Would you recommended a different post-workout diet depending on the type of exercise - yoga class, lifting weights, long distance running, swimming?
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Your question is very similar to "How long should I wait with eating after an exercise?" fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/543/…– Andrew FerkCommented Mar 17, 2011 at 1:15
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1This one does ask for slightly different details. I'd be interested to hear the different recommendations for the different intensity workouts.– jmort253Commented Mar 17, 2011 at 4:42
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1I would edit the first part of the question as it's already been addressed, and make sure the focus is on the varying exercises. @SamBee– James MertzCommented Mar 17, 2011 at 15:02
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If you are doing bodybuilding, or powertraining you should definitely eat within two hours after the workout. Your body, muscles, are in great need of protein, egg white, and -yes- even calories, to recover. It will take whatever energy supplies in your body to recover.
If you workout a lot, and don't eat enough, you will not put on any muscle.
The thing you need to think about is: how many calories/protein/egg whites does my body need - how hard was the work out? A normal full grown man should have an intake of 2000 - 2300 calories, depending on daily activity. You need to raise that to 2800 - 3000 if you do serious work outs, like body building.
If you do long distance running, or swimming, the problems you're most likely going to have are sore muscles, and cramps. To avoid these, you can eat bananas, and drink milk. Also, taking a very light extra dose ( available in powder ) of Creatine helps. Creatine keeps water in your muscles, and so lessens cramps and soreness.
If you're on a yoga class, i would recommend avoiding heavy meats, like Steak, ... and switch to chicken, which is easier to digest, and will not give you that "blown belly" feeling. Also look at what kind of vegetables you're eating. Some vegetables will give you more gas than others.
answered Mar 17, 2011 at 11:14
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Most sources I've encountered so far suggests eating within 40 minutes after working out.– ldxCommented Mar 22, 2011 at 14:14
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Well, I guess it depends from person to person. I cannot eat within the next hour after my workout as I feel so exhausted. When I'm more recovered, I am starting to feel more hungry. Commented Mar 22, 2011 at 15:13
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when you say "put on muscle", are you talking about the muscle which is just for "looking good" or the muscle that actually gives us strength (allow us to do more pull-ups)?– PacerierCommented Sep 20, 2011 at 9:30
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@pacerier I'm sorry to only just now respond to your question. On Topic; one leads to another. If you are body building correctly, you will first gain strength, followed by a period of muscle growth. However, big muscles don't necessarily mean you can do "more" reps. In contrary, the opposite is more likely to be true. As bigger muscles require more oxygen, they are more likely to start burning sooner than slim muscles. Strength in a muscle has also to do with the strength of the joined tendon(s). Commented Nov 24, 2011 at 10:29
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@UwConcept Nps =D so you do mean that body builders and weight lifters are two different things altogether?– PacerierCommented Nov 24, 2011 at 11:56
Well yes definitely - nutrition after a yoga session will differ with nutrition after a long distance running session. It all comes down to what your goals are for training? Are your goals fat loss, muscle gain, general health/wellbeing, training for a specific event? It also depends on the intensity of your workouts and the frequency/duration of these!
