burly you train first thing in the morning and just sip on your pepto/carb mix pre/peri/post then a whole food meal 45 mins later sounds perfect to me.
Yes, I try to. If not, I may train early evening, but prior to dinner and 5 or more hours after a good lunch, so a fully emptied gut.
My post workout food meal usually is either mostly protein or all protein. 2 or 3 hours later I will have a protein and carb meal.
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