Occasionally, this is the only time I have to get my workout in. Advice on fueling this workout since I have zero appetite or time to eat? Thanks

Just don’t. Previous day’s glycogen stores are good for 60-90 minute workouts. I do all my training first thing, no fuel except an espresso. :+1:t3:

Have you tried a workout already and couldn’t get through it or are you asking in preparation? How long are your scheduled workouts? I find that if the workout is ~60 minutes I’m fine without eating anything but that may not be universal.

There’s a big thread here on exactly your question: [image] Early Morning Workouts Training Wanted to see what tips the early risers out there have to get you up and straight on the trainer early AM? With my family and other commitments it’s getting to a point where getti…

A pint of water, 2 cups of coffee, a dump, and then get on the trainer and start pedalling. You should be able to do a 60-90 min workout on stored energy. If you can’t then you need to address that…

Why do you sleep so late? :wink: I usually have a cup of black tea when I get up and if its an easier workout 30-1:30 usually just water. If like this morning 1:30 of over unders, I’ll have sports drink 1 bottle. Anything longer and its a bottle of sports drink per hour along with keeping a few gel…

Good thread here… [image] Morning vs night training? Training Highly individual, but out of super early or super late, I would go for super early. By the time a long day is behind me, my motivation to rip my legs off late at night diminishes quickly. With early morning, I…

I get up at 4AM and hop straight onto the trainer. I brush my teeth and put my contacts in, but that’s it. Works fine for 60 and 90 minute workouts.

Yep me too. Only for over/unders do I take a gel as soon as I get up. Otherwise, double espresso and good to go.

FWIW I’d be looking at why you’re feeling tired. It’s more often sleep rather than fueling. When I worked a warehouse job I used to do a lot of 4am-5am starts. I struggled before realizing that you’ve got to get to bed by 9-930a to maintain a decent training load on that schedule. Also took a while…

For early hard workouts, I find that doing them completely fasted (i.e. nothing since dinner the night before) leaves me feeling sluggish and without power towards the end of the workout. I’ve found that a tablespoon of nut butter and tablespoon of jam seems to kick start something that makes those…

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dhaines83 January 8, 2019, 1:21pm 4

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