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In college I used to eat 14 egg whites for breakfast with salt and 5 slices of white bread with honey. I was always a huge believer in a high glycemic breakfast because I got by far the best pumps of my life while eating this. I would also pound about 100oz of water with this meal, then go to class, hope I didn't piss myself, then go lift. My pumps would be so intense I would have panic attacks. I was also dieting and losing about a 2lbs/week at the time. I always attributed this to the high glycemic carbs.
Anyway, I've since tried the high glycemic breakfast, but did not have the same success with pumps (still great from a fullness perspective, but not the painful panic-inducing level). The one thing that changed is the way I eat my eggs (plain, no salt). I have since changed my breakfast to oats and egg whites, because I was staying smooth longer than I liked after a Sunday refeed. I now know that salt helps with water retention and can enhance pumps (I believe a few of TP's peri supps contain sea salt). Just wondering if anyone purposely takes in some salt pre-workout for this reason. If so, what amounts?
Anyway, I've since tried the high glycemic breakfast, but did not have the same success with pumps (still great from a fullness perspective, but not the painful panic-inducing level). The one thing that changed is the way I eat my eggs (plain, no salt). I have since changed my breakfast to oats and egg whites, because I was staying smooth longer than I liked after a Sunday refeed. I now know that salt helps with water retention and can enhance pumps (I believe a few of TP's peri supps contain sea salt). Just wondering if anyone purposely takes in some salt pre-workout for this reason. If so, what amounts?
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