What you should not eat after training

Say no to some foods, after physical exercise. Check out what are the forbiden foods to avoid avoid training.

It is natural that after intense training period you feel hungry. Because that’s the information that your brain gives you. But if you think this is the right time to eat something that rewards your effort, you’re wrong. If you’re training to increase your muscle mass and lose fat, avoid these foods in the period following the effort you made. The success of your training is directly linked to the food you choose for your table in the following meals.

Saturated and trans fats

Avoid at all costs eating them, especially after a physical exercise. Burgers, fries or pizza, for example, contain too many calories and are full of fats. It turns out that these delay your digestion that can lead your body to store more fat.

Salads

These super healthy meals are not, however, ideal to eat after an intense effort. Although they are full of nutrients, they do not provide your body the energy replacement that it needs to recover properly. You can use them as a side dish, but not as a main meal.

Cakes

If you think it’s now you can eat a cake because of all the effort that you did, know the harm it does. Despite an urgent need to replenish carbohydrates in post-training stage, it is not through these foods rich in carbohydrates, as they are highly processed, high in calories, fat and sugar.

Salty Snacks

It would be legitimate to think that when you finished an intense sports practice you can eat a handful of nuts, popcorn or other salty snacks, right? Wrong. Sodium, besides being very damaging to your diet in general, especially when consumed right after a physical training. This is because the consumption of sodium affects potassium levels, reducing them. Potassium is a mineral that contains an electrical charge, is one of the main electrolytes, which should be replaced after the training. The electrolytes are responsible for transmitting electrical impulses from the nerves and muscles to other cells and are present in body fluids by which they will diminishing during the practice of physical exercise through sweat. Excess salt will harm the settlement of potassium levels.