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Whoo, there was a lot of traffic. Sorry about that.
Hi, I'm Alicia Maria and I'm the Cardio Chick.
Welcome to my "Cardio World!"
I get so many great questions tweeted to me on Twitter from you guys,...
...thank you very much,...
...that I thought I would answer some of them on video.
Is that cool? Good. Let's go to the first question.
If I do two hours of cardio,...
...haven't I earned my favorite blue cheese cheeseburger...
...from the burger shack afterwards?
Yeah, you've earned it like a car running over you...
Even post-workout is a fundamental part of the getting-in-shape cycle.
Train, eat, sleep, repeat.
That's all.
But a blue cheese cheeseburger from the burger shack...
...is probably not the best post-workout meal choice.
While it certainly packs a protein punch,...
...its benefits are heavily weighed down...
...by the massive fat and carbohydrate load...
...that makes up your basic burger joint burger.
Protein in the cleanest form possible...
...should be your first go-to food post-workout.
Eating 60 to 90 minutes after a workout is mega-important,...
...because your body will more readily utilize the protein that it so needs,...
...because by now your glycogen stores are probably all depleted.
I'll explain what glycogen is a bit later.
Glycogen is your body's primary form of “carbohydrate,”...
...meaning “energy storage.”
It is readily converted to glucose to satisfy energy needs.
You need to recharge and refill your stores by refueling, eating.
Now, back to me.
So when I say clean, think lean and mean protein.
Oh, I like that; did I come up with that?
That cheeseburger is protein,...
...but it’s protein combined with a whole lot of fat.
And fat -- because it's so dense -- will slow down gastric emptying.
You know what that means?
It means your muscles are sitting around waiting...
...for that protein that much longer.
The protein that will help them grow and tighten.
So if you want to get ripped and tight...
...but you have your heart set on red meat,...
...think eye round, top round, sirloin...
...or even some lean ground beef from the butcher. They have it.
Really, Todd, what are you doing on my show?
What are you eating? What is that...?
It's my post-workout hamburger;...
...I'm trying to get all lean, in shape and stuff.
Did you not understand one thing I just explained to all of these lovely people?
Yeah, I heard you.
I got rid of the blue cheese and the chloroforms...
...and the molecules or something.
I wasn't really listening, but now this is yummy and good.
I guess I'm going to have to put this in terms that you can understand Todd...
...but first we're going to get rid of that.
Man, where are my -- I hate when you...
Do you see what's obviously happening here?
Not exactly.
That little tiny you represents your metabolism.
Okay.
That six-pack represents, well, your six-pack.
All right.
His job is to protect and keep your six-pack safe,...
...he's guarding your six-pack, look closely.
Any time you eat too many calories for your body to utilize at any one time...
...the extra just gets stored as fat.
I mean, look at what your metabolism has to do...
...to prevent that cheeseburger from covering your six-pack...
...in a layer of flab.
No, no, no, not my six-pack, get it, get up, mini metabolism me,...
...get him... No, no, oh, God it's like I'm fighting myself.
A cheeseburger slathered in excess cheese fat...
...is the best way to undo the perfect cardio workout.
Todd, I want you to sit here,...
...I want you to study this, I want you to eat it, drink it...
...and sleep it until you know it like it's your own name, do you hear me?
Yeah, I shouldn't eat bad things...
...because the tiny me inside of me will become angry, got it.
I totally understand.
Yeah.
Looks like we have time for one more Twitter question.
This one comes from @satansuncle.
You are the Devil, stealing my source waves won't stop...
Actually let's just end here for now until next time.
Please feel free to find me on Twitter...
...and ask me any questions you have...
...if you're sane.