any one sitting isn’t the smartest hormonal
strategy when you’re already insulin resistant.
Therefore, your post-workout meal should
include only protein.
THE X FACTOR
Notice how there’s a big “N/A”
area on our chart? That’s because
we don’t think it’s appropriate for
overweight, insulin-resistant,
inflamed folks to work out hard
for longer than twenty minutes
straight. Adding more stress to an
already overstressed system is
counterproductive to improving
health. So keep your workouts
either long in duration or high in
intensity—but not both. As
always, context matters.
If you are closer to the lean, healthy,