An Interesting article on Protein/Carb Intake
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TriSooner posted 13 weeks ago.
"But, as so often happens in sports, those grains of truth have been expanded into dictums and have formed the basis for an entire industry in 'recovery' products." Also known as "marketing hype."
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UFTriGator posted 13 weeks ago.
----Dr. Jeukendrup said. “We really are talking about a group of extremely elite sports people who train twice a day.” For them, he said, it can be necessary to rapidly replenish muscle glycogen.
The American College of Sports Medicine, in a position paper written by leading experts, reported that athletes who take a day or two to rest or do less-intense workouts between vigorous sessions can pretty much ignore the carbohydrate-timing advice.-----
It seems like the whole article is geared toward the average person who works out a little bit. I think most athletes train more often that once every 24 hours and don't take a day or two easy between every workout.
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-Matt
Not fast enough.
The New York times asks, "How much truth is there to the myth that athletes should have a protein and carbohydrates mix within a certain time frame after workouts or else they risk slowing their recovery?"
An interesting article, even if many of us will still not agree with the findings. Personally, I would not choose fruit juice as a recovery because it's way to much sugar, and not enough long-chain carbs...
Read it Here...