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homemade recovery drink?

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  • 04-06-2008 1:17pm
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    Diarmuid
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    According to Joe Friel (and other sources) claim that to accelerate the recover period after training/race, drinking a 4:1 or 3:1 carb-protien drink (80g:20g) is very good.

    Has anyone got any good recipes for some homemake recovery drinks? It difficult to make a drink with that amount of carb without using some very sugary maltodextrin mix but maybe someone has a good idea?


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    jwwie
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    milk is just about as good as any recovery drink mixture. a bit of that within 30 mins of finishing will help recovery. a beer also does a body good as well, at least thats what i tell myself.


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    kenmc
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    beer will defo have the carbs, milk should have the proteins, so it looks like 4 pints of beer and a pint of milk. I don't like milk so I'll have 5 beers thanks. :D


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    TinyExplosions
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    Chocolate milk is also great for recovery, but like the others, I'd go for beer... nice pint o Guinness goes down great after a spin :)


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    daymobrew
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    TinyExplosions wrote: »
    Chocolate milk is also great for recovery
    Last week a friend in California, who does half ironman type distances, said that chocolate milk had become the new recovery drink.


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    Chris Peak
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    daymobrew wrote: »
    Last week a friend in California, who does half ironman type distances, said that chocolate milk had become the new recovery drink.

    Throw in a good slug of brandy to make it even better! Heaven. :D


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    Bicyclegadabout
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    Beer and chocolate milk?
    I didn't realise I had such an athletically focused diet! This is great news.

    I would recommend a couple of pints after exertion.


    http://www.ratebeer.com/StoriesBy.asp?AuthorID=4850

    Beer + Health and Exercise articles


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