What Should I Eat After A Workout?
Saturday, December 31, 2011
The answer will probably sound very strange to a lot of readers. You are often taught that once you finish a gym session you should down your post workout shake straight after your workout to stop your muscles from further breaking down and to repair them right away. I building a fitness model physque and to look this way year round, so my advice is a little different to what you may have typically heard.
The best post workout meal in my opinion is 250ml of low fat milk, with a tablespoon or two of chocolate nesquik and a scoop of whey protein. If you are short of cash, ditch the whey protein and just have 2 glasses of milk with chocolate nesquik.
Why Chocolate Milk And Whey Protein?
Simple science, really. You see the chocolate and the milk trigger insulin, as they are simple sugars. The body then goes in storage mode and will more likely store this along with the whey protein into the depleted muscles as glycogen. Protein is also in present in milk.
When Should I Take The Best Post Workout Meal?
Deciding what to eat after a workout depends on your goals. If you are bulking up in a clean way the way I suggest, you should take this 1-hour afterwards.
If you are trying to burn fat, you should wait between 1 and 2 hours. The reason for this is because in my workouts, they are intense and a lot of HGH is released. After the workout this hormone which builds muscle and burns fat is high, so waiting an hour or two maximizes this effect and the chocolate milk protein shake takes advantage of insulin’s storage effects.
For the full article, and where to get some chocolate nesquik for cheap, check out my facebook note:
http://www.somebodylied.com/what-to-eat-after-a-workout-the-best-post-