The Recovery Drink

[oceanid]

No matter what your recovery drink is, are there days you don't drink it (ie: yoga)? I can't recall anything in the nutrition guide about this. If it is in there can you tell me what page?

If you don't drink it on these days, do you make up the calories elsewhere to hit your ratios and calorie allotments?

[FitRunner]

I drink it if my workout was over an hour and I can feel my glycogen is pretty depleted, i.e. I feel "wiped out". I usually don't bother after yoga or my regular weekday runs, they're too short to really make a recover drink important. I usually even skip it after my long weekend run. (Conversely, when my ass is dragging through ARX, you bet I'm having that drink when I'm done.) I do nothing to compensate because I don't see a need.

Teresa

[ArmyMike]

Hi there Miss Ocean.
Well for me, I drink the recovery drink during my workouts and I like it like that. It keeps my energy level up and keeps me from not being too hungry after my workouts.
If you drink yours after your workouts thats fine, but I would drink it after yoga too, because it's a pretty intense workout too.
Hope this helps,
Mike

[scourtney7]

Okay Teresa, you wanna share some of that recovery drink with a fellow runner in need. I mean if there is a surplus I will gladly take some off your hands.

[Visionary]

Hey! Share the wealth! I just had to order some more myself!

[FitRunner]

Shannon - I just got on Home Direct for the recovery drink too, I can see the bottom of the tub :( I'll bring you some next time we run!

[Dave]

Recovery formula is great, but I think you want to use it only when you feel like Teresa is talking about. There is a lot of sugar in it, and that's by design. The purpose is to replace the glycogen that gets depleted from your muscles. If your glycogen stores are depleted, then the sugar will be converted into glycogen and essentially fill them up. It just isn't the sort of thing that people should be using as a snack or meal replacement. I put it in my water bottles when I cycle. I just use half a serving so it isn't so thick. It works great.

Dave

[scourtney7]

Teresa I'm adding many items to my Home Direct cart as SOON as I get paid. 3 months without pay is well.....you already know this story. we talk about it every week. thanks for sharing your surplus. who knows maybe this will be the week when the "charity work" ends and I get paid for the past three months worth of work. Heck, I know better. That ain't gonna happen. Sheesh. Just a little frustrated! But oh well, I think I will press play and unleash the fury in a positive direction!

[FitRunner]

Shannon I know the feeling of knowing you'd be better off with something you can't afford. It's definitely tough and you're completely entitled to be frustrated. I've heard of some administrative incompetencies but this one tops them all hands down. SOME day they have to figure it out.... right? ><

[scourtney7]

Hopefully....another week has passed and another week empty handed....they are telling me that I should hear something in the next five business days but there are no guarantees that I will receive payment for the services I have rendered the past three months. this completely contradicts the information I was given in January when they told me to see clients in the interim and back date for services. :(

[Sterling]

No matter what your recovery drink is, are there days you don't drink it (ie: yoga)? I can't recall anything in the nutrition guide about this. If it is in there can you tell me what page?

If you don't drink it on these days, do you make up the calories elsewhere to hit your ratios and calorie allotments?

If you are trying to lose body fat, then skip the recovery drink.

Sucrose and fructose, found in refined products such as recovery drinks, should be limited. Typically, these carbs partly get stored as liver glycogen, not muscle glycogen, and may have adverse metabolic effects if consumed in great quantities.

You want carbohydrates from sources that ensures muscle glycogen primarily such as potatoes, rice, pasta, etc IF you have anything. I don't personally eat a lot of carbs (outside of fruits and yams), but thought I'd answer the question.