Recovery Drink

[loring1970]

I'll be starting P90X in two weeks. I'm trying to prepare myself with everything I'll need but I'm a little confused about what I should use as a recovery drink. Beachbody has their own stuff but I'm sure theres cheaper (less expensive) stuff out there.

Does anybody have a favorite or know of something that works well enough on a dime?

[SRT936]

#1. Good old fashioned chocolate milk.
#2. Whey protein shake blended with some fresh fruit.
#3. Basically any drink with a nice blend of carbs and protein to replace glycogen stores and provide protein building blocks to build new muscle and repair old muscle.

[Highwaystreets1]

Chocolate milk!!! they make ( at least in Canada) a 50% less sugar version as well... All of SRT's recommendations are solid as well

[POSr]

Chocolate Milk +1000

Get the low fat/no high frutrose corn syrup kind.

[Item9]

I like milk with a packet of carnation instant breakfast and a scoop of chocolat protein powder.

[Chiller]

I do the whey and mixed frozen fruit with 1% milk....great

[Dellde]

I just make a shake. Milk, some fruit, yogurt.

[k9education]

I use a mix of whey, dextrose, maltodextrin, creatine, and beta-alanine. The 3 former ingredients are the basic essentials for a PWO (post-workout) mix though (protein + carbs).

Between FitRX, Allstarhealth, Amazon & Bodybuilding.com, you can nearly always get a good deal on all of the above.

[Dellde]

My advice, don't get caught up in all the supplements. They are totally unregulated and the majority of them are absolute snake oil, or snake powder as the case may be.

[NCEA2745]

P90X recovery drink taste like crap. It's gross!