Recovery drinks

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  • slowsider
    slowsider Posts: 197
    fsd61b wrote:
    Excuse my ignorance on this but what is the purpose of the recovery drink? is it instead of having a meal? I have been delaying eating anything after a bike ride, until the next normal meal time to aid weight loss or having my meal then going out then off to bed hungry.

    It's to do with re-fuelling

    http://ukpmc.ac.uk/abstract/MED/9127682
    Important issues include restoration of liver and muscle glycogen stores, and the replacement of fluid and electrolytes lost in sweat ......... Provided adequate carbohydrate is consumed it appears that the frequency of intake, the form (liquid versus solid) and the presence of other macronutrients does not affect the rate of glycogen storage
  • Bulldog77
    Bulldog77 Posts: 28
    As people have mentioned powders and recovery drinks are made for convenience, and yes the chocolate milk shake or milkshakes as a whole are used by many prem football clubs and given to the players as soon as they leave the pitch after training. There are many studies debating the whole issue of recovery drinks and also pre-exercise ingestion of carbs. My advice is try it, and see what works best for you!
    I'm covering old ground again but the drinks are used to replenish the stored glycogen in the muscles and liver, and the 30 minutes post exercise ie meant to be the optimum time to take the protein/carbs on board as your physiological systems are all still ramped up.
    If you can stomach a meal within the 30 mins of finishing exercise then a nice meal higher in carbs than protein (again ratios are all debatable) will do the job.

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