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Calorie Surplus

lbaxandall
lbaxandall Posts: 62 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm definitely in calorie surplus today, but I just had a great hard workout. So do I need a protein shake after my workout if I'm already in surplus?

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  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Have you hit your protein goal today ?
  • lbaxandall
    lbaxandall Posts: 62 Member
    @thorsmom01 I don't have a clue, I haven't been tracking over Christmas and the last couple days. I'm going to say no though, hasn't been the best diet!
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I guess the choice is yours then if you haven't been tracking anyway.
    If it where me and I wasn't tracking , I would add it in if I was still a bit hungry and skip it if I wasn't.
  • Working2BLean
    Working2BLean Posts: 386 Member
    Probably not

    Unless you are borderline on protein intake, one workout isn't gonna throw you into a catabolic state
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    You don't need it, but will the small addition in calories really hurt?
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