal about an hour and a half before I hit the gym and it made a big difference.
Right now I hit the gym at 5:30am. That can be a challenge to eat before I head to the gym since I don't want to get up at 4am to eat a pre workout meal. The night before I will eat a small meal before I go to bed, usually oatmeal mixed with cottage cheese. Then when I get out of bed I will drink a bunch of water and eat a banana. It isn't ideal, I find my energy to be much better during my weekend workouts when I can space my meals perfectly before I hit the gym. It is as good as I can get without knowing what else I can do.
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