Why A Post Workout Shake?

A post workout shake contains fast digesting protein. It digests quickly because it comes in liquid form, which also makes it convenient when you take the shake with you.

Strength and endurance training provide a whole host of benefits that most of us are familiar with, everything from maintaining a healthy weight and having a strong heart, to maintaining lean muscle mass and bone density.

One of the things that the average member forgets is that both strength and endurance training stress the body to a very high degree.

The body responds to this “good” stress by building itself back up better than it was prior to exercise. A post-workout shake can speed up the “building back up” process and provide other awesome benefits.

A protein shake provides numerous benefits to your muscle building workout regimen. A couple of the big benefits that your post workout shake will help with are:

-Switching your body from a catabolic (muscle degrading) state to an anabolic (muscle building) state
-Builds muscle faster
-Speeds up fat loss because lean muscle is your furnace to burning unwanted body fat
-Prevents excessive soreness
-Faster recovery in general so you can feel better about getting back to training
-Helps reduce stress hormones and other substances in your body that are damaging to building strength and gaining muscle.

You’ve just worked out so hard… why leave 50% of your results on the table by not giving the body what it needs most when it needs it?

The Bottom Line…you'll be able to work out longer and harder and see results faster if you properly follow a consistent and effective post-workout regimen.

Protein Banana Bread

1 1/3 cup whole wheat flour1 cup organic sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon of nutmeg or all spice
2 egg whites 1 cup of mashed banana (about two really ripe bananas)
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup applesauce unsweetened (optional)
3 heaping scoops pure whey protein (vanilla works best)
1 cap of vanilla extract
1/3 cup of chocolate chips (optional)
1/4 cup of crushed walnuts (optional)

Step 1: Preheat Oven to 350
Step 2: Mix all ingredients together until there are no chunks.
Step 3: Pour into a greased 8″x4″ pan.
Step 4: Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a tooth pick can be stabbed into the middle of the loaf and pulls out clean with no dough sticking to it.

1″ to 1 1/2″ slice will yield about 17 grams of protein.

Something About Splenda

Here's a new research I found and read over and over again. What is this, Splenda bad for you? Not only does it connect with brain tumours but it can actually cause weight gain and retain water which makes us feel fat!?

Oh my goodness, stop the madness! For the past 21 years all I consumed was sugar-free foods that contain sweeteners. I am not going to lie, I love challenges!! All I am going to say is, Bring it!! What do I have to loose other then a little bit of weight ;)

Here is the Challenge: I am going to try this on for size and avoid Splenda and all sweeteners for two good weeks and get back to you on my progress next week. Who knows if it does indeed help with weight loss.

If anyone is interested in participating in this challenge please feel free and try it out. Look at all the foods you eat and make sure there is no sweeteners involved. If you are unsure what is classified as sweeteners please click on this link to show you.
http://www.cn-walcom.com//product/utf-8/25_47.html?gclid=CKzuqLHerp0CFcZM5Qod-lEMjQ
I will keep training hard and eat right without any sweeteners and lets see if this research is true. Can weight loss be helped by avoiding sweeteners?
Till next time....