[Taekwondo Guy]

Diet cont.

Pre-post workout meals...

I am trying to keep this post as simple as possible in regards to teen bodybuilding but the meals you eat before and after a workout, can heavily effect your muscle growth and recouperation.

Pre-workout meals: about 1-1.5 hours before a workout, try and eat some complex carbohydrates (potatoes, rices, pasta etc).
This will help provide the energy boost for your workout, complex carbs are slow 'burning' and release steady amounts of energy while you train.
Anyone who has trained on an empty stomach will know that workouts can be less productive and poundages can even go down on exercises due to low energy levels.
Note: if it is leg day, reduce the amount of food you take in before the workout and hitting the squat rack!!! Training your legs, balls to the wall and having a full stomach is recipe for disaster! Digestive pyrotechnics around the gym is not welcomed by other gym members lmao. :lol:

Post workout meals: After you train, the body is craving energy to replenish the glycogen lost during the workout. Within 30minutes, the body slips into a catabolic state in order to find an stored energy source within the body, and can turn to muscle tissue. Muscle tissue itself can be broken down by the body to replenish energy levels and over time, can reduce your muscular gains.
To avoid a catabolic state, try and take in an easy to digest protein source, i.e. a whey protein shake. If its possible, try and find a protein shake that also offers high carbs, this will help boost the body's glygogen and turn a catobolic state, into an anabolic state (from muscle breakdown to muscle growth).