Re: Wretched situation: I catch a cold after most hard workouts

> It seems like I go from cold to cold the past couple years.
> 
> After I get over one cold I gradually build back up to an eager hard
> workout...then I catch another cold!
> 
> It just happened again. Rats!
> 
> And my colds tend to last 2 weeks! RATS!
> 
> Maybe it's happening because I don't eat right after these hard efforts.
> Hmm. I usually eat a fresh-food dinner. I just read the latest "Master
> Skier" that said that one has lots more free radicals and oxidizing
> going on after hard workouts which suppress the immune. I guess I've
> known about this suppression but haven't realized or remember that I get
> so vulnerable when I'm feeling so healthy. Maybe I should start taking
> or eating something after these hard efforts. ??

Yes you can have a much better recovery from intake directly after the
workout.

If I drive to a workout, I always pack a banana for immediate recovery
for the ride the home, then I get more serious about it when I get
home. When I finish a workout @ the house, I make a protein smoothie
which is incredibly helpful:

1 yogurt
1.5c OJ
1c frozen fruit such as berries or tart cherries from Northern
Michigan. Must be Michigan Cherries for best recovery, no doubt.
Ideally, Traverse City tart cherries, grown near the TC VASA trails,
known locally as the TART trails.
.5c milk
1 banana or kiwi
2 scoops protein powder - any kind
hit frappe

Not after every workout - but after the long & / or intense ones. I
never have nothing after any workout - I always eat & drink. Oh- I'm
on a pretty healthy streak, but I am struggling with overtraining, &
the resulting sleep deficit makes it tough to crawl out. I should be
better this week. I hope.

I know you read your recent copy of MasterSkier because you were
quoting from it. Also in that issue are a pair of articles about
nutrition & recovery. It's all there mate.