Timing of postwork meal

[D00fy]

After my workout is done i Drink the gatorade ASAP wait a couple minutes and drink the protein shake is this fine? or i have to wait longer to take the protein shake?

 

[Stryc-9]

That's fine....you don't have to be THAT precise....as long as you get your simple carbs and protein within 15 minutes or so of training - you should be just fine.

 

[BigRed54]

Drink half a Carbo Force by ABB instead of gatorade. And the Carbo Force taste better!

 

[D00fy]

carb rush has allot of carbs like 85 or something,i am leaning dont need much of the spike

 

[rez]

ye i agree u dont have to be so precise...the only thing you have to do is get high carb and high protein within the first hour. ide also make sure u get some l-glutamine in there as well

 

[chillin408]

I've heard that within 2 hours of the end of your workout is acceptable to get all the benefits of the postworkout meal.

I determine when to eat mine judging hunger and feeling.

 

[rez]

I've heard that within 2 hours of the end of your workout is acceptable to get all the benefits of the postworkout meal.

I determine when to eat mine judging hunger and feeling.

- sometimes i am not hungry after a workout...but will ALWAYS eat because otherwise i know i will feel shit soon enough. rather feel good 100% of the time, than let your metabolism drop before realising you need to eat.

 

[chillin408]

- sometimes i am not hungry after a workout...but will ALWAYS eat because otherwise i know i will feel shit soon enough. rather feel good 100% of the time, than let your metabolism drop before realising you need to eat.

Are you saying that your blood sugar crashes?

 

[rez]

if i dont eat properly..YES! i am a mess if i dont get food at the right time. serious dangerous stuff

 

[chillin408]

I also am very susceptible to having hypoglycemic episodes after meals (Reactive Hypoglycemia). For some reason though( I think because excercise causes insulin resistance), I don't have this problem as much after I workout. However, I do have this problem after eating my post workout meal.

 

[rez]

mine are before....my body is so used to eating every 2-3hrs that if it doesnt get food then or enof food..it literally withers!

 

[cozmokramer]

You should be having a liquid meal within 15 to 30 minutes after
your workout...

and then a solid protein/carb meal an hour and a half later

 

[rez]

You should be having a liquid meal within 15 to 30 minutes after
your workout...

and then a solid protein/carb meal an hour and a half later

how often do u eat thereafter?

 

[Super Halo Man]

I eat a bar right after my workout. Then, I get more food into my system as soon as I get home. As a matter of fact, I am hungry now.