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Everyone makes mistakes especially doing our own gym workout exercises. Forgive and learn from your gym mistakes!
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Five Gym Workout Mistakes that You’re Making
Everyone makes mistakes especially doing our own gym workout exercises. Forgive and
learn from your gym mistakes!
All of us want to get the most out of our gym workouts, but sometimes we
unintentionally fall prey to eating mistakes that can set you back from achieving our
rewards for working hard in the gym.
Five common gym workout mistakes we make we might
not even realize.
1. Consuming too little fat
Most gym goer fear fat and are afraid of storing up extra calories but the truth is that
getting enough fat is essential for both sports nutrition and weight control. In fact, fat
shuts off your hunger hormones, boosts antioxidant absorption and increases metabolic
rate - which helps you burn more calories. Too little fat may result in fatigue, chronic
hunger, irritability, depression, weaker immune system and increases the risk of injury.
So don’t be afraid to add almond butter to your toast, avocado to your salad or sauté your
veggies in extra virgin olive oil.
2. Leave that sports drink alone
If you’re exercising for less than an hour and a half in a climate-controlled gym, drinking
plain water is enough to keep hydrated. A sport drink is only needed if you work out for
more than 90 minutes, or you’re sweating heavily in hot, humid conditions. The carbs in
sports drinks keeps you going when you can’t stop to eat, so it’s an ideal way to keep
hydrated, fueled up and replace electrolytes lost in sweat if you really need it. Otherwise
you may potentially add on unneeded carbs, so don’t bother with anything but water.
3. Not eating after working out
Being afraid to “eat back” what you’ve burned after gym workout is what gym goers fear
most, but striking the right balance is the key. Whilst eating too much can prevent you
from shrinking your fat cells, working out takes its toll on your body, so having the right
food to heal and repair the wear and tear is needed to achieve results.
Targeting foods that mend muscles, boost metabolism and sculpture your body for
proper recovery after working out.
4. Balancing your meal after a work-out
Don’t limit yourself to only eating protein after the gym. While it’s the key recovery
nutrient, it’s only one of many sources that you need to replenish your body. You should
add on plenty of fresh green foods (antioxidant supply), fat sources (optimise circulation
and muscle healing), wholegrain (replenish carbohydrates stored in muscle tissue), and
definitely fluids (water to rehydrate) for the body.
5. Doubling up on recovery meals
For professional athletes, it’s highly recommended that they eat, for example, an all -
natural bar or shake within 30 minutes after a game or a tough training session, because
starting the recovery process within that time frame has been shown to help maximizing
body healing. However if you’re not a pro, employing this strategy can work against you
or cause you recovery overkill, which results in feeding your fat cells, not shrinking
them. So if you plan to have a meal an hour after leaving the gym, skip the bar and
shake. Go into your training with more confidence you’re doing the right thing when it
comes to your food and exercise.
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