What do you guys eat after a workout?

Wife took me out for wings... If I hadn't had them I would pretty much be right where I wanted to be. Oh well, protein can't hurt but the fat on them (according to their nutritional information) was crazy. 20 wings were 140g of fat!

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All you guys taking about protein powder, so I thought I’d drink some. It’s isolate from Canadian Protien.

So I had one scoop with water last night. And 1 scoop with protien power at about 3 today.

My god my body doesn’t like protien powder anymore. I spent 40 minutes on the toilet. Likely won’t have to go for a couple days now, lol.

I guess I have to stick to whole foods.
 
torauntjemima said:
Had a 20oz myself. Had to drive afterwards :o
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I live more or less down the street, but it is thru light industry and zero cars on on the road I have to drive down in the evening.

So I have 2 and drive home. I know bad, but it’s just a bit too far to walk, and honestly I am always the only car on the road, and I just really take it easy and pay attention.

Now I feel bad for admitting this, but I was a very experienced driver after a few drinks. Never had any issues, but I also drove like I was taking my driving test. So likely paying more attention than when I’m sober.

I don’t do it anymore except to this place because of the way its situated and how close it is.
 
I train in the morning so post workout meal is at work. I keep whey, oatmeal, peanut butter and Nutella in the office kitchen. I'll have 2 scoops of oatmeal with 1.5 scoops of chocolate flavored whey and dry mix them in a bowl before adding boiling water, after that I'll add around a teaspoon each of PB and Nutella, if I'm in a deficit I'll skip the PB and Nutella. I eat this Monday through Friday after my workouts and I generally don't lift on the weekends. I think this is a nearly perfect pwo breakfast. Occasionally I'll add banana too I guess but that's rare.
 
I train 4-8 moves a day depending on the day, and on my recovery. I spread the moves out all day as a break from computer work. So I try to eat in between each move.

I am eating 9 whole eggs, either with potatoes, or as a protein pancake with a bunch of fruit on top.
I am drinking protein powder with liquid egg white instead of water.

I don't eat breakfast. I usually don't eat until 4 hours after waking up. ( no appetite, but also makes me sleepy to eat in the morning)

If I am going to eat something fast digesting, or cheat meal-ish I do it right after I over train.

Protein Shake is my go to right before and right after training ( whey and liquid egg white, and banana).

I have not had meat in 4 years!
 
Post workout I try to keep things structured. I’m usually looking at 35 to 40g of protein, 80 to 100g of carbs and maybe 10g of fat if any. The goal is simple, get protein in fast enough to kick off MPS then stack carbs high enough to spike insulin, refill glycogen and drive those aminos straight into the muscle. If you’re really pushing the envelope on recovery and partitioning, that’s where some guys will use a touch of exogenous insulin (please be careful), not talking about going full diabetic protocol here, just a few IUs pre and post workout to enhance nutrient uptake, make the carbs “stick” and accelerate the recovery window. That’s more in the pro bodybuilding game than the average gym bro but it works when you know what you’re doing. KNOWLEDGE WINS!

For the meal itself, I’ll usually hit a quick whey shake with a banana and 50g of oats blended right after training, roughly 40p/65c/5f, then about 60 to 90 minutes later I’ll sit down to a proper plate of 200g grilled chicken breast, 300g jasmine rice and some okras on the side which clocks in around 60g protein, 90g carbs and 5 to 10g fat. Yes I said OKRAS. Love em. Not sure why people run away for them haha.

On heavy days like legs, I’ll push closer to 120g carbs in that post workout meal, sometimes add a bit of avocado or olive oil if I’m still behind on fats. The combination of fast digesting carbs right after training plus the bigger solid meal after keeps me recovering, growing and ready to hit it again the next day.
 
THE CAPED CRUSADER said:
Post workout I try to keep things structured. I’m usually looking at 35 to 40g of protein, 80 to 100g of carbs and maybe 10g of fat if any. The goal is simple, get protein in fast enough to kick off MPS then stack carbs high enough to spike insulin, refill glycogen and drive those aminos straight into the muscle. If you’re really pushing the envelope on recovery and partitioning, that’s where some guys will use a touch of exogenous insulin (please be careful), not talking about going full diabetic protocol here, just a few IUs pre and post workout to enhance nutrient uptake, make the carbs “stick” and accelerate the recovery window. That’s more in the pro bodybuilding game than the average gym bro but it works when you know what you’re doing. KNOWLEDGE WINS!

For the meal itself, I’ll usually hit a quick whey shake with a banana and 50g of oats blended right after training, roughly 40p/65c/5f, then about 60 to 90 minutes later I’ll sit down to a proper plate of 200g grilled chicken breast, 300g jasmine rice and some okras on the side which clocks in around 60g protein, 90g carbs and 5 to 10g fat. Yes I said OKRAS. Love em. Not sure why people run away for them haha.

On heavy days like legs, I’ll push closer to 120g carbs in that post workout meal, sometimes add a bit of avocado or olive oil if I’m still behind on fats. The combination of fast digesting carbs right after training plus the bigger solid meal after keeps me recovering, growing and ready to hit it again the next day.
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Okras? wtf! jokes! Slimy alien eggs down the hatch! haha!
 
Tell me why I shouldn't eat a box of KD for my carbs each day 😂 😂

The box has twice the listed amount... 122g of carbs, 22g protein and only 5g of fat!

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