Post Workout Meals

There is a tremendous amount of information out there on this topic. Below are three of the most important questions with brief answers.

1) How long after my workout should I eat my post workout meal?
Ideally you want to have a meal within 1 hour (within 30 minutes is best)

2) How much protein and how many carbohydrates should I eat? Between 0.15-0.25 grams of protein per pound of body weight
Between 0.25-0.40 grams of carbohydrates per pound of body weight

3) What foods should the protein be coming from?
Foods that can be digested and used by your body quickly (IE: liquid shakes verses egg whites and chicken because protein in whole foods digests slowly)

4) What foods should the carbohydrates be coming from?
You are going to love this, regarding post workout meals, simple carbohydrates are actually preferred. Good carbohydrates (brown rice for example) contain fiber, and fiber slows down their digestion. Post workout meals need to be digested quickly and simple carbohydrates digest faster. An example of simple carbohydrates is Dextrose (also known as glucose) which is a monosaccharide or simple sugar. You want to choose a high (70+) glycemic carbohydrate source like watermelon. Check out glycemicindex.com for more help.

There is a wonderful and thorough article at http://www.intense-workout.com/post_workout.html that will give you an in-depth answer. It is worth reading.

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