What do you eat after a workout

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  • Posts: 659 Member
    I try to go with a 100 Calorie Muscle Milk drink. Either that or a Gatorade-Protein drink after a really long run.
  • Posts: 1,844 Member
    I eat dinner after working out. If I'm lifting, I have a protein shake immediately after, and then eat dinner.

  • I have been told this is wrong and that you don't have to take anything after by a bunch of people.
    I will keep taking mine within the hour cause it makes more sense to me!


    If it makes more sense to you doing it that way, then that's great! All I am pointing out is that it has made a huge impact on me and my overall goals, and it may help this women achieve hers as well. Sometimes trying something new is a good thing:)
  • Posts: 26 Member
    Just Protein ISO mixed with Water.

    If my sugar level are low, I mix with juice and include a banana.
  • Posts: 171
    Protein shake with either milk or almond milk, berries and a banana. One scoop of protein powder after cardio or two scoops after a strength training routine.
  • Posts: 8,810 Member
    I'm a huge fan of 0% fat plain greek yogurt + fruit after workouts lately.

    FAGE! love greek yogurt....mix in chocolate protein powder...its like pudding
  • Posts: 56,142 Member
    I have a protein shake. Sometimes I put peanut butter or yogurt or fruit in it. I get done exercising around 5:30 AM and my stomach can't handle real food that early but I need a little something or I don't feel right. I take breakfast stuff to work and eat it in my office around 8:ish (scrambled eggs and or yogurt).
  • I usually make myself a Coconutmilk, banana + chocolate whey smoothie for right after lifting. A couple of hours later I fill up with a proper dinner :) For cardio, I just have a protein shake.
  • Posts: 50 Member
    i workout first thing in the mornings so i have my breakfast after..usually a banana, protein bar or shake...sometimes yogurt
  • Posts: 1,934 Member

    why would sugar be bad after a workout?

    I was wondering this also but didn't want to break out my worm can opener to get into it ;)
  • Posts: 359
    8 oz of low fat chocolate milk

    Angie
  • Posts: 359
    8 oz of low fat chocolate milk

    Angie
  • Posts: 986 Member
    Nothing for 1-2 hours.

    This has nothing to do with broscience or glycogen storage or anything, just a preference as I tend to over eat if I eat right after a work out.
  • I throw back a shake of chocolate protein and eggs.
  • Posts: 1,117 Member
    If I'm hungry I'll have a fruit smoothie, otherwise nothing.
  • P90X recovery drink
  • Posts: 1,934 Member

    This has nothing to do with broscience or glycogen storage or anything, just a preference as I tend to over eat if I eat right after a work out.

    I have this same problem, which is why the Leangains model of Intermittent Fasting works so well for me. It literally RECOMMENDS that I eat fully half my calories for the day right after a workout. That works for me ;)
  • Posts: 10,265 Member
    For me it's lunch........usually around 800 calories or so with lots of protein and carbs
  • Posts: 677 Member
    If I exercise for an hour or more and don't eat soon after I feel SICK! I try to eat something higher in protein, sometimes it might be a protein bar, but usually bacon and eggs!
  • Posts: 388 Member


    If it makes more sense to you doing it that way, then that's great! All I am pointing out is that it has made a huge impact on me and my overall goals, and it may help this women achieve hers as well. Sometimes trying something new is a good thing:)

    I was agreeing with you, sorry if it didn't sound that way. LOL
  • Posts: 944 Member
    When I get done with my workout, I go home and have a whey protein shake or 1/2 an Apple, handful of peanuts, crackers. I just not sure what I should eat... what do you do?

    You can give me the other half of your apple.
  • Posts: 717 Member
    Breakfast! Lol!
  • Posts: 1,968 Member
    So you dont eat back your exercise calories.

    I do, but not the instant that I get done.
  • Posts: 189 Member
    I drink a protein shake with soy milk, yogurt, and peanut butter in it. Main reason is because my blood sugar drops very low after a hard work out. Other reason is to put back the nutrients I burned in the work out. Then when I get home (usually 45 mins to an hour later), I eat salmon and some sort of carb.

    I have made my after work out shake one of my many "small meals".
  • Posts: 75 Member
    I usually have whatever comes into my mind while I am running. Its kind of a carrot that focusses me on the goal. (not an actual carrot you understand)..... Last night I ran 75 mins and did 8 miles so fancied a fruit scone and it was great!
  • My trainer insists we eat immediately after a workout. She suggest something crunchy like apples or carrots etc to rev
    our metabolism. That's what I do.
  • Posts: 527 Member
    I usually workout late so I have water but now that i'm unemployed I'm working out 2/3 times a day. I try to eat very light things like fruit, yogurt, a few veggies.
  • Posts: 10,265 Member
    i don't drink alot of milk. So I was thinking of doing a protein shake with skim milk and seeing if that would work.
    work? In what sense? As long as your getting enough DAILY protein, when you consume it really doesn't matter very much. A body builder trying to build muscle could be the exception where food partitioning can make a slight advantage.
  • Shakeology!
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