Chocolate Milk...what?

First off, I want to apologize for not having a post in well over a month. As most of you know, this past month has been the craziest of my life. After, a lot of hard work and determination, I finally reached my life long goal of playing professional football.

Now onto today's topic: Chocolate milk as a post workout recovery drink.

There have been several studies published in the past few years looking at using chocolate milk as a post workout recovery drink. We all should know that after a vigorous workout, we need to replenish our muscle glycogen sources by in taking carbohydrates. We also need to refuel with some protein to help in in the repair and growth of muscle tissue. This should all be done within 30 minutes of finishing your workout for best results.

Now, many people are ingesting sports drinks to get these sources, loaded with excess sugars that are stored as fat. So, there has been a new look at using chocolate milk. The study posted below reveals that the group who ingested chocolate milk had better recovery and performance compared to the carb-protein mix drink.

So, why chocolate milk. Well, there is certain ratio of the macronutritents(Carbs, Fats, Proteins) that is recommended for post workout refueling. Chocolate milk just happens to have that exact ratio. It has also been studied that the excess sugars in chocolate milk are much easier digested in the gut compared to other drinks.

This is fairly new to me, so for the next month I will be using chocolate milk as a post workout drink. I will check back with you with updates and let you know how things are going. Until then, take a look at this study below and put your own thought on it.

Chocolate Milk Study-Click Here


Best,


Doug Spurling, NSCA-CPT