Happy Holidays guys! I hope that you guys are having a great time surrounded by the ones you love most.
On Tuesday while I was at the gym, (leg day), it occurred to me that there’s rituals that I carry out once I’m done. Anybody else do this? Here’s what goes down when I’m done strength training:
-I stretch! I stretch as soon as I possibly can (a.k.a. while my muscles are still warm)
-I roll out: If it’s a leg day, I can clearly roll my legs out on my own, but if I did an upper body day, I usually get Daniel to take the roller and roll out my back and traps. Sometimes if my quads and/or calves are super sore, I’ll get Daniel to roll them out for me since he can apply more pressure than I can. I’ve made a post about my TriggerPoint GRID Foam Roller two months ago, and I have nothing but good things to say about it.
-I drink a protein shake (or smoothie): once I’ve finished stretching, I like to get my protein fix in quickly. If I’m planning on having lunch shortly after a workout, I won’t have a protein shake and I’ll just use a meat protein in its place. If I feel like having a smoothie, I’ll throw in half a scoop-a scoop of vanilla protein. This particular brand is SUPER creamy in smoothies. I’m also partial to this shaker cup. The jack really breaks up the powder for a more even mix.
-This step is more so for the day after, but I love RUB-A535. It smells horrendous but works wonders on sore muscles. It also absorbs pretty quickly which is a bonus.
What are some products you guys swear by post-strength training or post-run?
-Running Fast, Lifting Heavy
Running Fast, Lifting Heavy 
I love a bowl of Greek yogurt with blueberries (antioxidants), banana (potassium), flax seeds and hemp hearts (omega-something that’s good), and chia seeds (soaks the juice from the blueberries and ups the protein). I’ll admit that I’m not very good with stretching and rolling post work-out.
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I usually use Greek yogurt in my smoothies (and sometimes chia seeds). That being said, I recently started using Skyr yogurt which is really nice if you like something that’s a little thicker.
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I LOVE my Grid foam roller. Sadly I don’t use it enough. I’ve been away from home all week and I can feel the kinks. You might have inspired me to pull it out tonight when I arrive back home.
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I’m glad I’ve inspired you!
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Love rollers too! Amazing for a deep-tissue massage after workouts
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