Subject: RE: Is watermelon a good post workout food/drink? If it satisfies you and like it, then it's fine. Studies show that protein is good for recovery from hard efforts. If you're doing the kind of long, hard effort that will leave you pretty sore the next day then protein may help you recover or avoid losing muscle tissue. If you're doing an easy, mid-week workout that's more aerobic with light intensity then recovery nutrition is not needed, though a slight replenishment of carbs can help you get through the rest of the day.
Too many people pack themselves with calories before, during, or after workouts when it's not required. They do it because they read an article or saw a commercial or saw on 'the internets' that it will help them recover. Then they wonder why they can never lose weight. Listen to your body and learn what it needs. |