Bently
MuscleChemistry Registered Member
The goal of a post-exercise recovery meal is to replenish energy stores depleted during the session. Insulin plays a central role in nutrient storage, acting to transport carbohydrates and some amino acids from the bloodstream to the individual cells. Insulin also stimulates the storage of carbohydrate as glycogen. Significantly, carbohydrate is a potent stimulus for insulin release while protein’s effect on insulin is far more subdued. Athletes have long practiced eating a high carbohydrate meal after exercise and this makes a lot of sense. A high carb post-workout feeding serves to increase insulin levels and replenish glycogen stores. And this is a good thing: by replenishing drained nutrients and dousing exhausted muscles with nourishing carbohydrates, we promote muscle healing and growth in the post-workout state.
There exists a “window of nutritional opportunity” that opens immediately after exercise during which glycogen re-synthesis rates are maximal. This window stays open for roughly two hours after the cessation of exercise. Considering that it takes some time for the nutrients to be digested and absorbed, suggests you eat your recovery meal as soon as you can after exercise, to take advantage of the open window. Supplements are ideal as post-exercise meals as they are easy to prepare and quickly absorbed.
There exists a “window of nutritional opportunity” that opens immediately after exercise during which glycogen re-synthesis rates are maximal. This window stays open for roughly two hours after the cessation of exercise. Considering that it takes some time for the nutrients to be digested and absorbed, suggests you eat your recovery meal as soon as you can after exercise, to take advantage of the open window. Supplements are ideal as post-exercise meals as they are easy to prepare and quickly absorbed.
