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Is protein powder recommended for older people after workouts?
This might be an odd question. My mom does walking exercises and aerobic videos and some very light weights (5lb). She knows that I make protein shakes (with spinach, berries, flax seed) after my ...
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Post workout carbs
The general advice is that after resistance training you should consume plenty of simple carbs to spike your insulin level and thus help getting nutrients to your muscles (and to replenish your ...
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what is the best thing to eat right before a workout?
I have two related questions:
What is the best time to eat before working out and what is the best thing to eat to get a good workout? Same question for post workout (should I eat immediately or ...
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What is the most effective and least time-consuming structured post-running (and post cooldown) stretching routine?
I've been following Tim Noakes' running program for approximately a week-and-half now: nice program.
But I have a major quibble-cum-problem / issue: my post-running stretching routine. ... It's ...
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What to expect in terms of post-exercise fatigue and what to do about it
2-4x/wk, I exercise from about 5:30--7pm (1 hr of weights + 4mi treadmill at 7:30-8:00 pace). I'd say I work out from a 5 to 8 on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being highest intensity. I then shower, ...
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Muscles shorten when working out - why do I feel this most strongly in the lower back?
When I follow the normal routine of my gym including stretching after the workout, I strongly feel a shortening of my lower back muscle, to the point where I have a distinct hollow back after working ...
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Post running meal
I wonder what you recommend as a post-running meal. I've read that you're supposed to eat something right after the training to prevent your body storing your next big meal's calories as fat.
I use ...
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Is it a myth to wait before eating, after workout, due to Krebs Cycle?
The Krebs cycle is a series of chemical reactions, which is used by living organisms to generate energy through the oxidization of acetate derived from carbohydrates, fats and proteins into carbon ...
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Should you work through soreness?
I started working out on Tuesday and today is my second workout. I did squats on Tuesday and today my legs are still so sore I have trouble going from standing to sitting, sitting to standing, and ...
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How can I organize my meals to accomodate an evening workout?
My workout time is 7pm, when I get out from work and hit the gym. My goal is to loose weight, therefore I don't want to have any meals after 7-8pm. How can I accomodate the meals/snacks surrounding ...
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Fruit as optimal post-workout snack? What else besides fruit?
A friend asked me once if eating a banana was a good post-work out snack, to which I gave him a knee jerk reply of "any fruit is a good post work-out snack". I've conditioned myself in to thinking ...
