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And I'm Juliette.

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So what we want to talk about today is what we do as our post-workout strategy.

Well, and sort of a larger conversation about how do we use the protein sort of supplementation?

So first of all, I have a number one organizing principle in my life. It's not the 800 gram

challenge, which is good, but it's actually getting enough grams of protein a day. I really

struggled to do that. And what I found is that if I supplement with a shake, it's easier for me to

augment my protein grams with a little bit of a boost. I also learned years ago from our friend

Stacey Sims that women in particular need to eat protein within 30 minutes of exercise.

So I've been religiously having a scoop of protein and a little bit of creatine within 30 minutes of exercise.

It turns out, she points out that it's even less about making sure you have all aminos on hand, but that protein scoop can actually help you rehydrate more effectively.

Is that important for us?

Well, only if you want to turn on all of the repairs signaling, which is actually limited by

hydration. So it turns out, wait for it, a little bit of protein in your water means that you can

hydrate more effectively and get that recovery system turned back on. It's also notable that

a lot of people don't handle the way very well.

And we have great grass-fed way, which is often easier on people's stomach than just sort

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