Fueling for a 5am workout

:egg: :egg:

“Get off my wheel!”

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Cyclists who shave shouldn’t have crabs! :angry:

Used to be a toast with jam and an espresso to wake up and get going.

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Pre-Covid-19 I’ve done my workouts in the morning. All of them were on an empty stomach. If I had time, I’d brew myself a cup of coffee, though.

gel or carb drink

Glass of water after waking up at :clock430: 4:30am and maybe gel if working more than 60 mins - it speeds up my morning routine to just dressing up and going down to my paincave at :clock5: 5:00am. You’re fine for 60-90 mins workouts on your internal (muscles & liver) glycogen reserves.

I stock the day before. I have a heavy meal with lots of carbs and proteins. And typically, I eat some extra carbs in the evening, for instance muesli with yoghurt.

In the morning, just a banana, coffee, and liquids to get my system going. I need to wake up a bit, so when I wake up super early for bike ride (6am in my case), I need 30-60mins before I start to train.