The Shrine

What's a good drink after a nice workout?

A full meal.

Mad Dog 20-20.

Kupek wrote:A full meal.

Agreed. If you need it in drink form, I recommend the Puree setting on a nice blender.

A Frapachino!

No, not a good drink. Straight coffee if you're going to go that way, otherwise the sugar and fat just undo everything you just did.

Water is the best thing to drink right after a workout, sometimes fruit is good afterwards as well. Anything to help cool down your system.

Some were saying eat a full meal, I usually only eat a full meal at breakfast personally. High carb meal at breakfast, and several smaller high protein meals throughout the day. That's just how I do it though.

My trainer told me that if I was lifting, I should have a protein shake within an hour after finishing a workout (which I usually do, in addition to a meal).

Seeker wrote:Water is the best thing to drink right after a workout.

Not quite...

Water is the best thing to drink before, during, <i>and</i> after a workout.

A soy protein shake is a part of my post-workout meal, and I have them often on days I'm not working out. Since I'm a vegetarian, I go out of my way to get more protein.

A Moo-latte from Dairy Queen!

You can tell me and Sine are out of shape

Water.

Read about a recent study that states that the average American ingests enough protein daily to cover the requirements of a professional bodybuilder. There's no need for extra.

Though that's for the average person. I'm sure Kupek's protein supplements are needed, being vegetarian. But for standard people, it's unnecessary.

Do you mean <a href=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... .html>this WP article</a>? If that's what you read, that's not a study, but the reccomendations of a research doctor. <a href=http://www.fitness.gov/faq.html>Nutrition.gov</a> says 1.0 - 1.5 grams of protien per kilogram bodyweight. <a href=http://www.brinkzone.com/protein.html>This article</a> cites a researcher who says it is 1.2 - 1.4 grams for endurance atheletes and 1.7 - 1.8 for strength building.

This is one of those things that I don't have the background to adequately assess both sides, but the stakes are relatively low. I figure making high-protien foods a standard part of your diet if you're looking to add muscle mass is a good thing, and leave it at that.

Yeah, that's why vegans/vegetarian are so skinny, lack of protein. You really need to keep up with the protein.

Er, not really. I know a few vegetarians that are actually a little overweight, just like the rest of the population. And the main reason, as far as I can tell, is just like everyone else: they don't exercise enough.