eating immediately after HIIT..

[Tomer]

I always thought the best time to eat was right after cardio.

Currently I do my interval-cardio in the morning on an empty stomach and they I eat my breakfast ( usually oatmeal+ berries+ eggs) within half an hour.

Was talking to a 'dietician' yesterday eve.. adn she told me that in order to maximise my fat loss I should wait for about an hour... is this pure baloney? or any truth to it at all?

 

[Daisy_Girl]

i have heard that too. i usually eat within an hour after cardio - i don't race to eat, but eat within that hour. usually after cardio, i am not really hungry - it takes about an hour for me to get hungry.

it is MOST MOST MOST important to eat after weights - protein, although many eat protein and carb.

Weights and diet are where you will see the best fat loss - cardio is a distant 3rd.

 

[Tomer]

Yeah, I remember you said that in your post yesterday.. I had some chicken left over so I ate that after weights yesterday... and I have an egg for today after weights snack...

its just I had never heard that about the am cardio before.. I was always told to eat ASAP after any kind of exercise..

 

[Aries13]

Yeah, I remember you said that in your post yesterday.. I had some chicken left over so I ate that after weights yesterday... and I have an egg for today after weights snack...

its just I had never heard that about the am cardio before.. I was always told to eat ASAP after any kind of exercise..

What you eat within the first few minutes after a workout is known as your “recovery meal.” This small meal is the most important and underrated part of training. It sets the stage for how you will feel for the rest of the day and it can also affect your next day’s training.

Recovery eating is essentially reloading the muscles with glycogen. Fifteen to 30 minutes after exercising, the muscles are like sponges, waiting to refill the glycogen stores that have just been exhausted. If you refill them within this time range, u’ll be revved to go. If u possibly miss this time range,you could feel sluggish and lazy for the next day...or even next training.

Carbohydrate plus protein appears to be the most effective combination for restoring glycogen. Eating a snack (such as a banana with yogurt) within 15 minutes of the end of a workout and then eating a regular meal 2 hours later maximizes muscle receptivity.

Many ppl. just can’t or don’t want to eat directly after exercise. In such cases, drinking a sports drink or diluted fruit juice is a good first step to refueling. People who want to lose weight often choose not to eat right after exercising; they rationalize that they’ve just burned a bunch of calories and shouldn’t replace them right away. In fact, recovery eating often helps these athletes refrain from bingeing later in the day. Remember that the recovery meal is just a small eating episode—-it’s not breakfast, lunch, or dinner.So eating after exercise has sort of 2 dimensions in a way. Everything always comes down to the individual and what may work for you and your fat loss.

 

[Sassy69]

I always go w/ the w/in 30-60 min guideline. The one time I"m very careful tho is when I start feeling that cold sweat wash over me if I'm training really heavy - low blood sugar.

 

[playmatesky]

Have a protein shake immediately with glutamine. Wait a few hrs to eat fat after a workout.

 

[playmatesky]

Have a protein shake immediately with glutamine. Wait a few hrs to eat fat after a workout.