What helps muscles refill energy after a workout?
Postexercise protein-carbohydrate and carbohydrate supplements increase muscle glycogen in men and women
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After a long workout, drinking a sugary drink or a drink with sugar and a little protein helps muscles store more energy faster than drinking nothing.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
After a long workout, drinking a sugary drink or a drink with sugar and a little protein helps muscles store more energy faster than drinking nothing.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 537 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Tarnopolsky MA, Bosman M, Macdonald JR, Vandeputte D, Martin J, Roy BD
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Increased carbohydrate intake enhances intramuscular glycogen storage, thereby improving resistance training performance and volume capacity.
After a long workout, drinking a sugary sports drink helps your muscles refill their energy stores much faster than not eating anything at all.
After a workout, drinking a sugary recovery drink makes your blood sugar and insulin spike higher than if you drink nothing — and this happens the same way in men and women.
After a long workout, men and women refill their muscle energy stores at the same rate when they both drink the same recovery drink — even though women burn more fat during the workout.
A drink with sugar, a little protein, and a tiny bit of fat after a workout helps muscles recover energy, but not quite as well as a drink with just sugar.