Recovery and Repletion from exercise of any kind

I played hooky for a day or so. It felt so good…Here is the skinny on recovery and repletion-rocket science from the world of sports medicine and nutrition. Post exercise positive outcome requires optimum timing and food choice. These are absolutely critical to beat the three to eight day recovery time if you miss the opportunity or choose the wrong times and product. The first 30 minutes post exercise is the most important time to ingest food. This is not to be confused with replacing sweat loss with sport drink. To be consistent and successful have the right stuff available for immediate use immediately after finishing. Don’t socialize, don’t have it under your clothes you left at the start, or in a gym bag someplace. Hide and drink. Then have another. The Pro’s may have five drinks before they talk to anyone. After two hours they may seek a meal. Ideally this meal will be low fat.
If today’s workout was hard, you are trying to build muscle mass, or tomorrow’s workout will be hard, have another recovery drink 30 minutes before going to bed. Remember, your body heals while you are sleeping–feed it well. You want your genes to work for you, not against you. (enhanced notes from Townsend Letter December 2013, issue #365. Enhancing the performance of the athlete, part 1. Jade Teta, ND, CSCS and Keoni Teta, ND, LAc, CSCS).
Tomorrow info on products, then part 2 the next day. It is all good.