Post Workout Nutrition

The post workout nutrition (the after a workout meal) is the most important meal of the day when you are training. It is the point of the day when your body needs the most immediate attention to rebuild it.

Post workout meal must contain 2 things, and avoid 1 thing. Simply put you should be eating protein and carbs. You don't eat fat.

There are only 3 questions you should be asking now:

How soon should I eat it?
How much protein and how many carbs should I eat?
What foods should the protein and carbs be coming from?

Eat as soon as you can. You want to get the proper meal into your body within 1 hour. Even better, within 30 minutes.

You already know egg whites, chicken and tuna fish are great sources of protein, but they aren't the ideal type of protein for post workout meals. Your ideal source of protein for this crucial moment is whey protein powder. Most likely a whey protein shake.

It is recommended to consume between 0.15-0.25 grams of protein per pound of your body weight.

Carbs will be used by your body to restore muscle glycogen. If your post workout meal doesn't contain carbs, your body may actually instead break down muscle tissue for this same purpose. A food like a baked potato is an okay choice for a carb source after a workout.

A better choice is dextrose. It has become the official choice for a post workout carb.

Your post wost work out nutrition is vital to making progress and getting the most out of your work outs. Stay away from fats and look to protien and carbs to rebuild your broken down muscles.