And, essentially, post
work - out nutrition should include protein, to aid with protein
synthesis, and carbohydrates, to replenish
glycogen.
The carbohydrates will boost your
glycogen synthesis as well and will make your muscles regenerate more quickly, as opposed to when you
work out, when your muscle protein starts degrading and you will need a lot of protein in your after - workout meal just to fix the structural problems of the muscle that arise when you lift heavy weights.