Consuming protein and carbs immediately after a workout `turbo-charges’ muscle growth!

Are you doing everything you need to do to boost muscle building and speed recuperation after you exercise or are you missing this very important, easy to ride, boat?

This is a very important topic! Unfortunately, it is quite often overlooked or mishandled because it seems too simple to actually work. It seems as if everyone out there, whether their goal is to build significant amounts of muscle or burn that extra, unwanted bodyfat they carry around, is still looking for some magic pill instead of merely paying close attention to the simple things they can do to reach their goals, quickly and efficiently.

Stop worrying about this or that latest, well-marketed formula and start paying close attention to what you put in your body immediately following a workout. Focus on how macro-nutrient (protein, carbohydrates, fat, and water) consumption, composition, and timing can dramatically affect the muscle-building and fat loss processes.

The use of nutritional supplementation for this meal is highly recommended due to the ability to quickly absorb a liquid, as opposed to the time required to break down a whole food. Protein shakes, meal replacement shakes, etc are excellent choices for post-workout nutrition for this very reason.

There is tons of solid scientific evidence that shows how consuming the right amount of carbohydrates, protein, and even some fat, as well as other nutrients, immediately following exercise, can have major impacts on your success. This one meal or snack, assuming the right foods are ingested, can make a HUGE difference in how fast your muscles recover from exercise and probably even how much they grow, thus having a direct effect on your fat loss as well.

There is no doubt that following resistance training exercise, the actions of insulin (a hormone that escorts amino acids and glucose into muscle cells) are highly efficient; therefore, consuming the right amount (for you) of carbs and protein after such a workout provides amino acids and glucose that will “turbo-charge” muscle growth!

As far as vitally important things you can do to accelerate recovery and improve the body’s anabolic drive (minimizing cortisol elevations and speeding up protein metabolism), this is, without a doubt, right up there at the top of the list! On the days you perform your resistance training, this post-workout meal second in importance only to breakfast (first if your training is done first thing in the morning obviously).

Be sure, whether your goal is to lean up or increase your overall mass that your post-workout meal is built to your personal needs. Do not blindly follow something you see or read! Check with your coach or trainer to get the details on your required intake.

Lastly, this post-workout meal can pay even greater dividends for those individuals looking to increase their sports performance, as proper nutrition for athletes has become almost an exact science in many ways.

Bottom line, if you’re training with weights, your post-workout meal is of the utmost importance!

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