Mega Muscle Post-Workout Shake: A Secret Recipe for Crazy Results

I cannot emphasize this enough. In sports, lifting, and conditioning, recovery is king. The entire purpose of sports nutrition is to fuel you for the next competition or workout and that is accomplished through proper recovery. What is the best way to recover then?

Number 1: Sleep

This is almost never talked about but the only time your body is growing or adapting from a workout is during rest and sleep. That is when the growth occurs! If you’re getting less than 7 hours of sleep and feeling frustrated because you’re pushing your body and not getting results, increase the time spent in bed.

Between about 8 and 9 hours is optimal. My prescription is sleep for 8 hours a night but spend 9 hours in bed. Lay down in bed 9 hours before you have to be awake the next morning.

It is also important that we stay on a schedule. Constantly changing the time our body rests, throws of our circadian rhythm, our body’s clock, which is why on some days you feel off when you go to work out.

This also goes for those of you trying to cut fat. Over the course of the night our body adjusts its metabolism based on what we demanded of it that day. For example, if we push ourselves to do a fast-paced long-distance run during the day, our body adjusts to handle that better next time during sleep! Not while your awake. It also increases the efficiency of your metabolism, causing us to burn more calories and hack off the fat.

Don’t forget, all of this is only possible with SLEEP!

Number 2: Post-Workout Shake

This is number 2 on the post below and what this post is all about. It is a recipe for a protein/carbohydrate recovery drink. When it comes to recovery, this shake dominates all of the rest. By taking this within 30 minutes of a workout, your body starts the muscle building process, raises your metabolism, and teaches your body to burn more fat. This recipe is a pretty big shake, and it is designed for building muscle quickly. With just this you can pack 5, 10, or even 15lbs of muscle on your frame pretty quickly, not to mention the strength you’d gain with that.

If you’re not looking to put on muscle this is still the best recovery shake, just cut the ingredients in half.

This shake also tastes phenomenal. To give you an idea it tastes a lot like an orange crème sickle.

Recipe:

1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup nonfat strawberry yogurt
1 scoop of protein
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup nonfat milk
1 cup orange juice

Blend until smooth.

Nutrients:
600 Calories
110 grams Carbs
35 grams protein
1 gram fat
4 grams dietary fiber

My compliments to Dr. Susan Kleiner for coming up with this awesome formula.

Enjoy the feeling of more strength, power, and endurance with this recovery formula.

Make Today your Masterpiece,

NB