Eat food. Not too much. After exercise. (Read 920 times)

Well that's blasphemy as far as the recovery food industry is concerned. Atleast it's possible to reason with smart atheletes. I have co-workers and friends who eat $3 energy bars and drink gatorade after doing nothing. They think they are doing something good for themselves. I fell into the readymade recovery food trap when I started running, but now I eat only real food, not too much and mostly veges and lots of eggs .

fresh pineaple for soreness.(not the canned variety) ( am I turning into Trent ?)

I eat a family size bag of Doritos to prevent cramping after long runs. Nacho cheese though...not cool ranch.

Read it this morning. My favorite part: "Insulin may stimulate muscle protein synthesis in young rodents and in human cells grown in petri dishes, Dr. Rennie said. But studies in people have shown convincingly that insulin is not required for protein synthesis in adult human beings; it is amino acids that drive protein synthesis. As yet no convincing evidence exists that a special carbohydrate-to-protein ratio makes a noticeable difference in muscle protein maintenance after exercise." People, especially bodybuilders go nuts over spiking insulin post-workout. I always thought that was rubbish. Just facilitates the onset of type II diabetes IMHO. I stick with 20-24 grms of whey protein (I'm 175 lbs) with some juice b/c it's convenient and my stomach usually needs some time before it's ready for real food. The rest of the day, it's fruits, veggies, whole grains and lean proteins - and...wait for it.... ... not too much.

I eat if I feel like I should after the exercise. Mostly porridge with jam or similar stuff. My "sport" drink is in 2:1 share ionized water and 100% vegetable-fruit juice (50-50). No energy bars or those sugary sport drinks that make your teeth feel awful afterwards for me.

Trent: 26+ miles at 85F? Dude. What is your (de-)hydration scheme?

I carried some water and gatorade with me in a 22 oz sports bottle. I refilled twice en route.

2:1 share ionized water

And what, pray tell, is that?

“It does seem to me that as a group, athletes are particularly gullible,” said Michael Rennie, a physiologist at the University of Nottingham in England who studies muscle metabolism. This about sums it up.....