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When to eat

Okiedokiez
Okiedokiez Posts: 17 Member
edited February 18 in Social Groups
I'm curious to know if it's better to eat before or after a work out, OR does it even matter? Someone recently told me that I should eat after a work out because my body is still burning calories. What are your thoughts on this?

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  • Etherlily1
    Etherlily1 Posts: 974 Member
    Post workout it is good to have some kind of protein with a carb. As you exercise your body burns through glucose which causes it to drop a bit. The carb boosts it back up and the protein helps to stabalize (sp) release of sugar into the system and give the body needed protein for the recovery of muscle damage caused by working out.
  • Okiedokiez
    Okiedokiez Posts: 17 Member
    Thank you!
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