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To make your time at the gym the most effective, it's imperative to optimize your pre- and post-workout meals. It's important to consume a nutritious and balanced snack before you go to the gym, but it's even more important to make sure you eat the right things afterward.
When formulating the best after workout meal, it's important to know exactly what working out does to your muscles. When you extend your muscles, they use up their glycogen stores for fuel, meaning when you leave the gym, your muscles will be partially depleted of glycogen. Alongside this, some of the proteins in your muscles get broken down and damaged.
When you leave the gym, you need to replenish the nutrients in your body so your body can start the process of repairing and your muscle proteins. Eating protein after your workout can decrease muscle protein breakdown, increase muscle protein synthesis or growth, replenish glycogen stores, and enhance your muscle recovery.
Fitness experts recommend consuming between 10 and 20 grams of protein after your workout to maximize your body's ability to recover, and if you're looking for a great on-the-go snack for after (or even before) your workout, consider Jawbox Jerky.
Jawbox Jerky is a premium beef and chicken jerky company that uses only the highest quality ingredients to provide you with the purest nutrition. This jerky is made in small batches with no preservatives and only natural ingredients from grass-fed and grass-finished beef, and it offers 16 grams of protein in each serving, making it perfect for an after-work out snack.
This premier quality jerky was created with athletes in mind, and Jawbox Jerky proudly partners with the CPSDA. So, if you’re looking to train like an athlete, you should snack like one, too.
