Best Paleo Diet to Follow After Gym Workout

What you eat post-workout can be the most important food that you eat the whole day. The human body absorbs and uses the proteins and carbs better within 45 minutes after the workout session is over. The food is especially used towards building muscles and hence you need to have the requisite nutrition after gym work to be stronger and leaner.

A paleo meal plan focuses on the ancient way of diet and eating. The word paleo comes from Paleolithic which signifies a time period of earth 2.5 million years ago (the stone age) from now. The diet plan stresses on the idea that if we can emulate what our ancestors used to eat, we can have the same strong, muscular and healthy body. Therefore a paleo diet excludes all kinds of processed foods, dairy, whole grains and other edibles that were absent in a time period when domestication of animals, and agriculture, were absent. The diet focuses on eating more lean meat, nuts and vegetables. As we can see, this kind of food is rich in proteins and fibre. It can improve the health of the digestive system and can also help you build more muscles post workout.

Nuts are also included in the paleo diet plans and these are a source of energy, fiber and minerals, among other nutrients. As there are no whole grains like wheat present in the paleo meal plan, you can refrain from eating sodium. Hence those suffering from heart diseases such as hypertension and high blood pressure can also opt for foods of a paleo meal plan.

Food items post workout

Your paleo meal plan may include food groups and elements including: 

• Meats: including chicken, beef, lamb, pork and turkey among others.
• Eggs: including omega 3 enriched, pastured or free range eggs.
• Vegetables: including peppers, onions, kale, carrots, tomatoes and many more.
• Fruits: while on a paleo diet, you can consume all kinds of fruits including oranges, bananas, avocados, blueberries, apples, strawberries etc.
• Nuts: including walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pumpkin seeds and others.
• Low glycemic carbs

Hence the paleo diet provides to you both proteins and energy that is needed for body repair, growth and strength gain post gym workout. A person who weighs around 80 kilograms needs around 100 gram of protein a day, if not more. No other diet plan, including the keto diet plan, can provide you with many proteins as the paleo diet plan does. It is one of the best plans when you wish to lose weight and build a strong, lean and muscular body.