Post-workout cabbage juice helps gain lean mass –

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Who said that protein alone makes a post-workout? Betting on cabbage juice after bodybuilding helps to gain lean mass. “The vegetable offers a perfect combination of minerals that are important for the body at that moment and, therefore, it is a great post-workout snack”, explains the doctor Theo Webert, specialist in nutrologyfrom Sao Paulo.

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Cabbage has a lot of magnesium and iron, responsible for recovering fibers from the effort required by exercise. The ideal is to beat a vegetable leaf with a citric fruit, such as lemon or orange. “Vitamin C aids in the absorption of both minerals.” You can complete with ginger and sweeten with honey.

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