What's your recovery drink?

kater8er
kater8er Posts: 364 Member
edited November 9 in Fitness and Exercise
I drink a cup of low-fat chocolate milk after my intense workouts. I've read in many places that it's good to have after a workout, and it also makes me feel better right afterward. I'm interested in seeing what else people use, though? What do you eat/drink after a really hard workout???
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  • alexandria412
    alexandria412 Posts: 177 Member
    I try to do a combination of protein and simple sugar, like an apple or cheese. I've never done chocolate milk, but that would be great! When I'm on the run, I'll do some sort of bar.

    I'm trying to bite the bullet and buy protein powder because a shake after working out is supposed to be realy good for muscle recovery...but I'm too cheap!
  • audddyy
    audddyy Posts: 21
    WOW I've read that too about choccy milk, I use to do that, but now I make smothies... like put in yoghurt, blueberries, honey etc... and sometimes I add some sustengen to it also depending on if it was a really hard session. :smile:
  • kater8er
    kater8er Posts: 364 Member
    I try to do a combination of protein and simple sugar, like an apple or cheese. I've never done chocolate milk, but that would be great! When I'm on the run, I'll do some sort of bar.

    I'm trying to bite the bullet and buy protein powder because a shake after working out is supposed to be realy good for muscle recovery...but I'm too cheap!

    I'm too cheap too! I usually have a boiled egg or something to get the protein in after a workout....
  • Sl1ghtly
    Sl1ghtly Posts: 855 Member
    Chocolate milk, or a Pepsi. For no other reason than I like a sugary drink after a workout.
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    Vitalyte or Gu Brew
  • beduffbrickie
    beduffbrickie Posts: 642 Member
    Mine after a workout is always maximuscle promax chocolate protein shake and a banana, goes down a treat!
  • NKF92879
    NKF92879 Posts: 601 Member
    1 cup 1% milk
    1 scoop Muscle Milk Light Vanilla Creme Protein Powder
    1 tablespoon Jiff Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter (Optional)


    OR... I make a smoothie

    1 cup frozen fruit
    1 scoop Muscle Milk Light Vanilla Creme Protein Powder
    1/2 cup Chobani 0% Fat Greek Yogurt
    1/2 cup 1% milk
  • angiebarker
    angiebarker Posts: 127
    Tea is mine. Usually green tea or chamomile to calm down and relax. Sometimes juice or a glass of almond milk. I heard eating light a half hour to an hour before the workout and having something packed with protein such as peanut butter and crackers with fruit is awesome.
  • jkuhn71
    jkuhn71 Posts: 199
    I like Optimum Nutrition's Pro Complex (Rich Chocolate) mixed into my soymilk after I lift. If I'm just doing cardio - water.
  • tabinmaine
    tabinmaine Posts: 965 Member
    Low fat chocolate milk, but only after long runs. Not after "normal cardio" though like the elliptical or swimming.
  • TinyTinks
    TinyTinks Posts: 8
    I use my Herbalife Nutritional Shake with added Personalised Protein Powder :D xx absaloutely amazing for recovery :) xx
  • brett1117
    brett1117 Posts: 208
    Shakeology...BEST money can buy!!
  • Brandongood
    Brandongood Posts: 311 Member
    Creatine mixed with glutamine for muscle recovery, protein shot, and possibly a fiber bar
  • gecho
    gecho Posts: 426 Member
    Jillian Micheals Vanilla Whey Protein with Vanilla Soy milk
    Relativly cheap, the whey protein is $10 and the soy like $2ish

    1 scoop of powder and 1 cup of milk like 190 cals and super yummy:drinker:
  • kater8er
    kater8er Posts: 364 Member
    Low fat chocolate milk, but only after long runs. Not after "normal cardio" though like the elliptical or swimming.

    I always feel really shaky after my workouts because even when I elliptical/swim I go really hard. That's why I started looking into recovery stuff, actually.
  • athensguy
    athensguy Posts: 550
    Water.

    I run in the morning, and I usually eat a banana and drink some water before the run. After the run, I drink some more water and then eat breakfast, which is usually some kind of oat cereal with soy milk.
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    I drink a cup of low-fat chocolate milk after my intense workouts. I've read in many places that it's good to have after a workout, and it also makes me feel better right afterward. I'm interested in seeing what else people use, though? What do you eat/drink after a really hard workout???

