“Don’t Think People Should Stress About This”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Debunks the Biggest Protein Myth in the Fitness Industry

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back again with The Pump Daily, his free daily email newsletter. His latest email was divided into two sections. In the first half, Schwarzenegger posed another challenge to his readers. He urged his fans to “rise against the machines.” Understanding that machines are a means of livelihood for many now, Schwarzenegger suggests staying away from them for just 10 minutes, every day.

Following this in the second half of the newsletter, Arnold Schwarzenegger answered some of the questions sent his way through Instagram. In one of these questions, an Instagram user asked about the time frame within which one should eat after a workout session. Schwarzenegger gladly answered the question, rubbishing all the misconceptions related to it.

Arnold Schwarzenegger dismisses the 30-minute rule

In his recent newsletter update, Arnold Schwarzenegger answered a few questions he was asked related to fitness and bodybuilding. The first question was from his FUBAR co-star, Travis Van Winkle. The Accepted actor asked the 75-year-old bodybuilder about how long he should wait after a workout before he takes his protein and if that time duration is 30 minutes. Instead of directly answering the key question, Arnie started on a light note. He wrote, “First of all, Travis, you forehead, you can pick up the phone and FaceTime me.”

Addressing the main question in brief, Schwarzenegger wrote that the body doesn’t care about a time nearly as much as the mind does. Talking about the 30-minute rule, Schwarzenegger said, “…Most of the rules people ask me about were made by somebody who was selling. The 30 minute rule was almost certainly made up by companies trying to sell you something. We never really schvitzed about this, even in the old days.” Additionally, he used his past as a competitive bodybuilder to further explain his point.

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How long after his workout did the bodybuilding legend eat?

In his past interviews, Arnold Schwarzenegger has opened up about his early bodybuilding days. He once revealed how he, along with a few other bodybuilders used to work out on the beach as they couldn’t find a gym. Schwarzenegger used that experience as an example to explain his point. He said, “Sometimes after training we laid out on the beach for a couple hours before eating. I don’t think people should stress about this as much as they stress about building a routine where they train every day and eat protein at every meal.”

Furthermore, he explained the scientific reason behind his belief. Schwarzenegger asserts that the anabolic window lasts longer than half an hour. Therefore, he suggests that one should eat an hour or two before the workout. As for the time limit after the workout, Schwarzenegger said that it could be anytime within 3 hours.

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After answering Winkle’s question, Arnold Schwarzenegger assured him that whatever the actor is doing is perfectly fine. Arnie also added, that he has seen Winkle’s ripped physique on the set while they were filming together.