Monday, July 30, 2012

A Customized Approach to Post-Workout Nutrition by Jon DeMoss

     As an athlete, you've probably participated in (or at least observed) the following popular post-workout food ritual: a set of free weights crashes down after the last rep; a bottle filled with a chalky liquid gets a good shake; and down goes another protein shake in a single gulp.
     Clever marketing and misinterpretations of research have created lots of confusion about post-workout nutrition. Many athletes take the misinformation and rush to their local supplement store to load up on concoctions of chemical compounds. But post-workout nourishment is more complicated than that. It's important and it needs to be planned properly. Failing to take your workout effort, body composition and training goals into account could prevent you from getting key nutritional components; reduce the benefits of all your hard work in the gym; and derail your progress.
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