Sunday, January 17, 2010

Favorite Post Run Snack

I've read that both chocolate milk and coffee are good after long runs to help with recovery. Since I usually have some cold coffee left over from previous pots, I've started mixing a full glass of half chocolate milk and half cold coffee! Delicious!

The combination of carbohydrates and fat in the chocolate milk are thought to be important in helping to feed your muscles after a hard workout. The quick bolus of fat and carbs has also been suggested to prevent your body from releasing extra stress hormones which can delay healing.

The coffee has been shown to help muscles utilize the ingested carbohydrates.

Most importantly -- it tastes great!

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