Match Green Tea for Muscle Recovery?

[Palko]

Read an article on the 'wonders' of matcha green tea. Since then i thought i'd give it a test drive and i have been drinking it for about a week and i noticed that a while after i had finished off the cup i had today, my muscles (after a hard day doing legs for instance) seem to hurt a little less than they previously did before i drank the tea.

Do you think.. somewhat... it is having a small effect?

 

[Gokmog]

ECGC? Antioxidants.... I dunno, if it's not placebo I'd say keep it up!

 

[MuscleGauge1]

Anti-oxs can help with that. Minimal yes but if your dialed in and in tune to your body, you can notice small differences. that's great

 

[ironkill]

I have currently moved from bagged green tea to matcha and find the later much better in terms of taste and it also have better antioxidant profiles than most bagged teas.

 

[thestein1016]

How many grams are you consuming? I just jumped on the matcha bandwagon and bought raw powder but am unsure of how much to toss into my morning shake.

 

[mikeg313]

Whats the difference between matcha and the regular bagged green tea? It's all the same leaf right?

 

[thestein1016]

http://www.machomatcha.com/research/matcha-versus-regular-green-tea

 

[ironkill]

How many grams are you consuming? I just jumped on the matcha bandwagon and bought raw powder but am unsure of how much to toss into my morning shake.

I like mine a bit thicker, so I use on tsp. 5 grams

 

[Linda Albert]

Match green tea has rich concentration of antioxidants.
It boosts metabolism and reduces cholesterol levels.
It contains more antioxidants than bagged green tea.