What do you eat post work out? page

[dimples]

And how soon do you eat it?

Is it safe to not eat for several hours after a work out?

[MissJecka]

Just eat when you're hungry.

When I was training for a half marathon, sometimes I wasn't hungry even after long runs (9+ miles). I'd go home, shower, take a nap, maybe do chores... THEN I'd suddenly be hungry and eat. Other times I'd be hungry as soon as I got home and would eat before doing anything else.

I'm sure someone with more knowledge in muscle repair will have a different input to your question, but I don't eat unless I'm hungry - post workout included!

[TheFastCat]

3-5 raw egg yolks immediately after

an hour later:
2 cans of sardines in olive oil, two large raw carrots, 1-2 oranges, lots of water

[relaygirl]

I pretty much just eat at noon everyday-so if I run at 5 am or workout at 10 am I just don't eat until noon. But maybe I am not maximizing a window there but I like to keep it regular.

[Wanderlust]

And how soon do you eat it?

Is it safe to not eat for several hours after a work out?

Well it's not going to hurt you to not eat for a while. It's just more optimal to eat after working out. Usually if I'm not going to have a meal right away I have 10g of BCAAs.

[CiKi90]

Usually if I'm not going to have a meal right away I have 10g of BCAAs.

I take BCAAs as well, except I take 5-10g (depending on intensity) before my workout. Should I take it after instead? Also, do you have flavored BCAA powder, unflavored, or capsules? I have unflavored powder that is hell to choke down!

Sorry if you feel that I'm hijacking your thread, dimples:

Before primal, I would have a protein shake after my workout. It had too many additives though, so I gifted it. Now, I usually exercise in the late afternoon, so I can handle just waiting and having a good, hearty dinner. Sometimes, though, I am not hungry after working out, so ill putz around, shower, make dinner, watch a movie, etc. before I decide I am truly hungry and want to eat.

When you ignore your hunger signals (or lack of hunger) then you mess up your body's intuition for hunger. This is where you get into trouble. I feel that forcing food when you are not hungry can sometimes be just as bad as skipping meals when your stomach is already growling, or eating when you're bored, tired (I.e. not hungry). So, just eat when you want, and as long as its within your diet criteria, don't worry about it!

[Wanderlust]

I take BCAAs as well, except I take 5-10g (depending on intensity) before my workout. Should I take it after instead? Also, do you have flavored BCAA powder, unflavored, or capsules? I have unflavored powder that is hell to choke down!

I doubt it really matters too much taking it before or after. I take a pre-workout, which has some BCAAs as well. After, I have unflavored powered BCAA, I mix it with milk and coco powder (unsweetened), so it tastes pretty good too me.

The big take away should also be not to get too anal about this stuff, unless you're a high level athlete, the .01% improvement in timing all this stuff isn't really worth the headache for most people.

Workout, Eat, Sleep, Repeat.

[jakey]

i lift weights twice a week. pretty intense sessions, too. i don't sweat the timing, i shower after i lift, then walk home and cook a proper meal. usually about a pound of steak with 2/3 lb of potatoes and a crap ton of vegetables, and a piece of fruit. high calorie, high carb, and high fat too. one big-ass caloric hit; my body processes it well.

tonight, i don't have any steak or meat at home (heresy, i know), but i do have a bunch of farmer's market eggs. 6-8 of those bad boys plus spuds and cheese and whatever veg is lying around. maybe fruit and a bit of kimchi to keep everything flowing.

basically, i think eating big after heavy lifting is good shit. i highly recommend it. even if you're trying to lose weight, don't make the post-workout meal the dieting meal. you can eat reasonably the rest of the time.

[Kochin]

Nothing, smoothie, yoghurt and nuts, nothing, eggs and bacon... Pretty much what I would have for breakfast.

[primal_alex]

I eat 1 hour after workout, usually it is a dinner. I eat whatever I would have eaten any other dinner.

Sometimes, when I have freshly prepared yogurt or kefir (homemade of course) I take some spoons of it while I am cooking: no sugars (it is fermented), but still: caseins are insulinogenic, and insulin helps the proteins from the meat of the dinner to be metabolized overnight. A kind of natural doping :P