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A common mistake, is eating right before your training program or eating too soon after your program. This can cause your heart and digestive system to work too hard and compromise the oxygen and nutrient delivery to the working muscles. Eating just before or too soon after your work out will not allow you to get enough blood into the muscles you are training.

Think about this: Digestion takes a lot of blood to work effectively.The more blood your body sends to digest your food the less blood is availableto go to your muscles, to rebuild and increase strength. You should wait at least 60 minutes after eating before you start your exercise program.

Similarly,do not eat too soon after ending your workout because you want the blood that you just targeted into each specific muscle to remain there as long as possible. If you eat food too soon after your workout,the blood will be forced out of your muscles and into your digestive system.So wait at least 60 minutes after your program before you eat a meal.

Of course you should not go to your workouts hungry; you definitely want nutrients in your system for performance enhancement and energy,but try to eat an hour or more before workouts, and make sure your meal includes foods that are rich in complex carbohydrates and protein and low in fat,sugar, and cholesterol.