They’re called meal-replacement products (MRPs) - shakes, bars, powders, and so forth - because, as the name suggests, you are supposed to eat or drink them in place of breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Therein lies the problem: If you do that, if you use them as true MRPs, you’re cheating yourself nutritionally - big time.
If your training, whether it is aerobic, strength, or both, is destined for super-intensity, then you’ve got to pay attention to your pre-exercise nutrition, particularly supplements. In case you don’t know it, there is an exact science to pre-exercise supplementation, and I’m going to cover it for you here and specify what you need to take and when you need to take. If you are going to get serious about your training, you must get serious about pre-exercise supplementation.
