david baker

I like the Hammer products also. I mix perpetuem(carbs) with Hammer whey protein. Sometimes I mix fiber in as well. You could also mix heed(carbs) with whey protein. You could get real fancy and throw all that in a blender with fruit, I've never done that but I bet it's good.The fruit could be the carbs. If it is not sweet enough add stevia like Hammer does. I don't like the xylitol sweetener that Hammer uses.
You could make you own stuff. Get protein from the bulk bin at your local natural food store and mix it with some sort of carbs.Try too make the carbs complex like Hammer does. Probably the same carbs you use when you ride.
I would not worry about the amounts too much. If you put too much of this or that in, it can't be as bad as over-indulging in a pack of cookies or whatever.
The main thing is for it too taste good so you look forward to it.
Understand these are all calories and you need to lower your meal intake if you don't want to gain weight.
So I only use recovery drinks after real intense rides. On light days I may not even put carbs in my drink during rides.
I am sure chocolate milk is OK in a pinch.
Real food and water is probably the best, but this is something convenient to take right away.
----- Original Message -----
From: Trevor O'Neal
To: obra
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:12 AM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] post ride recovery drink

Hey yall,

I'm looking for ideas for post ride/race recovery drinks. (smoothies, formula drinks whatever). What are some good ingredients and amounts that has been working for you? Should I reserve the fancy recovery formulas for longer training rides/races?? Any advice is great.

-Trevor

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

_______________________________________________
OBRA mailing list
obra@list.obra.org
http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org