Comments on: How To Eat After Exercise http://livefitblog.com/2010/02/01/how-to-eat-after-exercise/ Practical Tips For Living Fit And Enjoying Life Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:55:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Greghttp://livefitblog.com/2010/02/01/how-to-eat-after-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 Greg Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:49:09 +0000 http://livefitblog.com/?p=3214#comment-2340 @JeffB. I get my kefir from the health food refrigerated case at Kroger. I know you can find it at Whole Foods, too. Hope that helps.To be honest, I'm not real peppy in the morning, either. When I plan for a morning run, its usually just a banana and a glass of water before I head out. More and struggle. I believe its more a matter of the time of day I generally train, which is after lunchtime. @JeffB. I get my kefir from the health food refrigerated case at Kroger. I know you can find it at Whole Foods, too. Hope that helps.

To be honest, I’m not real peppy in the morning, either. When I plan for a morning run, its usually just a banana and a glass of water before I head out. More and struggle. I believe its more a matter of the time of day I generally train, which is after lunchtime.

]]> By: Jeff B.http://livefitblog.com/2010/02/01/how-to-eat-after-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-2338 Jeff B. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:43:56 +0000 http://livefitblog.com/?p=3214#comment-2338 @Greg — Where would I find kefir? None of the WalMart stores carry it in this area, and I'm not aware of any health food store in my city.Also, I put banana in my smoothie, because I don't care for the taste of the other fruit and berries. It also sweetens it enough to keep me from adding any sweeteners.The other fruits (cherries, peaches, mangos) were only added to give variety of other "colored" fruits and because of their availability and inexpensiveness per oz in the frozen fruit section. I have no idea if they have any health benefit. I don't think they add any taste to the smoothie either.Do you keep the milled flax seed refrigerated? Yes, I do.I also started adding a scoop of SAMBAZON Powerscoop Organic Acai Powder Drink Mix (Amazon ASIN: B0016BAB42) just for the heck of it.One of my problems with exercising in the morning is that I don't have the energy to run on the elliptical for more than 15 minutes. In the evening, I could go for 30-45 with no problems. From reading these posts, it looks like I'm not eating correctly before the workout. What are some good choices to eat before a 6:00 AM workout?Thanks in advance! @Greg — Where would I find kefir? None of the WalMart stores carry it in this area, and I’m not aware of any health food store in my city.

Also, I put banana in my smoothie, because I don’t care for the taste of the other fruit and berries. It also sweetens it enough to keep me from adding any sweeteners.

The other fruits (cherries, peaches, mangos) were only added to give variety of other “colored” fruits and because of their availability and inexpensiveness per oz in the frozen fruit section. I have no idea if they have any health benefit. I don’t think they add any taste to the smoothie either.

Do you keep the milled flax seed refrigerated? Yes, I do.

I also started adding a scoop of SAMBAZON Powerscoop Organic Acai Powder Drink Mix (Amazon ASIN: B0016BAB42) just for the heck of it.

One of my problems with exercising in the morning is that I don’t have the energy to run on the elliptical for more than 15 minutes. In the evening, I could go for 30-45 with no problems. From reading these posts, it looks like I’m not eating correctly before the workout. What are some good choices to eat before a 6:00 AM workout?

Thanks in advance!

]]> By: Greghttp://livefitblog.com/2010/02/01/how-to-eat-after-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-2324 Greg Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:21:49 +0000 http://livefitblog.com/?p=3214#comment-2324 @Darrell-I think we're in agreement on this one. Most recommendations are for low carb (not zero carb) post workout meals, precisely for preserving muscle mass. Your body needs both carbs and protein to rebuild the freshly torn muscle fibers. Of course, as Andrew points out, your postworkout meal might need to vary based on the nature of your workout. After all, a long distance run will likely more severely deplete glycogen stores than a 30 minute strength training session. @Darrell-I think we’re in agreement on this one. Most recommendations are for low carb (not zero carb) post workout meals, precisely for preserving muscle mass. Your body needs both carbs and protein to rebuild the freshly torn muscle fibers. Of course, as Andrew points out, your postworkout meal might need to vary based on the nature of your workout. After all, a long distance run will likely more severely deplete glycogen stores than a 30 minute strength training session.

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