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Fit After Fifty: Does Workout Nutrition Make A Difference?

By on September 23, 2012

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Researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University have found that taking a mixed carbohydrate and protein supplement before and after a workout could boost muscle performance and slow muscle wastage in people over retirement age.

This will not come as a surprise to many of you fitness junkies out there. Pre and post workout nutrition has been recommended for enhancing performance and recuperation for years.

But the fact that this concept is being applied to our aging population is significant. With the leading edge of the Baby Boomer generation entering their senior years, maintaining health and fitness is about to become a major demographic concern.

Need Proof?

Chocolate Milk is now being marketed as a workout wonder food.

Check out this commercial.

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In my next post, I will provide a more detailed explanation of the science behind workout nutrition.

Until then…

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Doug Robb is a personal trainer, a fitness blogger and author, a competitive athlete, and a student of nutrition and exercise science. Since 2008, Doug has expanded his impact by bringing his real-world experience online via his health & fitness blog, Health Habits. Read more posts by Doug at Hive Health Media.
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3 Comments

  1. Workout Planet

    October 23, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    And people still think supplements are bad.

    Reply

  2. DR

    October 23, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    mmmmmmmmmm cookie dough

    Reply

  3. McBloggenstein

    October 22, 2008 at 10:39 pm

    Wow… chocolate milk?

    Have you ever seen this?
    http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1240510647

    It’s good to know that the same things that work for us when we’re young and kickin’, still work when we’re old and grey.

    Reply

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