How do you guys AM dose or time supps Pre Workout??

[daveydoodle]

For the guys that hit the gym fairly soon after getting up in the morning, how are you timing or dosing your supps and pre workout drinks? My schedule is a graveyard one, so I'm off at 6:00AM. I usually get 4-5 hours sleep and then have been doing it like this; NO/vaso-dilator product (Yok'd or Expand) and Beta Alanine right away. 30 minutes later 1 cup Oatmeal, 1/2 protein shake, 1/2 banana and tablespoonful PB, 10-15 minutes after the meal my pre-workout drink. I usually drive to the gym feeling good, but I'm hungry 20-30 minutes into my workout. The NO and Beta Alanine say to take on an empty stomach. I need something to eat before I workout, but then start dragging soon. My schedule isn't ideal, but if I don't cut some corners on sleep and try to hustle in to the gym after getting up, I can't get a workout in that day. On the days I don't work I notice a HUGE difference, usually because I have had at least 2 good meals before I go. Anyone doing something different that works great for them, or have a better pre-workout meal that may last longer?

 

[Clickster]

When I train soon after waking up I don't eat at all. I just take the preworkout and then train. I use my postworkout meal as my first food of the day. I am not saying this is optimal; but it works for me.

Nothing like a cup of ULTIMA upon waking up.

 

[WayneD]

When I train soon after waking up I don't eat at all. I just take the preworkout and then train. I use my postworkout meal as my first food of the day. I am not saying this is optimal; but it works for me.

Nothing like a cup of ULTIMA upon waking up.

This is exactly what do and I'm not saying its optimal either but it definitely works for me.

 

[totalpackage]

I also train in the early a.m. and this is how I do it when I get up I take what ever supps I need to take
on an empty stomach cissus, test boosters, citrulline malate or what ever I need and I also take a stim
supp in either tab or cap version to get me going (examples- RPM, White Lightening, Yellow Thunder, UNCUT,
what ever I want to use that day,) then 30 min later I have a shake 1 scoop of oats, 1 scoop of whey and
1 scoop of micellar casein. For me the micellar casein makes a HUGE difference and I am not starving during
my workout like I am when I use just whey and oats. I use Muscle Feast unflavored MC and what ever flavor
of whey you mix with it it picks up the flavor.

Now on the days that I use a preworkout powder first thing in the a.m. I take what ever supps I need to take
on an empty stomach then without waiting I mix my preworkout powder with 1 scoop of waxy maize just to have
something else in my stomach with the preworkout powder and I use about 20 oz of water. I then mix up an intra
workout drink which is usually bcaa's and I sip that during my workout and I am good to go. I have been doing this
for a long time and it works well for me.