Guess who therefore has no clue what to put the machines on on the visit after next.
It's okay! You are allowed to tinker around and work out what feels like the right effort for you -- the staff member would only have been guessing at appropriate starting weights for you anyway. Put it on the lowest weight, try a rep, see how it feels, if it feels way too easy increase the amount, and so on.
Because somehow I doubt grabbing a packet of cookies from the vending machine and stuffing them in my face immediately after coming out of the fitness center is the best way to handle things. (I did really need the sugar boost, which may mean I did something wrong.)
Probably not the absolute best (you want something with more protein in than the average cookie), but honestly, you could have done a lot worse.
Basically: something with a decent dose of protein and carbohydrates (so this is a time when quick-absorbing high-GI carbs can be good -- you want to refill muscle glycogen and also boost the absorption of the protein into the muscles), ideally also low in fat (not because fat is bad but because it slows the absorption of the other two). And you want to eat that as soon as possible within a window of about an hour after your workout.
Some sports scientists found that chocolate milk works as well as a lot of more expensive options!
If you're crashing and running out of energy before you even finish the workout, then you may want to try having a snack beforehand (or mid-workout if it's a long workout or you find that works best for you). Same general idea (some protein, some carbs) but it doesn't have to be so fast-absorbed. I invented the chocolate chip cookie dough protein ball for mid-climbing refuelling.
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It's okay! You are allowed to tinker around and work out what feels like the right effort for you -- the staff member would only have been guessing at appropriate starting weights for you anyway. Put it on the lowest weight, try a rep, see how it feels, if it feels way too easy increase the amount, and so on.
Because somehow I doubt grabbing a packet of cookies from the vending machine and stuffing them in my face immediately after coming out of the fitness center is the best way to handle things. (I did really need the sugar boost, which may mean I did something wrong.)
Probably not the absolute best (you want something with more protein in than the average cookie), but honestly, you could have done a lot worse.
Basically: something with a decent dose of protein and carbohydrates (so this is a time when quick-absorbing high-GI carbs can be good -- you want to refill muscle glycogen and also boost the absorption of the protein into the muscles), ideally also low in fat (not because fat is bad but because it slows the absorption of the other two). And you want to eat that as soon as possible within a window of about an hour after your workout.
Some sports scientists found that chocolate milk works as well as a lot of more expensive options!
If you're crashing and running out of energy before you even finish the workout, then you may want to try having a snack beforehand (or mid-workout if it's a long workout or you find that works best for you). Same general idea (some protein, some carbs) but it doesn't have to be so fast-absorbed. I invented the chocolate chip cookie dough protein ball for mid-climbing refuelling.