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Refuel and Rebuild: The Benefits of Chocolate Milk After Exercise

Discover the power of chocolate milk as a post-workout recovery drink! After intense exercise, your muscles are torn, and glycogen stores are depleted. Chocolate milk offers the perfect mix of protein, carbohydrates, fluids, and essential electrolytes like calcium, potassium, and magnesium. Research shows that consuming low-fat chocolate milk within 15 to 30 minutes after your workout can enhance performance, reduce muscle damage, and aid in building lean muscle. Aim for 16 fluid ounces to maximize recovery and prepare for your next workout!

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Refuel and Rebuild: The Benefits of Chocolate Milk After Exercise

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  1. REFUEL WITH CHOCOLATE MILK By Camila Jatoba BSU Dietetic Intern

  2. After Exercising: • Muscles tear • Glycogen stores are depleted The workout’s finished. The body isn’t. REBUILD. REFUEL. REPLENISH with Chocolate Milk.

  3. Benefits of Chocolate Milk: • Protein • Carbohydrates • Fluids (water) • Electrolytes – Calcium, Potassium, and Magnesium Video- chocolate milk

  4. RESEARCH SHOWS… • Drinking low-fat chocolate milk after a workout: • Makes you more able to work out LONGER and with MORE POWER during a second workout. (Indiana University) • Low-fat milk or flavored milk helps with decrease of exercise-induced muscle damage. • Helps to build lean muscle. • Milk may be especially effective as a post-exercise rehydration drink due to its unique mix of nutrients.

  5. Low-fat Chocolate Milk Gatorade

  6. TIMING AND SERVING SIZE ARE VERY IMPORTANT: • When should you drink chocolate milk? • 15 to 30 minutes after exercise • How much should you drink? • 16 fluid ounces

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