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The following question is asked often and on an ongoing basis: “Which are the right foods to consume after a long, hard workout?”  The answer to this question is not a straightforward one as it is, almost as a rule, going to depend on the type of exercise you are doing.

While weight training is anaerobic, which means it is done with little or no use of oxygen, jogging is an aerobic exercise, which requires the muscles and body to use large amounts of oxygen during the training.
The body needs both protein and carbohydrates after long bouts of exercise to help replenish (carbs), rebuild (protein), and repair (protein) what was lost and broken down. Therefore after weight training, it is recommended that more protein than carbs be consumed and after prolonged running more carbs than protein be consumed. Though ideally, a combination of the two depending on the type and intensity level of the workout should be incorporated in to the meal.