Dextrose vs. Maltodextrin for post wokout

[SOLID]

how do you guys tell that one works better than another? Better vascularity after drinking? Better pump? Better recovery the next day?

 

[TxRugby_8]

For me about an hour to two hours after i drink it, my muscles feel much fuller

 

[Texas Ranger]

The reason why I say it's better is this. When guys take insulin, the carb they always recommend is dextrose, not maltodextrin. There must be a GOOD reason behind it.

 

[BigBazooka]

He said they were virtually interchangeable, no reason to favor one over the other.

LOL! Have you ever actually tasted dextrose? The taste is so sweet that it makes me wanna puke my stocmach out!! What comes to maltodextrin, the taste is quite natural. It tastes almost like nothing..

I use 3-4 scoops of malto in my post workout drink along with 3 scoops of whey protein and one table spoon of creatine.

 

[trenbolone]

"The reason why I say it's better is this. When guys take insulin, the carb they always recommend is dextrose, not maltodextrin. There must be a GOOD reason behind it."

I know dextrose with insulin has something to do with the body's sugar/insulin balance, I mean that if you don't take SIMPLE carbs with slin, you go into an insulin shock and that's not a good thing

Medium- acting (sorry don't know the real english word for this as I'm a foreigner) maltodextrin with a DE value of 6-10 would be good for post-workout. A lower DE value means that it os absorbed slower and more steadily and higher values mean rapid absorption and a spike in blood sugar levels.

PS. I used to take maltodextrin with a DE- value of 18.5, and then when I swithced to a malto with a DE value of 6, I felt a great difference in recovery, my energy levels stay the same after training and I never feel tired after workouts.

So, my recommendation is that use maltodextrin with a DE value around 6-10... Try it, you'll feel the difference.

-John

 

[serge]

i hate dextrose, every time i hear dextrose i think of muscletech's crap, maltodextrin all the way

 

[Texas Ranger]

Serge, so you use Maltodextrin in your post-workout drink?