After Workout Meals

[Visions007]

I've been gathering a lot of info from this forum and just wanted to say thanks. My question is about eating after you finish a heavy lifting workout. I just started lifting heavy after reading here and while I'm able to get a protein shake down after lifting, if I try to eat a real meal it makes me want to puke bad.

Is this just because I'm a beginner...I feel like I'm lifting really hard and I can only take a couple bites of real food after or else I will throw up. Do you guys wait like an hour after working out to eat?

 

[Kev07]

your shake is pretty much the meal

my workout meals go like this

biggest meal of day
workout
2 scoops of whey
small snack before i sleep

 

[blinkwatt]

@ Visions,

I have a expierence like your a couple of weeks ago. My headaches and feeling of crap came from running at the end of my leg workout,do you run at the end of your workouts?

 

[spesmilitis]

I heard Creatine uptake is highest post workout. Maybe put that in your workout drink.

Vinegar helps replenish muscle glycogen, but it will make your shake taste bad.

 

[Fascism Fun]

I've found it most beneficial to chug a shake immediately after lifting, eat a potato one hour later then prepare my big meal after two hours. :cheer: