Best 7 Pre-Workout Snacks

Have you ever eaten and gone to the gym right afterwards? There were some days I couldn’t organise myself better and I swear, I wanted to puke when doing that set of squats! I figured that I get the best results when eating a light meal 2-3 hours before training, but you may want to eat only 1-2 hours before. Important is that the food doesn’t lie heavy in your stomach and that you have still enough energy to jumpstart your upcoming session.

The snacks I chose contain equal parts of fast-digesting carbs and protein to fuel your muscles before you hit the gym. Drink 5-6 dl of water with your meal to be ideally prepared for your badass training.

1) YOGHURT DREAM
1 cup of joghurt, 2 cups of fresh strawberries
Wash the berries and enjoy!

2) COFFEE COOLER
1 americano, 1 scoop chocolate whey, 1 cup of ice cubes
Blend everything in the mixer until you got a creamy shake.

3) FANCY APPLE
1 large apple, 2 tablespoons peanut butter
Cut the apple in slices and dip them into peanut butter.

4) EXOTIC SMOOTHIE
1/4 fresh pineapple, 1 banana, 11/2 cups almond milk
Blend all the ingredients and add some ice cubes if you like it extra cold.

5) DRIED FRUIT BOWL
Fill a bowl with a little (!) handful of raw almonds, cajun nuts or walnuts and an other little (!) handful of dried blueberries, apricots or other naturally dried fruits you desire.

6) MILK RICE
1/4 cup white rice, 1/2 cup milk, scatter of raisins
Cook the rice with the milk and the raisins. Top with a dash of cinnamon before eating.

7) CARROT DIP
2 carrots, 2 tablespoons cottage cheese (lor peyniri), fresh herbs
Peel and slice the carrots. Mix dried peppermint and chilli flakes with little salt and black pepper to season the dip.