8 Foods to Optimise Muscle Growth and Recovery After Crossfit Training

4. SPINACH

When you exercise, you might not sustain any injury as such, like a cut or a wound, but the wear and tear of your muscles are also a form of injury. You need white blood cells to prevent infections, so you need vitamin A to keep the white blood cells in good shape. Spinach has vitamin A. Long story cut short, eating like Popeye will make you like him.

Health Benefits of Spinach.

• Low in fat and even lower in cholesterol
• Spinach is high in niacin and zinc
• Protein, fibre
• Vitamins A, C, E and K
• Thiamin, vitamin B6, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and manganese