After training food & drinks

[Asmo]

Hey Forum,

After my training I always need to properly refuel myself. I found that if I don't, I get a little weak, grumpy and quickly agitated.

Over time I found that a long drink glass of a bit warm water, a cup of chicken stock (with extra salt added, and pepper because that makes it taste yummie) and a banana usually does the fix. Until a few hours later anyway when it kicks back in, but that's usually around my dinner time then, so that's easily fixed.

The soup and water and salt helps rehydrate the body, and the banana gives me some energy again. Also I learned banana has salts and actually helps rehydrate the body again also, apparently this is why so many sporters eat them.

How do you refuel?

[Xiaobian]

Interesting. After training (or in the middle of training, depending on how long I train for), I like to eat a big ol' roast beef sandwich with horseradish, and warm iron goddess tea. I only eat a banana if it is during training and I start to get dizzy or cannot focus my eyes. The reason for this is that if I want to continue training, I want to eat something which does not weigh my stomach down as much.

It's true what you say about the soup and water. It's exactly why pho is my hangover cure

[ironpalm]

Our class usually has tea during the training and then we have something to eat after class. We just sit on the floor and serve whatever anyone has brought but the always consistent food is chicken dumplings/potstickers which I always bring along with the "secret sauce". Many times we will also have a sliced up pineapple or some type of baked walnut bread. Other times we'll have a chicken dish or even some pasta with sauce. While it's good to put some food into your stomach after training, it's even better to have the class come together and build a friendship with each other sitting around telling jokes or listening to our sifu tell his old war stories. To me that's more important than the food.

[TenTigers]

beer.

[SifuYui]

Sushi - it's healthy and not heavy, with hot tea (Asian) to help it digest. Lipton and Tetley don't go with Asian food

I've had Chinese, Vietnamese, pizza, and ramen too, but they tend to be heavier and I usually have to stay up later to let it digest.

Yui

[TenTigers]

actually, my fave is pei dahn sow yuhk juhk. Not too heavy, warming, with plenty of protien.

[Itinerant_Phenomenologist]

Because of my schedule, I either train very early in the morning before going about my daily business, or toward late evening after I get off of work. That being the case, it's usually rather cold and I'm a bit tired. So I have something that is light but nice for energy... I like chocolate and I always have a drinking container with hot water in it (not tea as I don't want the caffeine to make me use the restroom too often). After training I usually drink a small cup of tea and have some cookies or maybe a small sandwich.

However, though I don't drink much by choice... sometimes a nice cold beer is refreshing after clanging metal rings and stance sore legs.

[Asmo]

Nice replies all

I would add a beer or a whisky too, hihi. In fact after a especially good session during the day I often like to relax with a whisky at night, but of course that only dehydrates the body more...
OTOH soemthing I feel like the whisky helps get rid of the waste in the body by flushing it out as it thins the blood. When I still did running I could often run better/longer when I had a few whiskies the night before, really weird. Didn't that US Tour de France winner blame the whisky either for the positive dope test a few years ago?
Anyway, for regular training I best stay away from the whisky

Itinerant_Phenomenologist, caffeine, also in green tea? Especially in summer I love a jasmin tea after practice. That feels particularly refreshing then.

Xiaobian, pho? Dont think I ever heard of that...

ironpalm, thats a cool setup, and very sociable I did soemthing similar with a bunch of colleagues when I was working night shifts, each night one of the guys was going to bring soemthing. Always a surprise what was going to be our snack, hehe.

TT, pei dahn sow yuhk juhk, no idea either, hehe. Not osmehting on offer on our Dutch Chinese menu's I'm afraid... Pigs feet stew?

[laukarfei]

im kinda surprised at these responses and wasnt going to comment but honestly why do you people eat so little after training?

after you put your body through such high stress it needs protein, and water and amino acids. it doesnt need tea and crumpets lol.

i mean, whatever it kinda sounds like to many of you are living the fantasy of master po or some ish but im just saying, i always push harder then before whatever i do so my body doesnt get conditioned to the training and even still, doing any exercise at a high intensity will put the body in a catabolic state

anyhow i usually eat some kind of meat, unprocessed chicken or pork usually i dont like beef that much, and i eat a veg or fruit with pretty much every meal, and carbs always post workout, and plenty of water

[SifuYui]

Pho is Vietnamese noodle soup with thinly sliced beef tendons, eye round, etc. (Correct me if I'm wrong guys as I've also heard the soup base is called Pho). A great dish that is de-licious, but a little heavy for me after a late workout and I'm going to bed soon after eating (within 2-hours).

Pei dahn sow yuhk juhk is congee (like watery hot rice pudding), with Thousand Year Egg (which translates to "Fart Egg" because that's what it smells like - but it does taste good and is an acquired taste), with lean diced pork. This is not a bad meal to have on a cold evening after a workout, and it's not as heavy as Pho.

That's why I prefer sushi; protein, carbs, WASABI!!!!! and it digest easily and is not heavy - as long as I don't over indulge.

Mind you I have had pizza, Pho, congee, and other stuff after working out too, but I prefer sushi. For me, having a heavy meal will waste a good late workout

I guess it's up to the individuals body metabolism...

Yui

[Asmo]

SifuYui, thank you for the clarifications

[SifuYui]

No problem Asmo.

Anytime you can come to NYC, let me know and I'll introduce you to the Pho and the Congee. I'm sure Ten Tigers would love to join us as he enjoys eating as much as I do

Yui

[Asmo]

If I ever cross the big pond I'd love to do so! I'm sure it would be able to make a great forum-get-together there

[TenTigers]

oh it is not! Pei in this case I believe means skin, due to the preparation of the preserved eggs. Who would order it, if it said 'fart eggs' on the menu? Tryin to pull a fast one on us gwailos, are ya?

[SifuYui]

Who me? That's what we called it as kids

Yui