    A cup of tea or coffee believe it or not. I don't really care whether it is good for me, it is what I really fancy after running lol.
  • CMomma23
    CMomma23 Posts: 132 Member
    I use P90X Results and Recovery (depends on my mood depends on the recipe I use) but, I love that stuff... it really keeps my muscles from being so sore.
  • kater8er
    kater8er Posts: 364 Member
    One day I'll splurge and get a protein mix or something! They always look so good...
  • jhehle
    jhehle Posts: 88 Member
    I guzzle an entire bottle of water after a work out, anything else would make me sick on my stomach. I work out really hard then collapse on the couch for a few minutes and then guzzle water, about 5-10 minutes later i feel totally awesome and so alive/awake and full of energy that i usually go do my daily tasks right afterwards. Love the "high" feeling of a good workout :)



    PS. i totally love the taste of chocolate milk, but it doesnt like me, i get sick on my stomach every time i drink ...not sure why.
  • rblair_22
    rblair_22 Posts: 202 Member
    I just drink water. I've recently started the C25K training program and I find that drinking a lot of water afterward really helps my legs not cramp. I exercise after work and before dinner so my recovery food tends to be whatever I planned for dinner that night.
  • nukehiker
    nukehiker Posts: 457
    I use P90X Results and Recovery (depends on my mood depends on the recipe I use) but, I love that stuff... it really keeps my muscles from being so sore.

    P90X results and recovery, need to fuel your body after an intense workout !
  • p0stdramatic
    p0stdramatic Posts: 372
    Pure Protein shake. Love them!
  • kater8er
    kater8er Posts: 364 Member
    I guzzle an entire bottle of water after a work out, anything else would make me sick on my stomach. I work out really hard then collapse on the couch for a few minutes and then guzzle water, about 5-10 minutes later i feel totally awesome and so alive/awake and full of energy that i usually go do my daily tasks right afterwards. Love the "high" feeling of a good workout :)



    PS. i totally love the taste of chocolate milk, but it doesnt like me, i get sick on my stomach every time i drink ...not sure why.

    Ahhh that's too bad! Chocolate milk is my fave!

    Do you all drink lots of water during a workout too? I wasn't doing that until recently, and I've found that it helps a lot during my HIIT and lifting if I'm drinking a decent sized gulp of water every 3-5 minutes.
  • MaryDreamer
    MaryDreamer Posts: 439
    Chocolate Whey Protein powder with almond milk.
  • CMomma23
    CMomma23 Posts: 132 Member
    One day I'll splurge and get a protein mix or something! They always look so good...

    From experience... they don't always taste good... you have to spend good money to get one that doesn't taste like cardboard...

    I also, saw someone mention Shakeology, that stuff is amazing t0o! But, it is extremely loaded with so many nutrients that I actually drink Shakeology from time to time as meal replacement... plus it's just that dang good! mmmm....mmm...
  • p0stdramatic
    p0stdramatic Posts: 372
    I drink constantly during a workout. I don't get as thirsty as I used to. I used to bring two waters and a small G2 into kickboxing with me. Now one water usually does it. There for awhile I would sweat buckets, but my sweat glands have finally found some balance.
  • dport7
    dport7 Posts: 123 Member
    Do you all drink lots of water during a workout too? I wasn't doing that until recently, and I've found that it helps a lot during my HIIT and lifting if I'm drinking a decent sized gulp of water every 3-5 minutes.
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    I keep a gal. bottle, bpa free, on the counter next to me. Same as you, one big gulp often.
  • krystina_letitia9
    krystina_letitia9 Posts: 697 Member
    I drink tons of water during my workout, then I either drink a protein shake or I eat cottage cheese or a greek yogurt! I also <3 smoothies, so I'm always tossing in a scoop of protein powder into smoothies randomly during the day :happy:

    I don't drink milk because I have an allergy (I can do the cultured protein in yogurts and cheeses, but the "whole" milk protein makes me feel awful), but I used to drink chocolate milk after a workout! Yum! I would do chocolate almond milk, but I ONLY like the sweetened stuff, and it has tons of sugar!
  • Timarling
    Timarling Posts: 80
    I drink a Frankenstein's monster concoction of:

    3 tbl gatorade powder
    1/2 scoop ON Double Chocolate protein powder
    1 tsp creatine

    It doesn't taste that good, at best an orange tootsie roll pop, but it's dirt cheap to make for the same benefit of, say, beachbody's recovery drink.
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