post-workout nutrition
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UFTriGator posted 1 year ago.
After hard workouts, I take a lot more than 15g of protein. Drinks really are the best thing for post-workout since they are able to be absorbed into your system faster than solid foods. If you are going to eat solid food, though, start with something high in carbs and low in fat (fat slows down digestion) like nutri-grain bars or a sandwich. After replenishing your glycogen stores with the carbs, get some lean protein to help repair muscles (skim milk, lean meat, etc.)
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JamieM posted 1 year ago.
I go for drinks as well. Mixture of Ultra Fuel and whey protein. In a pinch I'll grab a PB&J or turkey sandwich and a glass of milk or juice.
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Triguy98 posted 1 year ago.
My morning workouts are followed by a PB&J on whole wheat and a glass of lowfat chocolate milk.
Protein is a good thing, and so are carbs. This "proper ratio" stuff is crap marketing to get you to spend $$$ on recovery drinks. Just get something within 30 minutes of finishing and again 2 hours later.
Clif bars are tasty- but processed foods like that should be limited to long bike ride nutrition/ limited in quantity.
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
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ht001 posted 1 year ago.
My favorite post workout treat is a smoothie made with whey protien, soy milk, fresh or fozen raspberries/blueberries/blackberries/strawberries. I get protien, carbs, and antioxidants out of that. Sometimes I also enjoy a PB&J or a bowl of muesli.
Everyone's different, but as others say you do want to get some carbs and some protien as you begin recovering from your training load. So the drinks help get all of that in an easy to consume/digest manner.
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jasonm posted 1 year ago.
Wholegrain muesli, with different grain, nuts, fruits such as berries, bananas, kiwi fruit, peaches, natural yoghurt, milk, flaxseed oil.
I feel so much better with this recovery food than when I used to use a whole lot of supplements.
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Thurber posted 1 year ago.
The best recovery solid meal I've found.....if you are some place you can fix it.
3/4 Cups Old Fashioned Oats
1 Cup Water
2 tsp. Ground Flax Seed
Cook 2 Minutes on High in Microwave
Throw in:
1/4 cup walnuts or almonds
1/2 cup fresh or frozen fruit (I'd go for blueberries)
Drizzle a little honey to taste.
I have been using cliff bars for my post-workout nutrition. After reading some articles I'm afraid I'm consuming too much protein (15g). Other than the recovery drinks what do people use?