Not exact matches
This high fiber meal is perfect for
after workout refreshments and also for those
who want to
eat healthy
after great indulgence during the past few weeks of celebrations.
After all,
who better to take
workout music advice from than the people
who eat, sleep and live fitness?
While others
who exercise a lot swear that
eating potatoes
after a
workout helps to replenish their energy, balance out their mood and actually burn fat faster.
How about bodybuilders
who eat sugar before and
after intense
workout?
In contrast, two other studies have found no difference in muscle growth or strength when subjects
ate protein immediately before and
after workouts compared to those
who did not.22, 23 Overall, the evidence is not clear if
eating post-workout will help you gain more muscle.
In fact, people
who sipped coffee with their carby, post-
workout snack had 66 % more muscle glycogen four hours
after their
workout relative to those
who only
ate a snack.
Do you think a person
who has cravings for sugars can manage to
eat cookies or a piece of cake
after a high intensity / strenght
workout without worrying about insulin spikes or a subsequent crash in blood sugar levels?
Regardless of whether someone is carbohydrate intolerant or not (such as our previous example of the portly fellow
who is unable to
eat carbs without blowing up like the blueberry girl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory),
after an intense
workout, everyone's insulin sensitivity is increased — meaning that when they
eat carbohydrates post-
workout, they will release LESS insulin than at other times of the day.
So I joined a fitness / weight loss program run by some exceptional certified personal trainers and registered dietitians,
who have dispelled me of my bad habits and the many misconceptions I had about
eating, nutrition, and exercise (not to mention opening up can
after can of «whup - ass» on me in daily
workouts).