Going to gym...while hungry?

[crazy about cars]

Right, the considerable middle age bloating has really got to me. I am thinking of doing light gym sessions after work. Maybe three 1 hour sessions in my local gym after work per week.

The only problem is I will need to go to the gym after work followed by a short sauna session afters. This is around 5.30pm-6.30pm timeframe. I normally feel a bit hungry during this time.

Is it advisable doing this? I could go after dinner but due to the time the OH decides to cook dinner it'll be around 7.30pm by the time I finish dinner. I believe exercise is not recommended until at least 1 hour after dinner? This brings me to 8.30pm and I am not sure if the gym (or my motivation) is still accessible during that time.

Thoughts?

edit: I want to add I'm not aiming to bulk up or anything, I just want to keep slim and fit and I'm gaining a lot of pounds especially in the (beer) belly and thighs.

Edited by crazy about cars on Monday 23 July 19:06

[GarryA]

You could make a shake at work and drink it on the way home.

[crazy about cars]

GarryA said:

You could make a shake at work and drink it on the way home.

I've thought of this too. However, I'm not familiar with shakes... any recommendation? It takes around 15 minutes to get to the gym from work then followed by few minutes of changing and warming up.

I don't intend to do any "heavy" stuff just want to work out and get back into shape...

[Ordinary_Chap]

crazy about cars said:

GarryA said:

You could make a shake at work and drink it on the way home.

I've thought of this too. However, I'm not familiar with shakes... any recommendation? It takes around 15 minutes to get to the gym from work then followed by few minutes of changing and warming up.

I don't intend to do any "heavy" stuff just want to work out and get back into shape...

MyProtein are fine if you want to do shakes.

Ironically enough the heavy stuff you mention is probably the most effective way to get back into shape and end up with a great body at the end of it!

Lee

[crazy about cars]

Ordinary_Chap said:

MyProtein are fine if you want to do shakes.

Ironically enough the heavy stuff you mention is probably the most effective way to get back into shape and end up with a great body at the end of it!

Lee

hmmm, I would've thought cardio would be enough... never really a weights guy...

[Ordinary_Chap]

crazy about cars said:

Ordinary_Chap said:

MyProtein are fine if you want to do shakes.

Ironically enough the heavy stuff you mention is probably the most effective way to get back into shape and end up with a great body at the end of it!

Lee

hmmm, I would've thought cardio would be enough... never really a weights guy...

Cardio and diet is good if you want to look like a 11 year old boy after training

Honestly you won't suddenly get big from weight training but if you do weights+cardio and a good diet you will rapidly transform your body. There's countless reasons why weight training helps remove fat from your body and it also helps keep it off. If you google it you'll find hundreds of reasons why it will ultimately yield massively improved results when mixed with cardio.

[crazy about cars]

Ordinary_Chap said:

Cardio and diet is good if you want to look like a 11 year old boy after training

Honestly you won't suddenly get big from weight training but if you do weights+cardio and a good diet you will rapidly transform your body. There's countless reasons why weight training helps remove fat from your body and it also helps keep it off. If you google it you'll find hundreds of reasons why it will ultimately yield massively improved results when mixed with cardio.

Thanks for the input I have no experience with weights bar some dumb bells so I will enquire more about the programs available at my local gym on this. My aim is just to somehow maintain my shape. I've always been trim and fit nicely into 32" trousers but lately noticed my beer guy expanding more than usual. This combined with expanding thighs is not a good sight

[Ordinary_Chap]

crazy about cars said:

Ordinary_Chap said:

Cardio and diet is good if you want to look like a 11 year old boy after training

Honestly you won't suddenly get big from weight training but if you do weights+cardio and a good diet you will rapidly transform your body. There's countless reasons why weight training helps remove fat from your body and it also helps keep it off. If you google it you'll find hundreds of reasons why it will ultimately yield massively improved results when mixed with cardio.

Thanks for the input I have no experience with weights bar some dumb bells so I will enquire more about the programs available at my local gym on this. My aim is just to somehow maintain my shape. I've always been trim and fit nicely into 32" trousers but lately noticed my beer guy expanding more than usual. This combined with expanding thighs is not a good sight

I've been there and done that, its funny how it sneaks up on you right?

Here's my thread on changing from a couple of years ago http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[crazy about cars]

Ordinary_Chap said:

I've been there and done that, its funny how it sneaks up on you right?

Here's my thread on changing from a couple of years ago http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

That's impressive! 60 days as well! Oh, my beer looks just about how yours did at the start :P

[Hoofy]

Ordinary_Chap said:

I've been there and done that, its funny how it sneaks up on you right?

Here's my thread on changing from a couple of years ago http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Hehe. Well, I was right about you!

And I've completely flipped things on its head as now I'm going for looks and functional fitness is secondary.

[Ordinary_Chap]

Hoofy said:

Ordinary_Chap said:

I've been there and done that, its funny how it sneaks up on you right?

Here's my thread on changing from a couple of years ago http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Hehe. Well, I was right about you!

And I've completely flipped things on its head as now I'm going for looks and functional fitness is secondary.

Right about me, expand on that.

[Hoofy]

Ordinary_Chap said:

Right about me, expand on that.

I said in the first reply that I thought you'd got the right body to develop a really decent physique in the body building sense (compared to the average man, at least!).

[Ordinary_Chap]

Hoofy said:

Ordinary_Chap said:

Right about me, expand on that.

I said in the first reply that I thought you'd got the right body to develop a really decent physique in the body building sense (compared to the average man, at least!).

Ah ok and you were right I think. I'm not the best genetically but I've out developed others who have trained like me.

I'd forgotten your previous names.

[Hoofy]

Oh yeah.

[SirSamuelBuca]

Diet is key when working out. Maybe eat some complex carbs in the afternoon and a banana 1/2-1hour before gym u need energy to give it some

[SignalGruen]

If you have the energy to get through the workout then I don't see any issue with going to the gym and working out on an empty stomach/whilst hungry.

[Tiggsy]

SignalGruen said:

If you have the energy to get through the workout then I don't see any issue with going to the gym and working out on an empty stomach/whilst hungry.

This - a newbie is going to store enough energy in their little finger to get through a 1 hr workout.

[ewenm]

OP - you'll be fine. If you're worried, just push lunch a bit later or save a bit of your lunch for mid-afternoon.

Today I'll be eating lunch at 1pm (ish) and doing a running training session at 7pm, probably not eating until 8:30pm, with no problems (apart from fitness issues of course ).