schu028 asked:
I was told I shouldn’t consume any protein after a workout. I’m trying to lose some inches instead of lbs. Does anyone have some good tips/moves for the core and love-handle workout?
STEPHEN
I was told I shouldn’t consume any protein after a workout. I’m trying to lose some inches instead of lbs. Does anyone have some good tips/moves for the core and love-handle workout?
STEPHEN
July 21st, 2009 at 1:04 pm
You can have some fruit juice.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:11 am
eat 6 small meals throughout the day, this will raise your metabolism, drink lots of water, try to eat as much fish and chicken (not fried). You can have protein from food, but you shouldn’t take a protein supplement.
July 27th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Whoever told you not to consume protein didn’t know what they were talking about.
After a workout you should ALWAYS consume protein and carbohydrates. You want to supply nutrients to your body so that it can adequately repair itself. If you don’t eat after a workout, you will remain in a catabolic state — where you body uses uses muscles to feed / repair itself. You’ll also want to consume food within an hour of your last set of exercises.
Eating after a workout prevents (or at least stops) it from happening.
Generally, you want to consume a few hundred calories in both high-glycemic carbohydrates and some protein (75% carbs / 25% protein). Preferably, you’d want to eat a regular meal, but some people can’t eat a lot after a strenuous work out.
Good luck.
July 30th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Drink a protein shake within 30 min. of your workout. That will help your muscles recover.
As for the abs, try doing pilates. That is the most effective core excercise. Also try doing side crunches on the medicine ball. That forces you to stabalize the body and engage more ab muscles. Do at least 3 sessions of 45 min. long cardio sessions to melt any fat on the abs so your muscles can show through.
July 31st, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Try eating an apple or other similar fruits. These fruits will give you energy with the help of natural sugars. These fruits will give you a feel-good feeling. Your trying to lose inches instead of pounds, try exercising every other day and do some slimming exercises such as working out with weights or resistance bands. For the core and love-handle workout try Billy Blanks Bootcamp Ab workout, it really helps! Good luck and have fun with it!
August 2nd, 2009 at 9:47 am
get some electrolytes back into your body, so maybe a gatorade, or some juice would be very good, and of course the obvoious choice a glass of water,
for a good core workout, do crunches, and bicycle crunches, if you arent sure what they are look them up online, do 100-500 of these dpending on how much they hurt after 100
also do static abs or forearm bridges, start out at 1 minute and everyday you do them increase your time by 5 seconds, this should strenghthen your abs, and burn off the extra fat
remeber drink lots of water 8-10 glasses a day for an athelete water also get fat and other toxins out of your body, dont go over 12 glasses but 8-10 is a very good amount
August 2nd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
You want to lose inches? Then you should do more cardio..
After a morning’s work out, you can eat more fruits if you want to lose inches. Once you get used to it, you wouldnt feel hungry.
Good luck!
August 3rd, 2009 at 1:41 am
You should eat something before and after you workout. Please go to these websites for details:,,145t,00.html
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