What to eat post workout
BHFF
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Hey guys and girls. The title says it all. I know what I eat post workout, my question is, what are you all eating and why do you eat what you do. Post below. Thanks.
Aaron
Aaron
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I am cutting now, real drastic at 1400cal per day capped to get down to 5% bf.
3 meals a day.
Lunch (Usually 30 mins Post workout) - I eat that big salad to fill up my belly and not feel hungry while cutting.
The purpose here is to save calories so that i can have a nice dinner.
- Large leaf salad (*Usually Watercress, Spinash, Iceburg Lettuce and 6 tomatoes dressed with 2 spoons of ranch, salt and pepper) 200cals +/-
When Bulking, depending on how intense the workouts are, My calorie intake goes up to 4k.
Post workout usually falls on lunch time.
Meal is:
Rice, Beans, Mushrooms, Onion, Tomatoes, Broccoli, asparagus + additional protein (Lentils, Chickpeas, Soy beans, chicken, eggs or meat - Thou i avoid animal based products if possible.)
Reason - Nutrition only. I try to get as much nutrition out of each meal.
I do not worry about timing or macros.
Full disclosure... Most of what i do is by curiosity. I am cutting now because i want to see what I look like at 5%.
Not really worried about competitions or specific areas of growth.
Hope this helps.
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I was just curious as to what you all do. More of a general question to see what others eat for some research. Thank you for responding! 5% bf is low, real low. Do you have pics up?0
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I usually have lunch since I workout late morning. If I'm bulking it's a good amount of protein, carb, vegetable.. like a pasta dish or something. If I'm cutting it's usually chicken breast with zucchini noodles or salad. Why.. because it's lunch and I'm hungry
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I was just curious as to what you all do. More of a general question to see what others eat for some research. Thank you for responding! 5% bf is low, real low. Do you have pics up?
Not here... Still at 14%. was 19 when i started about a month ago.
I will add some pics when i get there.1 -
I just tend to eat food. Nothing specific to make it "post workout", except usually trying to have some sort of protein. Because I am tired after the workout, most of the time I will have something simple that can be thrown together with not a lot of work. But it varies based on the day. The truth is that you don't usually need anything specific after your workout. Your body responds to the food you eat all day, not just within a certain window of time.2
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I work out in afternoon. My post workout is a large sweet potato, flank steak, and pureed avocado on the steak. Good source of fats, protein and carbs to keep a steady trickle into the body for what I need for growth.2
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I usually ride in the morning and then eat breakfast. When I go to the gym I go after work and then I go home and have dinner.2
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I hit the gym between 4:00 and 4:30 a.m. I have black coffee when I get to work at 7:00. I eat breakfast around 9:00.1
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Lunch if I workout in the morning, dinner if I workout in the afternoon, nothing if I workout late in the evening.
Why? Because my exercise just fits in my normal day.
If I'm cycling more than about 3hrs then I eat to perform and refuel but otherwise I'm pretty relaxed about it.2 -
Im working out to bulk to i will have a protein shake and 2 peanut butters sandwhiches after my workout.1
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Lunch number 2.
I work out at lunchtime (starting anytime between sort of 1145 am to 1pm-sh depends on work)
At 10-1030am-ish I eat a light lunch which is generally a salad or grated carrots, some sort of greenery such as cucumber, protein of some sort - usually sardines because yum and I keep stacks of cans in my office, and depending on whether i'm cutting or bulking I may add some hummus to it or some parmesan cheese or some croutons made from one piece of toast and spread some wholegrain mustard on it and chop into little squares.
Then after I work out I eat proper lunch which is generally speaking rice, beans (cooked Brazilian style, but not always with the bits of pork in it, usually without the bits of pork), meat of some sort and a vegetable or green leaf of some sort. Again, quantities vary depending on cutting or bulking. I generally follow the lunch with a dessert of some fruit, or sometimes a high protein yoghurt.
If i'm bulking or even at maintenance, it usually means I have the flexibility to have some 99% dark choc pre workout and 200ml pomegranate juice intra workout. Alas, when I'm cutting I don't have the caloric budget to fit that delicious pump-inducing luxury in.1 -
Nothing in particular i just eat what left of my macros.1
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i have a protein shake and an apple, usually. but it's august and the peaches are frakking awesome right now so it's a protein shake and a peach. then i have breakfast about an hour later (i work out at 5AM)1
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What sort of research are you doing?
Just more curious if people are doing it "right" or "wrong". A lot of info out there, not all is accurate thats all. Thank you for commenting
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There really is no right or wrong short of downing a bottle of bleach post work out. That probably won’t help MPS
Sometimes I have cereal, sometimes a protein bar or a shake. Or a bro meal like chicken and rice. Sometimes ice cream. In the end my focus is total daily intake. If I train fasted I do tend to aim for protein post workout but that’s about it1 -
Oatmeal with cottage cheese, vanilla protein powder and chia seeds. Sometimes some blueberries or other fruit. Aiming to get around 30 grams of protein and some carbs.0
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Whatever you prefer that meets your nutrition and training goals.1
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I love my protein bars post workout and a couple of hours before workouts I have complex carbs0
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I have scoop of whey in milk and some malt loaf once my heart rate is back down (I train in my garage). And then dinner follows about 1-1 1/2 hours later. I train about 5pm so dinner around 7-7.30
I have some rice cakes and walnuts pre workout
Hope that helps 😃0 -
Something with a lot of protein and carbs. Usually it's tuna & potatoes & a protein shake.0
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Train in the morning then it's breakfast. Usually one of these 2 options, 4 soft boiled eggs, a bagel and fruit or a bowl of overnight oats...0
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