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Chocolate Milk May Improve Recovery After Exercise
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| And it's also great for da hangover ;)
Feb. 27, 2006 — Chocolate milk is an effective postexercise drink that improves recovery, according to the results of a small, randomized trial reported in the February issue of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism.
"Our study indicates that chocolate milk is a strong alternative to other commercial sports drinks in helping athletes recover from strenuous, energy-depleting exercise," coauthor Joel M. Stager, PhD, from Indiana University in Bloomington, said in a news release. "Chocolate milk contains an optimal carbohydrate to protein ratio, which is critical for helping refuel tired muscles after strenuous exercise and can enable athletes to exercise at a high intensity during subsequent workouts."
On 3 separate days, 9 male, endurance-trained cyclists performed an interval workout followed by 4 hours of recovery, and a subsequent endurance trial to exhaustion at 70% maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max). In a single-blind, randomized design, the men drank equivalent volumes of chocolate milk, fluid replacement drink (FR), or carbohydrate replacement drink (CR) immediately after the first exercise bout and 2 hours of recovery. The chocolate milk and CR had equivalent carbohydrate content. Primary endpoints were time to exhaustion, average heart rate, rating of perceived exertion, and total work for the endurance exercise.
Time to exhaustion and total work were significantly greater for chocolate milk and for FR trials than for CR trials, suggesting that chocolate milk is an effective recovery aid between 2 exhausting exercise bouts.
Study limitations include the possibility that the 4-hour recovery period limited the complete digestion of the complex carbohydrates contained in CR.
"The results of this study suggest that chocolate milk, with its high carbohydrate and protein content, may be considered an effective alternative to commercial FR and CR for recovery from exhausting, glycogen-depleting exercise," the authors write.
The Dairy and Nutrition Council, Inc, supported this study in part. |
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| I'm feeling w00t! right now.. |
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| from personal experience, I have to agree 100% with that, chocolate milk is excellent after a good training ( but not necessarily if your are training to lose weight) |
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| I'm feeling raving lunatic right now.. |
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| The Dairy and Nutrition Council, Inc, supported this study in part. |
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| I'm feeling in a meeting @ barin right now.. |
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| eesh, that last thing i want after training is milk =p I dont even use it to mix up my whey. I wonder if they'll start making chocolate milk w/ glutein and CLA enrichment, that'd be interesting. |
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| I'm feeling gettin more ink soon right now.. |
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| i don't know, drinking milk while being hangover? just the idea is discusting.
7up all the way |
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| I'm feeling kiss me, im shitface right now.. |
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| choclate almond drink is deliscious |
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| I'm feeling michel fugain right now.. |
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| Originally Posted By DAF
7up all the way
Alka seltzer at first, then ginger ale. |
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| store bought chocolate milk is made from all the bloody milk they can't put in cartons |
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| Originally Posted By DAF
i don't know, drinking milk while being hangover? just the idea is discusting.
7up all the way
milk while being hangover...this is one time when I have to agree that drinking milk could be a very bad idea. |
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| I'm feeling raving lunatic right now.. |
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| Hehe it works for me! And I've been doing that for years ;)
but heh I'm a milkaholic |
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| Me 2 |
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| I'm feeling swell right now.. |
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| we are not supposed to drink cow milk after we stopped growing! |
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| I'm feeling michel fugain right now.. |
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| Dont be so lactose intolerent |
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| I'm feeling swell right now.. |
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| hehehe |
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| i'm actually alergique 2 milk but not lactos intolerant
it brings me 2 much mucus!
but hey cowmilk makes young girls have bigger tits! |
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| I'm feeling michel fugain right now.. |
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| Milk is also tit-juice, and what guy wouldn't love to drink some tit-juice? |
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| I'm feeling fucking horny right now.. |
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| ...With a side order of placenta? |
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| I'm feeling swell right now.. |
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| yummy mmmmmmmm.... ......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
ya but 2 much milk can make dem look like soft gone bad grapefruits! |
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| I'm feeling michel fugain right now.. |
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| makes sense. Afterall, the best post workout food after body workout is ice-cream if your trying to gain msucle |
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| I'm feeling :'( right now.. |
Chocolate Milk May Improve Recovery After Exercise
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