how long to wait after PWO shake

[edubz]

After my workout, I drink a whey shake with oats.

How long AFTER this Post Work out shake should I have my next meal?

I usually wait 3 hours, but do not know if this is good.

 

[ItsAParadox]

Hmm I would say 45mins to 1 hour after post-workout meal? Anybody to correct me?

 

[soxmuscle]

3 hours?

After my PWO shake I start getting hungry about a half hour after finishing it.

That said, I'll usually just sit on IM for another half hour and eat my next meal one full hour after downing my shake.

I never understood having elaborate PWO shakes with oats, peanut butter and crap like that.

Skim milk, chocolate whey and that's it for me. Ballpark: 350 calories, 50 grams of protein, 40 grams of carbs.

That way I can eat a whole balanced meal an hour later without the shake overwhelming my stomach.

 

[sakbar]

3 hours?

Skim milk, chocolate whey and that's it for me. Ballpark: 350 calories, 50 grams of protein, 40 grams of carbs.

Milk for PWS?!

 

[Triple Threat]

Skim milk, chocolate whey and that's it for me. Ballpark: 350 calories, 50 grams of protein, 40 grams of carbs.

That way I can eat a whole balanced meal an hour later without the shake overwhelming my stomach.

I do something almost similar. I drink a whey protein shake with water on the drive home from the gym and drink a glass of milk once I'm there. My first meal after that is about 1.5 hrs later.

 

[Merkaba]

an hour or so for me.

 

[largepkg]

I pound my shake as soon as I get home. Usually no more then 10 min PWO. Then a rather large meal follows an hour later.

 

[Egoatdoor]

I'm with the one hour later crowd.

If you don't feel like eating for another 3 hours, then you need to work out harder or or your metabolism is way too slow and needs to be speeded up.

 

[QuestionGuy]

I'm with the one hour later crowd.

then you need to work out harder or or your metabolism is way too slow and needs to be speeded up.

hmmm.....i never thought about it that way....i guess this is another way you can read your body and make adjustments.....hmmm, after years and years you can still learn something new every day..