Post ride milkshake flavour?

cotti

Yo, ive seen alot of people reccomend a chocolate milkshake as a good post ride recovery drink but i was wondering if the flavour makes a difference as i much prefer bannana?

Cheers:)

jgsi

cotti wrote:

Yo, ive seen alot of people reccomend a chocolate milkshake as a good post ride recovery drink but i was wondering if the flavour makes a difference as i much prefer bannana?

Cheers:)

Harden up lad and drink it neat

phreak

If I have one I usually make my own. Two bananas, handful of oats, half a pint of milk and blend it all up. Lovely.

buckles

Why does it even matter? Just drink whatever flavour you like best :-s

16mm

If you make a dark colored like shake like chocolate it's likely to absorb more anti-recovery protiens, whereas a lighter shade of shake like banana tends to reflect free atoms.

displacedaussie

Some scientists agree that chocolate is best in the 20-40 minute post-exercise window, however if you consume outside of this window then the shake flavour matters less.

cotti

Buckles wrote:

Why does it even matter? Just drink whatever flavour you like best :-s

Exactly what I asked unfortunalty no one seems to know:)

buckles

Flavour is just flavour, I'm pretty sure that the molecules responsible for how something tastes have no siginificant effect on glycogen resynthesis or muscle fibre repair. Protein and carbohydrate content is what matters.

cotti

Buckles wrote:

Flavour is just flavour, I'm pretty sure that the molecules responsible for how something tastes have no siginificant effect on glycogen resynthesis or muscle fibre repair. Protein and carbohydrate content is what matters.

Cheers mate:)

edten

flavoured drinks are usually full of crap including processed sugar. A glass of milk and a banana has got to be better no?

smoggysteve

Without showing my age, anyone remember this from their childhood? Always a good way to choose your milkshake flavour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHcl8fsRhRM

simona75

I've recently found Coco-pops to be a good post ride treat. Not only do you get a meal (if sorts) but a chocolate milkshake too

meursault

Malted recovery drink

Wirral_paul

meursault wrote:

Malted recovery drink

We're all coming to yours for a BikeRadar group ride. We'll all be needing malted recovery drinks afterwards of course - please keep some in the fridge ready for us

JayKosta

The post-exercise 'recovery nutrition' should include about 20 grams of easy to digest protein, and around 80 grams of easy to digest carbs. Try to avoid excessive fat. And make sure to also drink plenty of water for hydration. The protein is for rebuilding of muscle tissue from the strain of exercise, and the carbs are to replace what was burned for energy during the exercise.

Low fat chocolate milk is often recommended.
I guess that a milkshake would be ok, but it might also contain a lot of fat depending on what type of ice cream / frozen yogurt was used. If it tastes TOO good, then it's probably more for pleasure than for recovery.

Jay Kosta
Endwell NY USA

smoggysteve

JayKosta wrote:

The post-exercise 'recovery nutrition' should include about 20 grams of easy to digest protein, and around 80 grams of easy to digest carbs. Try to avoid excessive fat. And make sure to also drink plenty of water for hydration. The protein is for rebuilding of muscle tissue from the strain of exercise, and the carbs are to replace what was burned for energy during the exercise.

Low fat chocolate milk is often recommended.
I guess that a milkshake would be ok, but it might also contain a lot of fat depending on what type of ice cream / frozen yogurt was used. If it tastes TOO good, then it's probably more for pleasure than for recovery.

Jay Kosta
Endwell NY USA

Yeah, yeah ,yeah

But, what flavour???????

buckles

SmoggySteve wrote:

JayKosta wrote:

The post-exercise 'recovery nutrition' should include about 20 grams of easy to digest protein, and around 80 grams of easy to digest carbs. Try to avoid excessive fat. And make sure to also drink plenty of water for hydration. The protein is for rebuilding of muscle tissue from the strain of exercise, and the carbs are to replace what was burned for energy during the exercise.

Low fat chocolate milk is often recommended.
I guess that a milkshake would be ok, but it might also contain a lot of fat depending on what type of ice cream / frozen yogurt was used. If it tastes TOO good, then it's probably more for pleasure than for recovery.

Jay Kosta
Endwell NY USA

Yeah, yeah ,yeah

But, what flavour???????

water flavour

BigJimmyB

I just have a glass of milk, perhaps a banana with / in it

superfourben

Milk plus two spoons of Nesquick Chocolate powder for me... I don't like banana flavour!

sloppyschleckonds

superfourben wrote:

Milk plus two spoons of Nesquick Chocolate powder for me... I don't like banana flavour!

Does your mum make it for you?

thegreatdivide

My new improved post ride smoothie:

Scoop of MyProtien Impact Whey
Scoop of oats
Milk
Squirt of honey
Scoop of frozen berries

Epic!

smoggysteve

thegreatdivide wrote:

My new improved post ride smoothie:

Scoop of MyProtien Impact Whey
Scoop of oats
Milk
Squirt of honey
Scoop of frozen berries

Epic!

Oats?

Sound more like a lumpy than a smoothie