What’s the best pre-workout meal

Hello Everyone

After a busy day yesterday, today was just as busy. We hope to get in bed before 1am like last night.

Our morning started with a fruit smoothie

• 2 peaches
• 1 fresh pint of raspberries
• 2 apples
• 4 tsp Sun is Shining
• 3 cups water

Blend and enjoy!

Did we tell you, we have finished Thrive!!!!! It was great, some of the information we knew, but did learn a lot that we will discuss soon. It has made as re-look at our fitness/exercise routines and what we eat before and after.  So today before we went for our long walk we had buckwheat mixed with spirulina, dates, and coconut oil! Yesterday we had the same thing but instead of buckwheat we had a banana.  We took a break from bananas due to the sugar they have, but realized they are good for energy!! We sure missed them!

Now you may see that things are similiar in what we ate yesterday and today before we workout and we have a reason for that. We wanted to see what our body likes before we workout, fruit and fruit/grain (since buckwheat is mostly known as a grain but actually is part of the rhubarb fruit family). As we were walking, we had plenty of time to talk about how we felt, we realized both pre-work out meals digested easily and we had energy, despite the heat.

Importance of pre-workout ingredients:

Bananas contain fructose which means it provides you with quick and prolonged energy you need. Fructose is low glycemic which gets consumed by the body at a low rate. Bananas are easy to digest (a most for working out) full of potassium and vitamin C, which are important for proper muscle function and helps heal injuries. Vitamin C produces collagen, which is important for ligaments, blood vessels, bones, and tendons

Buckwheat contains 8 esstential amino acids (building blocks of protein), with one being tryptophan. Tryptophan is a precursor for serotonin that will enhance your mood and mental clarity. It is high in manganese, Vitamin B, Vitamin E and calcium, and is very easy to digest!

Both pre-workout meals had spirulina, coconut oil, and dates because all 3 are great for energy! Spirulina is rich in gamma linoleic acid (GLA) which accounts for mental clarity and improved energy. Coconut oil is PERFECT for energy because goes directly to the liver to be burned for fuel. This is due to coconut oil being a medium chain triglycerides. Dates are preferred by many athletes for energy because they are rich in glucose. Glucose is a sugar that goes straight to the liver and used for immediate energy. By eating all these things together your body does not have to speed valuable energy on converting it from another form to be able to use it! This is a huge benefit of eating living, plant based foods!!

Workout

A 2 hour walk outside (hills and heat naturally provided)

Today, we both felt great, besides the fact Michelle had a blister : (

We could of went another hour if we had the time!

Post workout meal: JUICE

Yes, juice because the nutrients get absorb into your bloodstream the quickest, which is important for recovery.

Our Green Fuel:

Snack was slices of avocado on top of our Pure2raw onion kale bread

Next we had ourselves a anti-antioxidant smoothie

• coconut milk
• acai
• goji berries
• vanilla
• spinach
• stevia

And then finally later on we had a simple chocolate vega mint shake

Overall today we felt great. Full of energy to get all the things done that we needed to…although our to-do-list just seems to get bigger : /

Twins Question?

What is your favorite pre-workout/post-workout meal?

Till next time

The Raw Twins

L&M