What are your favorite meals for after working out? No trolling please, that means if you don't workout perhaps try learning something instead of posting :lol:.

-Egg White Omelet with some extra sharp cheddar + broccoli slaw + hot sauce -Black eyed peas (a lentil) with Freekeh, Broccoli, carrots and a few green chili's. -Albacore salad on Ezekiel Bread (Toasted). -Granola Cereal + Walnuts

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A lot of meat, some carbs. Just had a salad for lunch 'cos it's my rest day.

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^yah. Pretty much after I started this thread I realized I would most likely get a glut of "meat & potatoes" type responses. Oh well :lol:

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Been pushing the whole Atkins approach to eating so after my 5 am workout will have 3 eggs for breakfast with 100% pure whey and a cup of coffee with cream. Lunch is a chicken salad or chicken and veg, supper; Fish/ chicken and veg

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;1093958]^yah. Pretty much after I started this thread I realized I would most likely get a glut of "meat & potatoes" type responses. Oh well :lol:[/QUOTE]

what a terrible assumption! :(

Not everyone eats potato's after a work out...

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beer and cigarettes :lol:

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^good luck with that eh

[QUOTE=Huggie Smiles;1094236]what a terrible assumption! :(

Not everyone eats potato's after a work out...[/QUOTE]

:lol:

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I am almost vegetarian...once or twice a week I will get a sandwich with chicken or ham on it because its convenient...earlier in the year when I had time it helped me lose weight on top of gym

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No plans to be a raw vegan, they are the taleban of vegetarians.

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i am definitely up for suggestions as with my work schedule change, i will be working out at 6am now

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post workout breakfasts for me are usually:

Ezekial Toast with Cottage Cheese Egg White Omelet with Broccoli (fresh pepper, extra sharp cheddar, hot sauce) Greek Yogurt + Honey + Cinnamon + Black Berries + pineapple

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Chocolate protein shake with bananas and peanut butter in vanilla almond milk.

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I love the idea of a good protein shake... unfortunately for me, I have had 1 too many protein shakes for this lifetime. I will buy the occasional pre-made muscle milk though if I am super short on time.

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thats what im doing for now, protein shake, but i will try to switch it up so that it doesnt get boring after a while.

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I always start with a protein + water shake and then lunch. And then a protein bar late afternoon. And maybe another protein + water mix with dinner.

Talking about protein, has anyone tried truenutrition.com? I've bought from there twice, quite like their stuff.

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^ever tried the shake weight?

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What's a shake weight?

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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/lTq7JtZ.gif[/IMG]

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Anyone think they should turn the shake weight into a protein shake maker? You shake it and then you drink your protein shake after. :)

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:roflmao: awesome

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lmao

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Protein blends real easily these days. I use Blender Bottles but seldom need the blender ...

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I go to the gym @ 6am, home by 7-7:15am, then I eat a banana as soon as I get home from the gym to restore glycogen lost during the workout, otherwise, your body will use the protein from the protein shake that follows to replenish glycogen, which isn't protein's intended use here. Any quick sugar will do. Then I use an immersion blender in to about a cup of water, with a whey isolate, kelp, chia seeds and psyllium husks. Protein is best consumed within 45 mins post workout, especially an isolate. After that, some sort of egg product and I usually alternate between these three- poached egg from pastured chickens, or egg white omelets with bell pepper and jalapeno, or poached egg over arugula with tomatoes and a honey vinaigrette, plus half an avacado with sea salt, with a V60 drip single origin coffee low in mycotoxins. Sometimes if I'm in a rush and have to travel to do some work, i'll skip the solids and use my Omega Juicer and make a massive kale, apple, carrot, fennel juice and take it to go. Either way, getting up before sun up and mowing down a gym session followed by flooding your body with nutrients all before 8am is a great way to start the day. :CandyPop:

Gotta love the morning power shit that follows this routine too.:RightOn:

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I always crash around 3-4pm though.

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[QUOTE=feather;1094576]I always crash around 3-4pm though.[/QUOTE]

That's because your body needs nutrient rich food, not another protein shake or protein bar. Just out of curiosity, what protein shakes are you consuming?

Just typing about protein shakes makes me gag... I over did it for sure.

Nice routine Jenks, I tried Chia seeds, I still have the bag in my fridge, should probably throw them out as they are over a year old, but moreover because they made me feel anxious and jittery. It was similar to drinking 2 shots of espresso for me personally, everybody is different though.

I doubt that anyone will admit this even if it is true, but has anyone EVER noticed any increased aggression after taking supplements such as creatine, protein powder, etc? just wondering.

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;1094577]I doubt that anyone will admit this even if it is true, but has anyone EVER noticed any increased aggression after taking supplements such as creatine, protein powder, etc? just wondering.[/QUOTE]

I don't and I usually put a serving of creatine in my protein shakes.

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;1094577]That's because your body needs nutrient rich food, not another protein shake or protein bar. Just out of curiosity, what protein shakes are you consuming?

Just typing about protein shakes makes me gag... I over did it for sure.[/QUOTE]

I crash from fatigue. I wake up at 630 am to work out, head to work. 1pm I have lunch and my protein shake—I shouldn't be crashing around 3-4pm. I try to sleep by 11pm but I wake up 2-4 times a night. It's the interrupted sleep that messes me up :(

[QUOTE=floridaorange;1094577]I doubt that anyone will admit this even if it is true, but has anyone EVER noticed any increased aggression after taking supplements such as creatine, protein powder, etc? just wondering.[/QUOTE]

Not from creatine or protein powder, but sometimes from fat burners or some pre workout supplements.

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^You smoke too right? Pretty regularly? What about your alcohol intake? Both will affect quality of sleep and energy levels.

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Yeah I smoke regularly but usually 1 in the morning, 1 at lunch, 1 in the evening, it's pretty under control. I don't drink on week nights and hardly on weekends.

It's the interrupted sleep that messes me up.

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It could be from staring at a computer screen all day. Do you go outside much?

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I step out as much as anyone living in the city :lol: I've always had terrible sleep after doing shift work in the army, seems to get worse as I get older.

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^that makes sense. Hope you have a comfy mattress :)

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[QUOTE=Rawrmune;1094541]Anyone think they should turn the shake weight into a protein shake maker? You shake it and then you drink your protein shake after. :)[/QUOTE]

South Park already has you covered.

[video=vimeo;17061982]http://vimeo.com/17061982[/video]