Will eating after exercise make you fat? Can you gain muscle by supplementing protein?

For people who are losing weight, delicious food is very tempting. They will feel very hungry after exercising. So will they get fat if they eat after exercising? Can they build muscle by supplementing protein? Let's take a look.

Eating in moderation and eating correctly will not make you fat. A lot of energy is consumed during exercise. If you cannot replenish the required energy after exercise, it will make your body very tired. It will also consume protein as energy, and the body will reduce metabolism, reduce muscle, and make it more difficult to lose weight, which is very uneconomical.

Of course not. First of all, protein is the raw material for muscle composition. Too much of the raw material cannot be used and may even be converted into fat. Training stimulation is needed to open the demand window, at which time protein enters to form muscles. You cannot gain muscle by lying down.

Theoretically, when you are fasting, your body is forced to burn stored fat. If you go for a run before breakfast after getting up, you can burn more fat. If you exercise after eating, your body will release insulin to store energy entering the blood, preventing fat from being released and burned. However, due to the complex coordination and calculation of the human body, there is no difference and steady state is maintained.

If you have a big meal before exercise and the exercise intensity is not high, such as jogging on a flat road for 30 minutes, then you don’t need to eat much to increase the burden. Just drink 250-500 ml of water and avoid drinking diuretic drinks such as coffee and tea or sugary fruit juices.