Hi guys, welcome to Drinks Tube my names Leon and i'm John and together we are the Lean
Machines, and our Youtube mission that we take on day in day out, is to get as many
of you guys and girls fit and healthy out there in the simplest possible way. Absolutely,
today on Drinks Tube we are making an awesome post work out refuelling smoothie. And this
beautiful little number is gonna' give your body all it needs post workout to refuel and
get rid of the muscle soreness. Absolutely, it also has the added bonus that it's two
of your five a day. So let's have a look at what you're gonna' need. We've got two oranges,
one apple, one lemon, one sweet potato, we've also got, flaked almonds, chia seeds and coconut
water. So first up we've peeled and chopped up our two oranges, awesome, awesome source
of vitamin C so they're going straight in and they're gonna' boost your immune system,
lovely. As you guys can see right here we've also got twenty five grams of flaked almonds,
if you want to use ground as well that's no problem don't panic. Now these are super high
in vitamin E which is really good for protecting your cells. And also another key point is
that they're really high in protein which is so important post workout to help recover
your muscles from the damage caused from training. Next up we've got one hundred and fifty grams
of sweet potato. Now we've just chopped this up and make sure you give it a good rough
scrub guys before you use this as well. Yes, so you may well be thinking this is quite
an unusual ingredient to add into a smoothie but it's really important to have a good carbohydrate
source post workout to replenish your glycogen stores in your muscles and it will help that
feeling when your legs start to feel a little bit like jelly after you've trained them.
Another cool fact about sweet potato is that it's quite high in potassium as well which
your muscles need to contract and fire properly also. Next up four hundred mils of coconut
water. It's so important to replace lost fluids post workout so this is really good to rehydrate
you. We've also got one apple which is cut into chunks and cored it out. Not only is
this going to make the smoothie taste awesome it's going to be really good for you too,
apples going in. Next up chia seeds. This cheeky little number, as well as the almonds
is a really good source of protein which is really important post workout so one tablespoon
of those, going straight in. So now it's time to blend out smoothie until it gets to a nice
smooth consistency. I think we're just about there buddy. Smells pretty good, smells good.
But one last thing we're going to do, just to add a little bit of extra taste and a bit
of zing is we're going to add some lemon juice. It's up to you how much you put in but we
like it zingy. So we're going to go for half a lemon. All right, one more little blitz
mate and we're good to chow down. Chow down. Right that's all blended up now, lovely, perfecto.
So we're pretty much ready to taste our smoothie now but what we suggest is to have this served
chilled so if you're going to go to the gym you could always stick it in the fridge before
you go. We've also stuck two glasses in the freezer real quickly just to make it super
chilled for us. So pour away Bustin. Just pour it out shall we. Down the hatch Mary
Poppins. Bottoms up. Coconut, that zingyness of the lemon in there is so good.
It's strange that there's sweet potato in there because you can't taste it at all. No you can't and
the fact that sweet potato absolutely perfect post workout is going to replenish your glycogen
stores and restore your muscles. You've also got good sources of protein in there to help
recover your muscles as well, as well as having two of your five a day in there too. Pretty
awesome smoothie. Let's go again, love that zingyness of the lemon, lovely. Guys make
sure you give this a go at home, it's got more nutritional value than your average protein
shakes, who can complain at that. It sure has, while your here don't forget to subscribe
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made a Post Workout Muscle Building Smoothie so don't forget to check that out or click the
link below. Finally cheers guys!