Friday, September 6, 2013

Why The Post Workout Period Is Important For Nutrition

By Russ Howe


If you want to know how to build muscle on of the most important tips you can pick up is learning to utilize the post-workout window for nutrition. Today we'll be looking into this and teaching you how to get the most out of it.

Despite the often over complicated world of health and fitness this is very easy to do once you have learnt the basic principles, much like the rules to building a leaner physique in general.
Increasing intensity is just one of the five rules showing how to build muscle in today's video review.


Depending upon how long you have already been exercising you might have already come across this phenomenon. For a while, many regular exercise enthusiasts believed there was a 'magic window' and if you consume any kind of nutrition within this so-called magic window your body would be able to make excessive gains in the gym. Science then provided the proof to back up those claims. The most common questions on this subject are easily:

* What length of time does the window stay open for?

* What should you consume to get maximum results?

* How does this situation exist in the first place?

* What should you expect if you fail to hit the golden window?

We'll be discussing all of the questions above. The magic window is something which occurs after you complete an exercise session. Basically your body is trying to replace all of the nutrients it has just lost.

Your muscles are starving and they want to eat immediately. Whatever you decide to eat in this short period will be consumed as quickly as possible by your body. Try providing it with an already nutritious option and you'll notice that your body is able to make the absolute most of it.

The magic muscle building window closes after just forty five minutes so we want to be trying to provide it with all the nutrition it needs within that time.

Using your own common sense you'll be able to now see that it wouldn't make be a great idea to start eating a source of complex carbohydrates because the window will have slammed shut before your body was able to break the food down...

The optimal post-workout meal is a combination of a whey protein shake, mixed with water for even quicker digestion, with some simple carbohydrates. The problem with simple carbs, of course, is that they are usually associated with fatty foods and it would be silly to eat junk food after a tough workout. So think about using a bowl of cereal or some fruit instead.

During this small post-workout period our body will work to make the most of absolutely any food we provide it with. But if you make an effort to provide it with only options which are healthy in the first place you practically double your success rate here in one easy move.

Should you miss this golden window there is no need to panic. The damage by missing it once or twice is absolutely minimal, this is something which will enhance your results if you hit it on a consistent basis but won't wreck your progress if you miss it here and there.

If you wanted to know how to build muscle you are now armed with one of the most important secrets of the gym. In fact, getting the most from your post workout nutrition is also very important for people looking at how to lose weight as well. It's time to put these benefits to good use.




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