Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Day 255\ Recovery....

After last weekends adventure the importance of nutrition was hammered home again. After the longer runs i get straight into a tip top recovery smoothie as follows;

Recovery Smoothie

50g Porridge
25g Whey Protein
5g L-Glutamine
100g Plain Yogurt
Load of frozen berries
Fill up most of the spaces with juice

Whizz like crazy....DONE

After a long ride or a hard ride this is a saviour, good mix of carbs some protein, zinc fiber and a dash of glutamine to help the immune system (if that's what it does). All in an cold easily digestible snack.

After sundays marathon i went to a BBQ and was presented with steak, sausage and not much else. It was a total chore to eat it even though it was delicious. When the cakes came out an hour or so later i was all over it.

By the evening i was struggling and felt sick like my immune system was crumbling however i decided to get some carbs in with one of favorite pasta dishes pesto and trofie with tomatoes


recovery in a bowl.....

150-200g Trofie di Liguria
30-40g Pesto (Basil, Pine nuts and oil, not the pepper got knows what else we eat in the UK)
a handfull of cherry tomatoes or daterini chopped
splash of extra virgin olive oil
 parmigiano or grana grated over the top

Total winner halfway through the plate i felt better already.

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