Protein how long after weights?

rodreguez · 12-06-2006, 01:18 PM

I keep hearing different things from different people. The latest I've heard from the personal trainer at the gym is 45 mins to 1 1/2 hrs after training. Is this correct? It suits me if it is because often I do 3/4 an hour of boxing straight after weights and then I like a jacuzzi, sauna etc, so it's often an hour and a half before I get home. Should it be sooner? What is the official answer? Maybe I should take a flask to the gym so I can have it sooner after workout?....

**LeeB** · 12-06-2006, 01:24 PM

everyone will give you differing answers mate... everyone finds they respond differenty.

i have a whey/carb shake with high glycemic index carbs directly after training... i then make sure that i eat a solid food meal with protein and carbs in within 1-2 hours of this. this ensures i constantly have the right nutrients my body needs to repair the muscles ive just trained!

for you if you are doing any form of cardio after training id reccomend you have a shake with protein and carbs in straight after your weights! then eat when you get home.

wigz · 12-06-2006, 01:27 PM

im the same shake straight after workout then solid meal about an hour an a half later.

Young Gun · 12-06-2006, 03:42 PM

personal trainers don't know very much as a general rule mate. As soon as you can with a carb source. High or low GI necessity varies depending on school of thought.

My pwo is a shake with oats and banana immediately followed by a meal about an hour later

GALTONATOR · 12-06-2006, 04:49 PM

I have a whey and dextrose shake after my weights and cardio the have a proper meal 1hour later. The pwo window is very important

chalk · 12-06-2006, 08:40 PM

Yep, I pretty much do the same. 30g of Whey Protein, 70g of dextrose and 3g of CEE in soya milk straight after workout. Then a meal about 1 1/2 hours later.

rodreguez · 12-06-2006, 11:57 PM

Thanks guys. Sounds like I need some protein and carbs straight after weights before going on to do boxing. Perhaps I'll have a protein shake and a couple of babnanas and break for 10 or 15 mins before starting on the cardio.

**Bodyworks** · 13-06-2006, 04:58 PM

personally, i'd wait until after cardio. eating 10 mins before strenuous exercise would make me gip.

chalk · 13-06-2006, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bodyworks

personally, i'd wait until after cardio. eating 10 mins before strenuous exercise would make me gip.

I burked (burp/puke) on the running machine last week after drinking 2 cans of red bull 10mins before the workout. Luckily I managed to swallow it and no one was the wiser, except for me of course.

wigz · 14-06-2006, 03:02 PM

Yeah give that a miss mate unless you don't mind hanging a bucket on the treadmill to puke into!

12-06-2006, 01:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
rodreguez Under Construction Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bournemouth UK Posts: 31 Rep Power:	Protein how long after weights? I keep hearing different things from different people. The latest I've heard from the personal trainer at the gym is 45 mins to 1 1/2 hrs after training. Is this correct? It suits me if it is because often I do 3/4 an hour of boxing straight after weights and then I like a jacuzzi, sauna etc, so it's often an hour and a half before I get home. Should it be sooner? What is the official answer? Maybe I should take a flask to the gym so I can have it sooner after workout?....

12-06-2006, 01:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
LeeB Moderator Musclechat Icon Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,991 Rep Power:	everyone will give you differing answers mate... everyone finds they respond differenty. i have a whey/carb shake with high glycemic index carbs directly after training... i then make sure that i eat a solid food meal with protein and carbs in within 1-2 hours of this. this ensures i constantly have the right nutrients my body needs to repair the muscles ive just trained! for you if you are doing any form of cardio after training id reccomend you have a shake with protein and carbs in straight after your weights! then eat when you get home. ______________________ If your not a part of the greatest... you got to be the greatest yourself! For the best supplements: www.extremenutrition.co.uk

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12-06-2006, 01:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
wigz Making Progress Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 429 Rep Power:	im the same shake straight after workout then solid meal about an hour an a half later.

12-06-2006, 03:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Young Gun Illuminati Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,539 Rep Power:	personal trainers don't know very much as a general rule mate. As soon as you can with a carb source. High or low GI necessity varies depending on school of thought. My pwo is a shake with oats and banana immediately followed by a meal about an hour later

12-06-2006, 04:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
GALTONATOR Making Progress Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: RINGWOOD, HANTS Posts: 107 Rep Power:	I have a whey and dextrose shake after my weights and cardio the have a proper meal 1hour later. The pwo window is very important

12-06-2006, 08:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
chalk Making Progress Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 262 Rep Power:	Yep, I pretty much do the same. 30g of Whey Protein, 70g of dextrose and 3g of CEE in soya milk straight after workout. Then a meal about 1 1/2 hours later.

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rodreguez Under Construction Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bournemouth UK Posts: 31 Rep Power:	Thanks guys. Sounds like I need some protein and carbs straight after weights before going on to do boxing. Perhaps I'll have a protein shake and a couple of babnanas and break for 10 or 15 mins before starting on the cardio.

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Bodyworks Moderator Musclechat Icon Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: west yorkshire Posts: 1,011 Rep Power:	personally, i'd wait until after cardio. eating 10 mins before strenuous exercise would make me gip.

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wigz Making Progress Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 429 Rep Power:	Yeah give that a miss mate unless you don't mind hanging a bucket on the treadmill to puke into!