ok I think I've been overcomplicating this

Spent way too long this week reading about pre-training nutrition and honestly I've confused myself more than I've helped myself. Like I've gone down a rabbit hole of timing windows and glycogen loading and now I'm second-guessing meals I've been eating for two years without any issues. Basically what I've landed on — for me, for my training — is that the type of session matters more than any general rule. Heavy lifting day? I need actual carbs in me, like an hour and a half before minimum, otherwise I'm gassing out on the cleans before I've even hit working weight. AMRAP or longer conditioning piece? I actually do better slightly lighter, something small 45 minutes out rather than a full meal. Every time I eat too much before a long conditioning WOD I feel it around the 8-minute mark and it's grim. The other thing I've stopped doing is treating my pre-workout matcha as optional. I had a phase where I was skipping it when I was running late and the difference in focus was noticeable — not in a dramatic way, just like... everything felt slightly harder to lock in. So that's non-negotiable now. Matcha, creatine mixed in my water, and either a banana or rice cakes depending on the session. That's basically it. Took me an embarrassingly long time to just stick to something simple instead of constantly tweaking. Mind you I'm still figuring out late evening sessions. Training after 7pm is a whole other thing and I genuinely don't have it sorted yet.