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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-q-as6/">Ask Shannon: Fitness and Nutrition Q&A</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted January 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Shannon Clark</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">With years of training under her belt, resident fitness and nutrition expert Shannon Clark is ready to help you on your way to a healthy, informed lifestyle. Got a question? <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var l=new Array(); l[0]='>';l[1]='a';l[2]='/';l[3]='<';l[4]=' 59';l[5]=' 116';l[6]=' 111';l[7]=' 117';l[8]=' 113';l[9]=' 38';l[10]=' 108';l[11]=' 105';l[12]=' 97';l[13]=' 109';l[14]=' 69';l[15]=' 59';l[16]=' 116';l[17]=' 111';l[18]=' 117';l[19]=' 113';l[20]=' 38';l[21]='>';l[22]='\"';l[23]=' 59';l[24]=' 116';l[25]=' 111';l[26]=' 117';l[27]=' 113';l[28]=' 38';l[29]=' 109';l[30]=' 111';l[31]=' 99';l[32]=' 46';l[33]=' 101';l[34]=' 102';l[35]=' 105';l[36]=' 108';l[37]=' 101';l[38]=' 118';l[39]=' 105';l[40]=' 116';l[41]=' 99';l[42]=' 97';l[43]=' 114';l[44]=' 101';l[45]=' 104';l[46]=' 64';l[47]=' 116';l[48]=' 99';l[49]=' 97';l[50]=' 116';l[51]=' 110';l[52]=' 111';l[53]=' 99';l[54]=' 59';l[55]=' 116';l[56]=' 111';l[57]=' 117';l[58]=' 113';l[59]=' 38';l[60]=':';l[61]='o';l[62]='t';l[63]='l';l[64]='i';l[65]='a';l[66]='m';l[67]='\"';l[68]='=';l[69]='f';l[70]='e';l[71]='r';l[72]='h';l[73]='a ';l[74]='<'; for (var i = l.length-1; i >= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') document.write("&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"); else document.write(unescape(l[i])); } //]]> </script> her your inquiries, and be sure to check back every week for the latest Q&amp;A. Q: Do I really need to drink a pre-workout shake before I lift weights? A friend told me this is a must. No, this is myth that does run around among those who are very into fitness, but a lot of it depends on your personal situation and preferences. One of the nice things about a pre-workout shake, especially for those who are working out first thing in the morning, is that it is usually easily tolerated by the stomach. You do want to be sure you…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-q-as6/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-q-as6/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-q-as6/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-q-as6/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-fitness/">her-fitness</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/athletics/">athletics</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/training-programs/">training-programs</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/special-features/">special-features</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/qa/">qa</a><br /><br /> </P>