FITNESS MYTH: YOU NEED PROTEIN IMMEDIATELY POST-WORKOUT

If your goal is to build muscle, you may have heard of the ‘anabolic window’ that occurs after your workout. Some people believe that the period after your workout is so crucial for ingesting nutrients that what you consume then is even more important than what you eat for the rest of the day.

- Ben Carpenter

If you train in a commercial gym, chances are you have seen people slamming their protein shakes as soon as their workout finishes, as if every minute passed is a minute wasted.