Alternatives to protien shakes for post-workout

[quadrant6]

Whats the next best thing to a whey shake post-workout? basically I can't handle whey/dairy and the alternatives are not great in my opinion. So I'm trying a meal afterward instead.

Anybody else do this?

So far I've been having:

- Salmon or tuna on toast

- eggs on toast

- pasta with mince

- chicken with rice

thats sort of thing.....

[Pseudonym]

There are a couple of things you want in a post-workout shake/meal...

- Sugar: this not only restores the energy spent during the workout, it increases your insulin levels which helps you absorb your protein better. The other sources of carbs you've got there (rice, pasta, bread, etc) are ok, but they won't form as much of an insulin spike.

- Protein: some proteins take longer to digest than others. Post-workout you want the protein into your system as fast as possible. Whey is obviously the best choice (in particular, whey isolate), but I'm not sure what the next best is. Possibly egg whites? I really don't know.

- Low fat: fats are important, but they will slow the absorption of carbs and protein. Save them for the post-post-workout meal.

[Delpreet]

i would suggest 3-4 slices of white bread...... then mayb go home straight after and have ur tuna or chx breast or eggs....

and wat about soy protein bro.... do u have digestion problems with that as wel ??

[2guns]

delpreet u dnt want soy protein... end of story lol

also bread, pasta and mince are shit

first 2 are processed u should eat kumara oats rice

and the latter, if yr buying ti packaged will be too fatty unless yr doing it yrself i.e chicken breast minced up

[Cammo]

Chicken breast & brown rice downed with a Myzone or Poweraid.