The issue of post workout nutrition has never been so important.
If you are currently going through a tough pre-season for sport for example, what you put back into your body is going to be of extreme importance.
If you train very hard and then don’t care what you eat, then you’re not making things very easy for yourself at all.
There used to be a saying in the 80’s, 90’s and still sometimes today, that “as long as you train hard, then it doesn’t matter WHAT you eat afterwards”!!! What rubbish but what’s even sadder is that some people believe this!
Let’s look at it logically.
When you train hard, you break down your body.
You will lose a lot of nutrients out of your body.
You will break down muscle tissue down.
You will disrupt the chemical balance of your body and lose vital nutrients that need to be replaced.
So does a takeaway really cut it as an after workout meal?
Does the chip shop meet all your needs?
Is a bottle of wine really going to help you replace what you have taken out?
Is a couple of pints of lager going to repair your immune system or help destroy it?
So let’s get one thing completely straight. YOU CANNOT EAT EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT AFTER A TOUGH WORKOUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET IN SHAPE!!!
Okay, i’m glad i have got all of that off my chest.
So what should you eat?
White meats, lean red meat once a week, any fish as long as it hasn’t got batter, eggs, cottage cheese are all EXCELLENT protein sources!!!!! These are vital!
You don’t need a bucketload of carbs after either.
A moderate amount, the size of your fist will do and avoid white bread, white pasta and you will be fine.
Vegetables will provide a lot of the nutrients you need to replace in your body, you will be so much better off by having a good variety of veg in your meal after training for all sorts of reasons. This along with proper hydration will be vital in your athletic goals.
I have tried to make it plain and simple, lets just do it!!!!
