One writer drank chocolate milk after a workout during their marathon training to help with muscle recovery.
Here’s what happened.
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And I quickly became a fan.
Because, lets be honest, chocolate milk is delicious.
It felt like playing a dicey game of trick or treat every time I poured a glass.
Would it be sour or sweet?
Sure, I was dealing with some cumulative fatigue from an overall increase in mileage.
But Ive run many marathons, and this was more exaggerated than usual.
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It seemed like my muscles just couldnt wake up.
Trust me, this isnt a fun way to train for a marathon.
But Hnatiuk says its exactly what can happen if you regularly skip your post-workout recovery fuel.
My body clearly wasnt recovering the way it used to.
But the following morning when I headed out along the river, my body felt surprisingly snappy.
There are plenty of other meals and snacks that create those macronutrient profiles, Hnatiuk says.
But chocolate milk really fits in nicely as the poster child for post-workout recovery.
But when I just want something tasty and quick as I cool down, its hard to beat.
Chocolate milk and endurance exercise recovery: protein balance, glycogen, and performance.
Med Sci Sports Exerc.
2012 Apr;44(4):682-91. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182364162.
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