Originally Posted by chasm54

Don't think it has much to do with age. Usual advice is that protein and carbs immediately (within about a half-hour) after exercise helps kick-start muscle fibre repair and restore glycogen levels in the muscles, thus speeding one's recovery and allowing one to go hard again sooner than would otherwise have been the case. My own recovery meal of choice is a sardine sandwich. I thought this eccentricity was unique to me until I read Graeme Obree's training guide, in which he recommends sardines on toast for the same purpose. I expect to break the hour record any day now.