I would like to get away from my post workout shake.Are there things I should stay away from? I heard some one say its not good to eat fat after a work out,is this true? I was thinking a tuna sandwich post-workout.What do you have after your workout if not a shake?
Thanks
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09-30-2007, 09:33 AM #1Registered User
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What is NOT good for post-workout?
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09-30-2007, 09:48 AM #2Food?? Where??
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Why do you not want a post workout shake?
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09-30-2007, 11:52 AM #3Registered User
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Actually a protein shake taken within 30 min of your workout (mixed with some sort of high GI carb which will give you an insulin spike) is the best thing to have.... a drink is easily digestable and you want that protein into your muscles as soon as possible.
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09-30-2007, 07:36 PM #4Registered User
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I was trying to cut out some of my calories between gym and work.Right now it looks like this.Originally Posted by twinnett
10:00 after gym shake with carbs-250 cal.
11:00 Hungery and need to eat something-300 cal.
12:00 Need to eat before work,last meal untill 3:00-350 cal.
I do like my shakes but I was thinking if I had a real meal post-workout I would not feel the need to eat at 11:00.Maybe I should just stick with what im doing.
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10-01-2007, 01:23 AM #5Food?? Where??
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Eating a meal an hour after your shake is fine...nutrition around workouts is very important! maybe cut back on the shake calories and add more to the meal an hour later?
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10-01-2007, 07:21 AM #6Registered User
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I think your right.I just feel like im eating so much between 10 and 12, on my days off I have my shake and a real meal a hour later and then dont eat for about two to three hours later and feel fine.Im not realy hungry at my 12:00 meal but if I dont eat its around four hours before I eat again and I start to feel sick after about three hours.Originally Posted by twinnett
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10-01-2007, 01:25 PM #7Buff bride to be
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I used to freak out that I seemed to have eaten half my daily calories by midday but then I realised, the meals around your workouts are so crucial...
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10-01-2007, 01:33 PM #8Registered User
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Totally agree. Don't be afraid to eat more pre/post WO.Originally Posted by imperfectly_lou
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10-01-2007, 04:06 PM #9Glorious Off Season
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I agree with all the other ladies that food intake around your workouts is the most critical. With that being said, every so often I just get sick of protein shakes and need something different. PWO, you need a very "bio-available" protein that can be quickly broken down into amino acids and fired into your muscles. Next to whey isolate, the best real-food alternative is egg whites. You need to accompany that with a high GI carb to spike your insulin levels and give your body the fuel to power the muscle recovery process. Any kind of fruit is pretty high in sugar, with bananas being about the highest GI. Other than that you could do white rice cakes, white bread, white rice, pure dextrose candies. It's the one time of day you can eat a high GI refined carb.Originally Posted by 1972girl
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10-03-2007, 07:37 AM #10Registered User
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Originally Posted by MauiZos
what do you think of egg beaters as an alternative to egg whites? do they provide the same quality as whites? my mom hates it when i "waste" eggs by using the whites only, so i've been eating egg beaters.
anyone have an opinion on cereal and skim milk post workout?
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10-03-2007, 06:38 PM #11Glorious Off Season
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I buy liquid egg whites by the case from costco - like 40 cartons or more at a time. Between my boyfriend and I we go through about half a litre of egg whites a day. I can't imagine how many eggs I'd have to crack to get that much!
I've never found any evidence that egg beaters are nutritionally any better or worse than egg whites straight from the egg. The only difference is they are pasteurized in the container, but that doesn't seem to have any effect on the protein. So in my humble opinion, liquid is the way to go.
Oh, and I also learned on Martha Stewart one day that you can cook the egg yolks and leave them outside for the birds.There is no such thing as good or bad, only thinking makes it so
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I go to the gym at night (5:30 after work). I immediately drink just plain whey (30g. mixed w/ water, about 110 cals) post workout, then have my dinner, which is protein and veggies (no complex carbs, and I never eat simple carbs at all). For my nightly snack (every night, whether a work out day or not), I have nuts (peanuts, almonds or pistachios) for just protein/fat, low carbs.
I think you should just switch to plain whey after your workout. It's helped me enormously. No need for a huge 250 cal. shake.I want to be stronger--I'm already lean!
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