Your key to improving your performance and recovering well after each and very workout may be answered by that simple food that you reached for as a kid- Chocolate Milk!
First of all, what is this talk of “Recovery Nutrition”?
What is it and Why is it Important?
It’s that energy/protein snack you need to take within 30 minutes of finishing each and every workout!
Why It Is Important?
It helps to:
Refuel your muscle and liver energy stores (glycogen)
Repair any muscle damage
Rehydrate your body
Replace electrolytes that are lost in sweat
Keep the immune system strong
A carbohydrate and protein snack immediately after exercise will:
- Decrease core temperature
- Rehydrate
- Restore energy and fuel
- Rebuild muscle
- Reduce muscle damage
- Speed muscle repair
- Improve performance
Milk provides many important nutrients needed for overall health. Recently, a number of studies have shown that milk’s powerful nutrient package has several benefits for post-exercise recovery. In fact, this emerging research shows that drinking milk after exercise can be as effective as some sports drinks in helping the body refuel, recover and rehydrate.
Milk has emerged as an effective post-workout recovery drink due to its powerful nutrient package that supplies the nutrition the body needs after a workout. The carbohydrates in milk help refuel the body, protein helps reduce muscle breakdown and stimulate growth, and fluid and electrolytes aid in rehydration. Routinely drinking milk after a resistance training workout has been shown to help improve body composition. In addition, research shows that milk supports endurance exercise performance when consumed between two intensive workouts.
So at your next workout, recover with chocolate milk! Have questions about recovery nutrition-stop by my office!
Go Bruins~Emily Mitchell- UCLA Director of Sports Nutrition
Research Study:
Roy BD. A review. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2008;5:15.
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