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Eating carbs after resistance training?
I saw that vid of timber eating Krispy Kreme the other day, and that same night I went to my gym and subway was there hawking their sandwiches and stuff, giving out free samples. They also were giving out cookies and I was like so I was asking a trainer there why they were letting subway give out cookies in the gym… it’s like going to your dentist and them having a soda machine in the lobby. Anyway, he said that while he wouldn’t recommend eating a cookie, there is evidence that intake of simple sugars/carbs after resistance training has a positive effect on protein uptake in the muscles. Is there any truth to this?
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After my workout, I eat before I drink a shake.. that bad?
Due to my schedule, being in the military, and having to eat at the chowhall hours, I have to eat right after my workout. I see that its recommended to down a protein shake right after the workout then eat a real meal like an hour and a half later. But I eat a meal right after words then down a protein shake after I get home from the chowhall. The meal usually consists of a chicken breast, a tuna sandwich on wheat, some veggies, and a salad with hard boiled eggs in it.
Is it hurting me any to be doing what Im doing?
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