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Carb-Protein Sports Drink Better for Recovery Add one more study to the large and growing body of research demonstrating the superiority of carbohydrate-protein sports drinks to conventional carbohydrate-only sports drinks. The latest study was performed by researchers at Precision Nutrition, Gettysburg College, and the University of Western Ontario, and was published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition.  Fifteen cyclists completed a 60-minute stationary cycling time trial and then drank either a conventional sports drink or a carb-protein sports drink during a six-hour recovery period, after which the time trial was repeated. Cyclists in both groups covered less distance in the second time trial, but the performance decline was significantly smaller in those who consumed the carb-protein sports drink. The researchers also found that fat oxidation was higher in the carb-protein group members in the second time trial. Precision Nutrition CEO John Berardi, PhD, summarized, "Liquid carbohydrate and protein supplements given early during a six hour post-exercise recovery period helped subjects better maintain subsequent time trial performance and power output, compared to supplements with carbohydrate alone."  Previous research has shown that consuming a carb-protein sports drink during exercise enhances acute performance, reduces muscle damage and improves performance in a subsequent exercise test.

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