Tag Archive: recovery

Your Workout is Eating You Alive

[tired guy image]

Note: This is a guest post from Johnny B. Truant, of JohnnyBTruant.com. I've got way too much going on. First of all, I'm a budding endurance athlete. I decided to train for my first marathon last fall, and spent a long Ohio winter clocking runs in the freezing cold before the sun was up. Second,…

The 7 Secrets of Post-Workout Recovery

Mooove over, chocolate milk.

Everyone loves the post-workout meal.  It serves as a reward, a celebration of having worked your ass off, and it's a fantastic excuse to eat some of the sugars and simple carbs that we avoid most other times. But many athletes are mistaken or unsure about what to eat after a workout. People are fond…