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What Should You Eat After Working Out?

Published: Dec. 12, 2017, 2:24 p.m.

One of the first pieces of bodybuilding advice I was given was on post-workout nutrition.

If I didn\u2019t eat protein and carbs immediately after training, I was told, I\u2019d miss an opportunity to accelerate muscle growth, if not directly hinder it.

And so I did, after every workout, without fail.

Chances are you\u2019ve heard the same things. Bodybuilders and gymbros alike have been singing post-workout nutrition\u2019s praises for decades.

How important is it really, though? Does eating after workouts actually help us build muscle faster?

Well, the long story short is this:

Post-workout nutrition isn\u2019t as crucial as many would have us believe, but it\u2019s not entirely without merit, either.

And in this episode, you\u2019re going to find out why.

By the end, you\u2019re going to know why post-workout nutrition is even a \u201cthing,\u201d the ideal type of post-workout meal, the truth about the \u201canabolic window,\u201d and more.

Let\u2019s get started.

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