{"id":6266,"date":"2023-08-04T17:05:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T10:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2023-08-04T17:05:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T10:05:16","slug":"should-you-consume-protein-before-or-after-your-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6266","title":{"rendered":"Should You Consume Protein Before Or After Your Workout?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/77cdqtwnzl9fxvnro.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Many gym-goers and protein fanatics say you should <em>always<\/em> consume your protein shake post-workout and definitely within an hour. But is that really true? According to Baxter, well, not so much.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not that narrow,\u201d she says of the post-workout protein window, adding that you could consume it one or two hours before <em>or<\/em> after your workout.\u00a0As long as you fuel your muscles with protein at some point, you should be A-OK. The actual timeline isn&#8217;t so stringent.<\/p>\n<p>The more important factor? Your protein quality. Baxter suggests searching for a food source rich in essential amino acids and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/leucine-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/leucine-benefits\" rel=\"noopener\">leucine<\/a>\u2014the latter of which can be used by your muscles to provide energy during a workout as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So, yes, you can drink your protein shake before your workout if you prefer; or you can sip it within two hours of finishing. Translation? You don\u2019t have to rush home to your blender or drink your shake in the car.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many gym-goers and protein fanatics say you should always consume your protein shake post-workout and definitely within an hour. But is that really true? According to Baxter, well, not so much.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s not that narrow,\u201d she says of the post-workout protein window, adding that you could consume it one or two hours before or after &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[53,76,54],"class_list":["post-6266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-mbgpodcast","tag-protein","tag-strength-training"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6266\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}