Hey folks, a quick question:

After reading Guava's post on "Nutrition for Preferred Body Composition" where you can find it here: http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?p=366204#post366204

I noticed one line: After cardio workout, don't eat for an hour.

This got me thinking. I use to drink protein shake after every workout, now, what would you do if you actually feel hungry after cardio workout? Do you choose to starve yourself after an hour or drink protein shake?

Hey folks, a quick question:

After reading Guava's post on "Nutrition for Preferred Body Composition" where you can find it here: http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?p=366204#post366204

I noticed one line: After cardio workout, don't eat for an hour.

This got me thinking. I use to drink protein shake after every workout, now, what would you do if you actually feel hungry after cardio workout? Do you choose to starve yourself after an hour or drink protein shake?

The general consensus around here seems to be (and please correct me if I've misread previous posts) that nutrition around a HIIT workout should be the same as nutrition around a weights workout. i.e. Carbs/Protein 30 mins to an hour before, and carbs/protein directly after.

For a LISS workout, however, your body's metabolism is still elevated for an hour after a workout, so by waiting an hour after your cardio, you're supposedly allowing your body to draw fuel from your fat stores.

I'm a reletive n00b around these parts, so again please correct me if I'm mistaken, but this is what I seem to remember reading more expereinced posters write.

The general consensus around here seems to be (and please correct me if I've misread previous posts) that nutrition around a HIIT workout should be the same as nutrition around a weights workout. i.e. Carbs/Protein 30 mins to an hour before, and carbs/protein directly after.

For a LISS workout, however, your body's metabolism is still elevated for an hour after a workout, so by waiting an hour after your cardio, you're supposedly allowing your body to draw fuel from your fat stores.

I'm a reletive n00b around these parts, so again please correct me if I'm mistaken, but this is what I seem to remember reading more expereinced posters write.

Sorry what is a LISS? *bigger n00b here :p*

Low-intensity Steady State (ie: not getting your heartrate up but still exercising). I don't think the cardio I do is ever considered LISS, but I've been eating whole wheat bread w/ lettuce and turkey after running

Low-intensity Steady State (ie: not getting your heartrate up but still exercising). I don't think the cardio I do is ever considered LISS, but I've been eating whole wheat bread w/ lettuce and turkey after running

Again, n00b around here, but from my understanding LISS, while being low intensity, does get the heart rate up to about 60-75% of one's max HR, and maintaining that for a time, usually 30-45 minutes. LISS increases metabolism during the time one is doign the exercise, and perhaps an hour afterwards. (Some say only a few minutes)

HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is very intense and can/should only be sustained for about 20 minutes. Basically, after warming up, one would go at 90-100% EFFORT (note: not 90-100% of max HR) for a time (perhaps 30 seconds) and then "active rest" for a time (perhaps a minute), and alternating these high intensity intervals throughout the workout. HIIT is said to increase metabolism for up to 24 hours afterwards.

This is what I'm pretty sure I've learned around here. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Again, n00b around here, but from my understanding LISS, while being low intensity, does get the heart rate up to about 60-75% of one's max HR, and maintaining that for a time, usually 30-45 minutes. LISS increases metabolism during the time one is doign the exercise, and perhaps an hour afterwards. (Some say only a few minutes)

HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is very intense and can/should only be sustained for about 20 minutes. Basically, after warming up, one would go at 90-100% EFFORT (note: not 90-100% of max HR) for a time (perhaps 30 seconds) and then "active rest" for a time (perhaps a minute), and alternating these high intensity intervals throughout the workout. HIIT is said to increase metabolism for up to 24 hours afterwards.

This is what I'm pretty sure I've learned around here. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Cool info :tu:

But still, do you guys thing one should eat immediately after say, HIIT (or related intensive cardio workout)?

Sorry guys but its the other way around. You don't eat for one hour after completing HIIT and you can eat 15 minutes after LISS...

With HIIT as your heart rate is high and pumped up, the benefits continue for an estimated hour after you actually finish. If you eat in that time, you are telling your body that you have completed the workout and to stop beating so fast (which aint good)

With LISS you are in the 60 - 70% of Max HR range so when you get off, you pretty much stop the benefits straight away...

Hope that helps

Hey guys

You're doing yourself a real disservice if you leave it an hour to eat after any cardio session.

Cardio burns through your glycogen stores, especially HIIT. But considering you may well do LISS at half the intensity for more than double the time, you'll use about the same amount of muscle glycogen.

If you're doing cardio on a regular basis you need to be replenishing your stores, and the most effective time to do this is in the first 20-30 minutes after exercise. If you keep on missing PW fuel-ups, you'll soon find yourself struggling, especially in HIIT.

Hey folks, a quick question:

After reading Guava's post on "Nutrition for Preferred Body Composition" where you can find it here: http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?p=366204#post366204

I noticed one line: After cardio workout, don't eat for an hour.

This got me thinking. I use to drink protein shake after every workout, now, what would you do if you actually feel hungry after cardio workout? Do you choose to starve yourself after an hour or drink protein shake?
No, eat, especially if you're waiting around for an hour feeling "starved."