armbarking
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I'm a grappler. I train BJJ 4-5 days a week for 2 hours at a time. I try to eat "clean". Mostly lean beef, chicken, beans, whole wheat foods, etc. Currently, I take a one-a-day type vitamin in the afternoon and fish oil pills at night. I usually eat chicken a couple hours before I train. I have some carbs in the form of a powerbar 1/2 hr before class and drink a Gatorade/Water mixture during class.
My question is, I have always heard that you should take in 40-60 grams of protein within an hour of working out. I usually eat about 1 1/2 hours after my workout and don't always get a lot of protein in. Reason being by the time I shower, change, drive home (30 mins) & cook dinner it is usually 1 1/2 hours after I get off the mat. So, does a grappler require the same protein intake in the same ti****ble as a weightlifter? Am I hurting my recovery and muscular growth by not getting in enough protein in time? What about Glutamine? Is it a necessity for grapplers like it is for weight lifters? And finally, does anybody know the benefits of adding Creatine to a grapplers supplemenation?
Thanks in advance for your help.
_mike
My question is, I have always heard that you should take in 40-60 grams of protein within an hour of working out. I usually eat about 1 1/2 hours after my workout and don't always get a lot of protein in. Reason being by the time I shower, change, drive home (30 mins) & cook dinner it is usually 1 1/2 hours after I get off the mat. So, does a grappler require the same protein intake in the same ti****ble as a weightlifter? Am I hurting my recovery and muscular growth by not getting in enough protein in time? What about Glutamine? Is it a necessity for grapplers like it is for weight lifters? And finally, does anybody know the benefits of adding Creatine to a grapplers supplemenation?
Thanks in advance for your help.
_mike