Workout Nutrition Infographic
Filed under: General Health, Nutrition, Training
A few weeks ago I wrote a comprehensive article for Precision Nutrition on appropriate nutrition protocols for working out and competing in athletic events. It was incredibly well received and gave general and specific outlines on what YOU should eat around your specific training and needs. Read it here.
Now, this was like a 4,000 word article. It went into great depth, and covered a lot of ground. But I also realize that not everyone is interested in reading 4,000 words. They just want to know what to do, and how to do it. The most practical takeaways.
So with that in mind, we came up with an awesome infographic that distills those 4,000 words down into an easy to understand and apply format. Here is a small screen shot of what it looks like:
It is based both on your body type (which is a general proxy for genetics, metabolism and carb tolerance) as well as your goals (which tends to cover your activity levels). Now clearly this can’t be entirely comprehensive, but it does give you a fantastic starting point for how to eat around your training and competition to give you the best results possible.
Go here to see the full infographic.
We also provide a fully printable version of the infographic to boot!
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Posted on May 30th, 2014 by Brian St. Pierre
3 Comments
June 1st, 2014 at 10:37 am
Brian, how do these guidelines apply to someone who trains early in the morning?
June 1st, 2014 at 11:49 am
Hi Chris,
Good question. As usual, it depends.
If you like to train fasted, then that is cool. But you will need to eat sooner after finishing than if you train in a fed state.
If you want to have a little something before training close to your session (due to time), then you can make a shake or smoothie using those same portion guidelines, just simply cutting them in half (approximately).
Hope that helps.
July 1st, 2014 at 6:45 am
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