Home made recovery drinks

[ianrauk]

Chocolate milk is the way to go and tastes better than beer, lager, wine, gin, whisky or any other alcoholic nonsense you might partake in

Spoilsport

 

[jowwy]

Spoilsport

Sorry mr @ianrauk but i havent partaken in alcohol for 6yrs now

 

[ianrauk]

Sorry mr @ianrauk but i havent partaken in alcohol for 6yrs now

Fair enough bud.... Have a Kaliber on me.

 

[Citius]

Any good ones to share ?
Just picked up some SIS recovery powder to add to some water but I would prefer to make my own drink / smoothie I guess .

Depends how far you've ridden, how much effort you've made and how quickly you need to recover. Most of us - at the level we ride at - don't specifically need a recovery drink as such.

Cheese/tuna sarnie after a ride does the job - followed by a couple of bottles of Leffe in the evening. There's nothing specifically in a recovery drink that you can't get from other sources.

 

[jowwy]

Fair enough bud.... Have a Kaliber on me.

Yuck - will accept a coffee lol

 

[Colin_P]

Chocolate milk is the way to go and tastes better than beer, lager, wine, gin, whisky or any other alcoholic nonsense you might partake in

Not better than a nice cup of tea.

Mrs Doyle, where are you............

 

[marzjennings]

Depends on the ride; usually just water unless a full training ride then a protein drink. I find muscle milk vanilla flavour the least disgusting to drink.

 

[wisdom]

View attachment 95761 Just back in. Bike clean and I am using my normal rehydration method.

Cracking bike as well as a great cider

 

[Cuchilo]

Depends how far you've ridden, how much effort you've made and how quickly you need to recover. Most of us - at the level we ride at - don't specifically need a recovery drink as such.

Cheese/tuna sarnie after a ride does the job - followed by a couple of bottles of Leffe in the evening. There's nothing specifically in a recovery drink that you can't get from other sources.

That's why I'm asking . I don't really want to neck the SIS stuff I would prefer to make my own from a banana and stuff .
Normal food/ eating doesn't seem to be doing it for me and I find I am sparko by about 3pm . If I sit down on the sofa I am out for the count for two hours .
I guess doing a physical job doesn't help .

 

[Citius]

Have you upped your training load in recent weeks? If so, then it might just be a matter of adaption to a higher workload. In other words, the more you train, the more you can train.

It if isn't that, then take a look at the ingredients in the recovery powder. They really aren't that special - most, if not all of it is available in regular foods. The only benefit is convenience. But banana smoothies or whatever - probably a lot cheaper and better for you

 

[Cuchilo]

I actually ride less than I used too but the rides now are aimed towards TT . I think work has something to do with it also .
Stressed with running a business , knackered with doing the work for the business and then riding aswell .

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Coke for me.

 

[Cuchilo]

The amount of miles you do I'm not surprised

 

[coffeejo]

Milk for me. And if I'm hungry, boiled or scrambled eggs to eat as they're quick and easy (and don't require much thought).

 

[Supersuperleeds]

The amount of miles you do I'm not surprised

If it's good enough for him http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/33489804 it's good enough for me