News Finding: Whether you decide to eat 30 minutes or two hours after your workout, Agnani stressed that this meal is just as important as the one you had before hitting the gym.
Paper Finding: demonstrated a clear benefit to consuming nutrients as soon as possible after exercise as opposed to delaying consumption.
News Context: As for your eating after your workout, there is really no time constraint -- but you should definitely eat when you're hungry. Whether you decide to eat 30 minutes or two hours after your workout, Agnani stressed that this meal is just as important as the one you had before hitting the gym. "Eating after your workout is important, as muscle repair continues," she wrote.
Paper Context: For maximizing MPS, the evidence supports the superiority of post-exercise free amino acids and/or protein (in various permutations with or without carbohydrate) compared to solely carbohydrate or non-caloric placebo . demonstrated a clear benefit to consuming nutrients as soon as possible after exercise as opposed to delaying consumption. Protein synthesis of the legs and whole body was increased threefold when the supplement was ingested immediately after exercise, as compared to just 12% when consumption was delayed.