Briana Bruinooge

🍏 Why eat applesauce before a workout?

Helps to maintain blood glucose levels from the quick digesting carbs within 15-30 minutes before a workout.

These quick carbs easy access into our blood stream help provide our central nervous system with fuel! That way, our muscles can get fuel from our muscle glycogen easily.

Our brain never shuts off, it always needs fuel. During exercise our muscle glycogen is providing the fuel for our muscles and our liver glycogen is maintaining blood glucose levels. Help our blood glucose out a bit with an applesauce! Especially if the workout is high intensity or heavy lifting - who wouldn't want a boost so that you can push harder and adapt to your training to maintain or gain lean muscle mass.

Going for an easy walk? Don't necessarily need an applesauce but it also wouldn't hurt.

Are you going to try apple sauce before your next workout? Perfect for those working out early in the morning or who can't tolerate solid food before.

What questions do you have?

I'm a board certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics... again! Every 5 years I need to pass an exam on all aspects of sports nutrition to continue to provide a high level of medical nutrition therapy for a variety of different athletes and active individuals.

Did you know that less than 1% of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists have their CSSD? I am proud to be in this pool and only 1 of 6 registered in New Hampshire!

If you're looking for expert advice that provides sound nutrition education and application for sustainable change and gain confidence in your food choices as an athlete or active individual, reach out!

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-Briana, your Sports Dietitian (CSSD)
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Your nutrition SHOULD look different if you are training for endurance events. It would be unhealthy for you to NOT eat enough carbohydrates.

Consistently undereating carbs can cause:
Nausea, bloating, IBS, brain fog, trouble sleeping, poor recovery (sore for longer), micronutrient deficiencies (especially iron) and poor adaptations to exercise (we wanna get stronger don't we?)

Want to recover well and improve performance and energy? Learn from me, your Sports Dietitian!

-Briana

What to eat before your workout! Try two rice cakes (depending on the brand this will be equivalent to eating a banana)

-Your Sports Dietitian

Briana

Don't let the fear of calories get in the way of making you stronger, building muscle mass, increasing bone density and strengthening connective tissue to stabilize joints.

Your quadriceps, hamstrings, obliques, and bones are hungry!

It makes sense that they'd be more sore for longer, take longer to recover if you're not giving them the proper fuel they need before and after a lift, as well as throughout the day.

Want help on what to eat before lifts?
What to eat after lifts?
What, when and how much to eat on a day to day basis as someone who is strength training?

Are you a runner or cyclist that should take advantage of strength training? 👀

Reach out! I offer 1:1 sports nutrition coaching and also have runners and cyclist specific e-course.

Curious about the difference in how to fuel a lift versus a run or ride? Check out my NENE membership on monthly webinars- live and recorded!

- Your Sports Dietitan

Briana