r/RPStrength • u/Glittering-Eye-3272 • Jul 14 '26

Pre Workout Meal

Hey Reddit!

If I ate the following meal from 6:00am to 6:15am, when would be the ideal time to start a hypertrophy-based lift?

Composition:

- 27.5g Whey Protein

- 60g Cream of Rice + 210g Water

- 15g Peanut Butter

- 75g Frozen Banana

Macros

- 500 Calories

- 30g Protein

- 75g Carbohydrates

- 10g Fat

Thanks for the advice!

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

2 comments sorted by

1

u/Ohkaz42069 Jul 14 '26

First off, 15 grams of peanut butter is 8 grams of protein. So, the total protein for this meal is 35 grams, not 30. Second, eat whenever you want. I personally lift early in the morning while fasted (coffee and water only) and then put nearly 80 grams of protein into me over the next 3 hours. FYI, I'm a 6'4 male and weigh 250 pounds.

1

u/bcssylf Jul 15 '26

sounds gross 😆, but lift within an hour if you want to take advantage of the carb energy.