What do you eat post-workout?

renae161

What do you eat for your post-workouts?

Misspinklift

Protein shake or something that has a lot of protein.

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sardelsa

Whatever I am having for lunch

arditarose

Protein bar or rice krispie treat

renae161

We dont have protein bars, or shakes, and the store didn't have sweet potatoes in stock today. (Usually I have one with my dinner). We just grabbed some few items until we can actually go shopping. We have rice, various lentils, squash, cauliflower, brocolli, pastas, spinach, bagels, potatoes, onions, hummus, Carrot's,quinoa,chia seeds, oatmeal, and eggs. I'm vegetarian, so these are the things that are vegetarian friendly we bought and some we already had for the time being until we have more time to shop.

vessiangel

Creatine with karbolyn(fast carbs, gatorade works the same way), hydroisolated protein shake, white rice within an hour.

jessef593

Protein 30-60g with 5g of creatine. Then a meal as soon as possible after that.

Dayle1984

generally protein, and carbs.

sijomial

Lunch or dinner.

Mariaj0809

which is the best way? To eat before or after workout?

watts6151

Mariaj0809 wrote: »

which is the best way? To eat before or after workout?

Both, I eat every 3 hours, so technically
Always have a pre and post work out Meal

steph2strong

Ideally for a post-workout snack you want an approximately 3:1 ratio of carbohydrate to protein. Muscle glycogen is depleted while working out and this needs to be replenished after your workout. After exercise is when your body is primed to uptake carbohydrates to top off the tanks of your muscle glycogen. Simple carbs are best as they are rapidly metabolized. While the main focus immediately post-exercise is carbohydrates, adding in a little bit of protein helps to enhance muscle recovery and growth. Eating more protein immediately won’t help, and in fact can slow down the replenishment of muscle glycogen. Combining a simple carbohydrate with some protein in the 3:1 or 4:1 ratio is what is recommended. I usually work out before a meal so I don't worry about any particular snack post-workout. This is for relatively intense or long duration exercise. If you are just doing a light workout you don't necessarily need to eat anything post-workout.

Raptor2763

I prefuel and refuel with 3 or 4 hard boiled eggs, depending on how hungry I am. It's quick, easily packed and effective.

SideSteel

fernt21 wrote: »

Ideally for a post-workout snack you want an approximately 3:1 ratio of carbohydrate to protein. Muscle glycogen is depleted while working out and this needs to be replenished after your workout. After exercise is when your body is primed to uptake carbohydrates to top off the tanks of your muscle glycogen. Simple carbs are best as they are rapidly metabolized. While the main focus immediately post-exercise is carbohydrates, adding in a little bit of protein helps to enhance muscle recovery and growth. Eating more protein immediately won’t help, and in fact can slow down the replenishment of muscle glycogen. Combining a simple carbohydrate with some protein in the 3:1 or 4:1 ratio is what is recommended. I usually work out before a meal so I don't worry about any particular snack post-workout. This is for relatively intense or long duration exercise. If you are just doing a light workout you don't necessarily need to eat anything post-workout.

Just a few minor points:

1) You kind of mention this but the majority of people are not performing glycogen depleting training.
2) If you're not performing ANOTHER glycogen depleting event in the same day, and you're eating a meal or two in between, you're going to replete glycogen regardless of whether or not you're accurately time post workout carbohydrates.

I really think glycogen repletion should only be a consideration for athletes performing multiple glycogen depleting events within a short time frame.

Hornsby

I eat lunch. Whatever that may be. Nutrient timing isn't important at all to me.

RoxieDawn

Just my next planned meal..

Leadfoot_Lewis

Chocolate milk. Replenishes carbs + proteins after a good weightlifting workout.

piperdown44

Lunch after lifting.

PandoraGreen721

Protein bars, fruit, pretzels..whatever I feel like. Lunch depending on the time of day.

Pathman1

Breakfast. Usually 2 eggs and 2 pieces of turkey bacon, with a cup of tea.

Chieflrg

Chicken breast and a giant bowl of ice cream.

mburgess458

Steel cut oats cooked with berries and a couple of hard boiled eggs usually.

tillerstouch

Greek yogurt with vanilla protien powder mixed in.

jdscrubs32

watts6151 wrote: »

Mariaj0809 wrote: »

which is the best way? To eat before or after workout?

Both, I eat every 3 hours, so technically
Always have a pre and post work out Meal

This is me as well @watts6151 with the pre workout meal consumed an hour before the workout and the post workout more or less straight away if I have worked out late at night or an hour or so if the workout is before lunchtime.

BruinsGal_91

Beer and pizza.

cwolfman13

depends on the time of day...usually lunch or dinner...

there is going to be little to no benefit of eating right after a workout for most people...for most people, overall diet is numero uno...most of this kind of stuff is beneficial to the elite level athlete, not your average Joe/Jane knocking out 30 minutes on the elliptical or pushing and pulling some weight for an hour.

comptonelizabeth

Chocolate milk with whey protein,unless I'm about to have lunch anyway.

DancingMoosie

I don't eat anything specifically for post workout. If it's a morning workout, I just have my coffee and breakfast after my shower. If its an evening workout, I go home and cook dinner and eat it.

ChelzFit

I am usually done with my workouts midmorning so I just have a snack, usually a protein bar (Quest) and a banana. I should start making smoothies again because I have had a craving for them, but I am lazy!

BeeerRunner

I do try to make sure I'm eating some protein/carbs afterward a workout. Sometimes, it's just dinner or I might have a protein shake, protein bar, or some Greek yogurt and honey nut Cheerios. It depends on when I worked out.