Well, one of us LIKES to, the other of us drinks and eats pretty much what is put in front of him in the name of TRAINING!
I like to make us each a smoothie with health-supporting and tasty ingredients. But, if we happen to have chocolate milk in the fridge, The Captain will opt for that, along with a fresh banana.
Since we have been training for our half marathon, The Captain has been losing weight. I have been encouraging him to keep up with his strength training workouts, though on a much scaled-back schedule, but his weight has been dropping. (My karma must be wonky right now ‘cause I am sure this is just not fair.)
So, lately, I have been making his recovery smoothies with a GNC product from their Beyond Raw line called Rebuilt. It is meant to add mass to guys who are working out hard and has lots of calories, lots of protein and other nutrients to support muscle growth. I am hoping it will help him retain his weight and not get that skinny runner look! So far, so good. And he loves the taste of the Chocolate Brownie flavor.
This is the smoothie I made for him today after our 5 km run….
It contains:
- 2 scoops of GNC Beyond Raw Rebuilt Chocolate Brownie protein powder
- 1 cup water
- 1 small banana
- 1 Tbs chia seeds
- 1 handful frozen mixed berries
He let me have a small taste… wonderful! And I am sure you could make something very similar with any chocolate protein powder, or by adding cocoa to a different flavored powder.
My own smoothie today was delicous too!
It contains:
- 1 scoop GNC Whey ISO Burst protein powder (mine is Banana Berry Burst )
- 1 cup vanilla unsweetened Almond Breeze
- 1 small banana
- 1 Tbs chia seeds
- 1 handful fresh spinach leaves
- 1 handful frozen mixed berries
If you have a vanilla or unflavored powder, it would work too.
The run? Well it was 5 km and we did our usual hill neighborhood route. Windy and cool today so happy to have it done! We are starting Week #12 of our training today and I just know it is gonna be a good week!
W3 R36:30 @10/1 W4
stretch 10 minutes
What do you drink or snack on after you run or workout?
Does training make you hungrier? If so, how do you handle it?
Do you gain weight or lose weight or stay the same when you are training intensely?
I love smoothies, I've already forgotten the questions - you need comments below post so I can scroll up and re-read ;)
ReplyDeleteThe capt is lucky to have you making him smoothies....and FROZEN berries....I should buy some. Ive been eating a lot of Logans fresh ones
Those look like awesome smoothies! Love adding Spinach to mine too and love GNC!!
ReplyDeleteYou are so sweet looking after your hubby like that:) I feel like I am less hungry when I exercise lately for some reason. Weird. I found this local health and nutrition store close by that I really want to take some time and check out. I hear the owner is pretty knowledgeable, so I might pick her brain a little:)
ReplyDeleteI have started drinking Lucozade Lite for hydration purposes, especially for swimming because it helps prevent my cramp. I like smoothies, but rarely drink them. I've never got to grip with the blender!
ReplyDeleteI get very hungry the day after a longish run, even with a good breakfast I need to eat at 10am!
As long as I'm careful with portions (I easily get carried away and eat way too much), then I maintain or slightly loose weight when I'm exercising regularly.
Those smoothies look great!! YUM!
ReplyDeleteI am STARVING after a workout and have to be careful because I will literally, stuff my face with food. Depending on time of day, I'll have a bagel with peanut butter, a piece of fruit, a drink with nuun in it.....also it could be a chicken wrap with lettuce/tom or all white tuna. Dinner time may be pasta or chicken with rice and veggies. I always have a sweet....2 cookies OR half of a triple choc bar from Whole Foods (save other half the next day).
ReplyDeleteYUM! chocolate brownie protein powder sounds amazing :) in the summer i like to go with smoothies post-run as well...with protein powder of course and fruit but also lots of PB :)
ReplyDeleteGlad I am not the only one who gets so hungry! :)
ReplyDeleteI try to get a smoothie in after my LSD on Sunday, but it doesn't always work out that way. Last year I was training for my first half marathon and I started at 4 months post partum. I was also breast feeding. I lost 20lbs which was great! Since January, I've lost 4lbs which is a combination of calorie counting and training. I hope to lose 10 more.
ReplyDeleteRunning makes me starving too... I almost always gain a few pounds when I increase mileage and train for longer distances. For some reason, when cross training (spin, weights, swimming) I'm not as hungry and have no weight gain, that's usually when it comes back off. :) We LOVE smoothies in our house too, especially with frozen berries, banana and spinach. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteI have not found my workouts to affect my hunger much. I do eat a good breakfast always so that may help. Good luck with your training! (KymberlyFunFit)
ReplyDeleteI really need to experiment with putting spinach in my smoothies...everyone seems to love it, it just doesn't sound appealing to me! Yours looks good though :)
ReplyDeletemmmm - your smoothie looks so good! I don't lose pounds when I increase training generally, but my whole body changes and my clothes usually are falling off me. The scale stays the same though...
ReplyDeleteBoth of those smoothies sound delicious. I don't have a "usual" refuel - pretty much anything that is quick and has protein and carbs:)
ReplyDeleteI like to have a smoothie after a hard workout too, although chocolate milk is another handy favorite. I get so hungry with long runs, especially the day after, so I deal with this by eating... :)
ReplyDeleteThese look great! I don't have protein powder, but I'll try a spin on the second smoothie tomorrow after my spin class :)
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