Skittles vodka on rest days only
Ugh, my first go at Vo2 in the early morning was brutal! Even after an added 30 minutes of warmup before, RPE was so much higher.
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Whatās your name? Jamie Vardy?
Iām part of the āon the bike in 10 minsā group. I keep it simple. I take pre-workout (classic C4) as soon as I wake up and itās my ātreatā for waking up early. I bring a bottle with 30-60g of carbs on the bike with me for a 1 hour workout. If I hop on the bike right away, that āurgeā dissapears. If I wait an extra 5 mins, Iāll find myself in the washroom first. Post workout Iāll have a protein shake and daddy duty begins.
What is C4 (assuming you donāt mean plastic explosives)?
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A bottle of beta-fuel whilst getting dressed.
This is one of the more mainstream gym pre-workout supplements. In Canada you can even purchase it at Costco. The sport version shown here has 130mg of caffeine and a whole slew of other supplemtns that Iām not familiar with but that do give you impression you could jump over a building.
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Interesting. Never noticed it before, but google tells me they sell it at Walmart and grocery stores, so it must just be me.
Iāve started having cold brew coffee with 60-90g of sugar, depending on the workout. Itās nice since the cold brew (1 part coffee, 4 parts water, 18-24h) coffee is a bit milder than hot brew. I dissolve the sugar in some boiled water and mix it with the cold brew so that itās kinda room temperature when mixed. Goes down pretty easy.
+1 to this.
I am taking a similar pre-workout just after I wake up which is around 15 minutes. Then if it is an endurance WO I donāt take anything else. If other kind of WO I take a service of carbs drink during the first half of the WO if 60min or lower ans 1,5 service is it comes to 90-120min.
Might not be the ideal to perform but itās work for me until now.
Oh! Right after finishing I have breakfast and a recovery drink. Then 1-2h later a pea protein shake and yeah, doing fine.
Once I said this, I would say that my head is fresher and willing first hour of the day. I kinda feel better training 6AM than 6PM.
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For me it depends on the workout. I usually set my alarm for 4:45 and am on the trainer by 5:20-5:30. I find allowing myself more time to wake up is more beneficial than trying to eat anything. My protocols for one hour sessions are as follows:
vo2: one tbsp of maple syrup. Iām sure itās placebo but it helps so Iām sticking with it.
SS: maybe 50g of carb in my drink. Iāve found it helps with the 2nd half of the ride but more importantly I donāt get a chance to eat until 8:00 so helps me survive until then.
Endurance: Nothing.
I never have coffee before or on the bike that early because of coffee magic.
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If itās endurance under 2 hours, Iāll usually have a 1/2 a banana (saving the other half for my post-ride oatmeal). If Iām doing intensity I have the entire banana and maybe a gel or 2, depending on intensity. And always black coffee.
Just came here to say amen! Love that it lets me skip the bathroom and get right on the bike. But I canāt bring myself to read the full ingredient list 
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