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    Jordan,

    I have been looking around the forums and saw that you recommended 2 scoops of protein/caffiene/2 cups of oats as a pre workout for early risers. Thats around 120g of CHO, and that you workout around 30 mins after you down the shake. I thought you should wait around an hour/hour and half after a "meal" before training, or are morning workouts different?

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    It depends what you mean for morning workouts, i.e. is it directly after waking or is it like an hour later. If the latter, then sure a cup or 2 of oats is prudent if it fits your current macronutrient level. If the former, then I defer to 10g bcaa, 10g carb supplement like vitargo and 10g oats or other fiber-containing starch + caffeine.

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    I wake up around 615 and down my shake by 630 and get to the gym by 745ish. Would there be any difference in taking liquid carbs/bcaa's or whey/oats an hour or so before the gym? Also do you still recommend taking a litre of water before working out?

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    Quote Originally Posted by olui View Post
    I wake up around 615 and down my shake by 630 and get to the gym by 745ish. Would there be any difference in taking liquid carbs/bcaa's or whey/oats an hour or so before the gym? Also do you still recommend taking a litre of water before working out?
    Yea I'd do a litre/liter of fluids or more with BCAAs + electrolytes before going to the gym, some caffeine, and some carbohydrates from a supplement + oats. Alternatively, if your BCAA supplement doesn't have electrolytes in it then I'd just do 1 scoop of whey instead given the time line you laid out.

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