For those of you who workout in the morning, what works for you as a recovery meal/snack? I had been swimming every-other-day (because I needed the rest), but I feel more conditioned now and have just about worked up to swimming every day. I am interested to see what other people eat for recovery after a hard workout. (For me, it's wheat toast or a wheat bagel and peanut butter, but I'm sure there's something better out there.)
Thanks!
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Back when we could burn 10,000 calories a day I ate more peanut butter & jelly sandwiches than I care to remember. After the AM practice for breakfast, after school before practice, after dinner before bed.
On a rare occasion (probably an Australian holiday) My first coach, Terry Gathercole, would brew grog in the big coffee pot,which consisted of a box of nestles quick, a jar of creamer, a box of powdered sugar (1100 calories per 4 oz serving).
Nothing before practice then or now, I used to drink orange juice, but reflux has stopped that.
If I am traveling and do an AM practice, then it is generally McFood afterwards - a sausage egg mcmuffin worth 370 calories (and balanced well between fats, carbs, 7 protein) and coffee. I just need the discipline to dump the hash browns.
I have also tried the starbucks vivano chocolate banana, protein powder blend with no fat milk. I like it but there are two draw backs; The first is putting an ice cold on an empty stomach can be be painful - so it gets mixed with a low fat (not low cal) muffin, and the second is that believe it or not, there are places in the universe without a Starbucks.
Evening practice - I am out of the pool and home between 8:15 and 8:30 for a late dinner.
Back when we could burn 10,000 calories a day I ate more peanut butter & jelly sandwiches than I care to remember. After the AM practice for breakfast, after school before practice, after dinner before bed.
On a rare occasion (probably an Australian holiday) My first coach, Terry Gathercole, would brew grog in the big coffee pot,which consisted of a box of nestles quick, a jar of creamer, a box of powdered sugar (1100 calories per 4 oz serving).
Nothing before practice then or now, I used to drink orange juice, but reflux has stopped that.
If I am traveling and do an AM practice, then it is generally McFood afterwards - a sausage egg mcmuffin worth 370 calories (and balanced well between fats, carbs, 7 protein) and coffee. I just need the discipline to dump the hash browns.
I have also tried the starbucks vivano chocolate banana, protein powder blend with no fat milk. I like it but there are two draw backs; The first is putting an ice cold on an empty stomach can be be painful - so it gets mixed with a low fat (not low cal) muffin, and the second is that believe it or not, there are places in the universe without a Starbucks.
Evening practice - I am out of the pool and home between 8:15 and 8:30 for a late dinner.
