My high school coach was extremely ardent about having us bring a small snack to practice for after our run and told us that not eating within 30 minutes of our workout would negate a majority of its benefits. How true is this? Is it also advisable to eat soon after a weight or core workout?
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Depends on how many miles and exertion and also how long(hours,minutes)?
If you deplete your glycogen stores, eating some carbs within 30 minutes will allow you to supercompensate.
Are you depleting your glycogen stores every practice? Unlikely, but the snack probably won't hurt.
Are any benefits of your workout negated? No, at worst you won't get the supercompensation but you'll still get the benefits of whatever workout you did.
Could you explain what supercompensation is?
I haven't heard this supercompensation angle before. What I have heard about the 30-minute recovery window is if you miss it, your muscles need twice as much time to restock glycogen. Whether this matters is a complicated question, as the other answers were getting at. The ideal snack is 20% protein 80% carbohydrate.
I always eat within the window. Since I am going to eat _sometime_, why not within 30 minutes?
An Econ Major wrote:
Could you explain what supercompensation is?
Well, it's kind of like superdupercompensation, only not quite as duper.
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