Protein after workouts

[brightstar]

I know that a lot of things are saying that you should drink something caffeinated before or after a workout so that you can get your energy up, but why do they say that you should eat protein within a few hours of a workout? To stop hunger?

[WolfMoon]

Ya. I think it's to stop hunger and to prevent you from suffering an energy crash.

[M-Stark334]

Stopping hunger is one reason and to keep your energy up, but it also helps your muscles to recover and grow. It's just really good for you

[KraftMan]

I think it's also to feed muscles so that as calorie burning continues, it will not burn through muscles.

[TracyK]

I didn't know you were supposed to eat after you exercised. I had no idea that that would matter. If anything I thought it would be a good idea to wait a while before you eat. Are you supposed to eat protein right away or do you wait a while? Does that matter?