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How important is a post workout shake?

Posted in: Personal Trainer
By Jason Szova
May 5, 2008 - 6:51:55 PM

Your need for building muscles depends upon the effort you put in, as many in spite of strong urge to build their body tend to give excuses. Often, popular bodybuilders are found giving reasons like I don't have time or That's too much work if you wish to build heavy muscle then it is advisable to not to repeat these mistakes or simple errors.

One of the major requirements of any body building program is the post workout nutrition. But often, people involved in muscle building program do not pay the adequate amount of attention to their post workout meal. While many experts put a stress on post workout nutrition having a meal/drink full of carbohydrates and protein within 90 minutes following a workout) for the utilization of window of prospect for muscle growth, the main reason why you should take your post workout drink/meal seriously is to control Cortisol in your body. Cortisol is speedily increases right after a heavy workout and needs to be controlled, for it can tear down all your muscle gains. To stop cortisol from increasing you should take your post workout or muscle building shake right after your workout session.

 

Remember, when preparing your muscle-building shake keep it rich in glycemic, carbohydrates and protein. There are two reasons should your post workout drink be rich in glycemic. First is, scientists have discovered that insulin and cortisol are antagonistic i.e. when your insulin levels are rich in cortisol, it is thrown out from your body, this inclines your testosterone to cortisol ratio in support of testosterone.

 

The second reason is that glycogen reduction occurs subsequent to a workout. If you've followed a strict workout in the correct manner, your muscles will be exhausted of carbohydrates (due to its utilization throughout the workout). Your muscles are actually screaming for more carbohydrates immediately after the exercise and will rapidly soak up the carbohydrates; therefore it is essential to acquire them into your body as early as possible.


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