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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Oh, man these are both good...Have you tried the Golden Corral weekend breakfast bar???:bliss:
Much the same story here....we also hit up Dunkin Donuts and I'd split a dozen with my buddy or we'd hit Shoney's breakfast buffet and eat our weights worth of food! Back when we didn't know what a calorie was!
I like chocolate milk, although some brands make me feel ill for the first half hour after drinking them. Recently the 7-11 near the pool has been stocking a brand called "Swiss Miss" which is rich, smooth and delicious. Otherwise I drink "Ovaltine".
Did any of you ever sing this when you were teenagers?
(To the tune of Hark the Herald Angels Sing):
Uncle George and Auntie Mabel
fainted at the breakfast table.
This should be sufficient warning
not to do it in the morning.
Ovaltine has set them right.
Now they do it in the night.
Uncle George is hoping soon
to do it in the afternoon. (x2)
After daily morning water polo workouts in high school, we would each have a box of a dozen doughnuts, or a good fraction of that box. Is that good? I doubt it.
During my training cycle, I would eat a banana about an hour before practice and drink some water on my way to the pool. At the pool, I would make up a container of Accelerade. I like the fruit punch but dilute it so it doesn't taste so thick ;-) Afterwards, I go home and chow-down.
OK, I train at night but wanted to share anyway.
After meets, I have switched over to Heed because I feel much better after drinking that. One of my biking buddies suggested it and it works. Before dryland training at 0600 I with usually eat a Powerbar(tm) or a Marathon Bar(tm) or a packet of Vanilla Gu(tm). Oh yes, add a little bit of water on the way.
I think you need protein when you are training, it seems to help a lot with recovery and residual soreness. Carbs are necessary too, your body needs them after all to produce energy. Since I have begun eating more protein, my performance has improved noticably.
Just my experience, take it for what it is worth.
I like chocolate milk and a frozen banana mixed in a blender.
After some difficult distance workouts I start getting cramps in the calves, which is kind of confusing to me since I don't kick very hard on distance sets. Anyhow some people have told me that the potassium from bananas is good to prevent cramps.
Too little or too much potassium (K) can have untoward effects on the heart in so much as the cardiac rhythm. There is a safe range and some acceptable low and high tolerances, but if they are extreme then it can be dangerous.
I think if you're going to go around telling people that bananas will give you an arrhythmia, you should make sure you tell them that unless you have kidney problems, diabetes, or eat extremely potassium-rich foods, a banana will NOT have any negative effect on your body, and will actually help you.
If you're going to worry about bananas, you should worry about the following:
Papaya (781mg)
Prune juice (707mg/cup)
Cubed cantaloupe (494mg/cup)
Diced honeydew melon (461mg)
Raisins (1089mg/cup)
Mango (323mg)
Small oranges (237mg) or orange juice (472mg/cup)
Peaches (193mg)
Watermelon (176mg/cup)
Apples (159mg) or apple juice (254mg/cup)
Tomato juice (535mg/cup) or chopped or sliced tomato (400mg)
Baked sweet potatoes (508mg)
Potatoes (844mg)
Soy milk (345mg/cup)
Three ounces of baked or broiled salmon (319mg)
Three ounces of roasted turkey, dark meat (259mg)
Two tablespoons of peanut butter (214mg)
You get the idea? There are nine things in there that have more potassium than bananas (422mg).
And I eat nearly all of them but never over indulge.
I think if you're going to go around telling people that bananas will give you an arrhythmia, you should make sure you tell them that unless you have kidney problems, diabetes, or eat extremely potassium-rich foods, a banana will NOT have any negative effect on your body, and will actually help you.
If you're going to worry about bananas, you should worry about the following:
Papaya (781mg)
Prune juice (707mg/cup)
Cubed cantaloupe (494mg/cup)
Diced honeydew melon (461mg)
Raisins (1089mg/cup)
Mango (323mg)
Small oranges (237mg) or orange juice (472mg/cup)
Peaches (193mg)
Watermelon (176mg/cup)
Apples (159mg) or apple juice (254mg/cup)
Tomato juice (535mg/cup) or chopped or sliced tomato (400mg)
Baked sweet potatoes (508mg)
Potatoes (844mg)
Soy milk (345mg/cup)
Three ounces of baked or broiled salmon (319mg)
Three ounces of roasted turkey, dark meat (259mg)
Two tablespoons of peanut butter (214mg)
You get the idea? There are nine things in there that have more potassium than bananas (422mg).
