fast absorbing carbs in the morning?

[marcu_s]

jst read in a magazine thats its okay to eat fast carbs in the morning upon wakening up.

i have a rough time to get all the carbs i need, does it mean that a gainer in the morning can solve my problems?
can i count those carbs as "real" carbs if u now what i mean.

 

[marcu_s]

have u heard the same thing?

 

[Ingram]

Many bodybuilders now are having a bit up fast acting carbs upon waking up, it keeps the body a little more anti-catabolic.

Most guys just use 1-2tspb of Jam.

 

[Mavafanculo]

yes, I've read that as a summary of some study(s) in numerous mags over the last few months or so. similar to the anabolic window post workout, your body suppossedly wont store the carbs as fat, but rather use them to replenish glycogen post fast.

 

[st8grad]

Glycogen doesn't really get depleted from sleeping. The reason would actually be that you are less likely to store them in the morning because you will be active after that.

I still like to leave fast acting carbs or high GI carbs for post workout.

One thing to watch out for is if you create a big insulin spike at breakfast, you might crash after that.

 

[peteefs]

Yep i read that a long time ago, at uni someone did a research study on it and since i have read it in many mags. i have my double protein shake, glutamine and 30g honey.

then give it 30 minutes then have my breakfast, i never seem to get a insulin crash. give it a go. it works well to boast me first thing

 

[Sim882]

Yep i read that a long time ago, at uni someone did a research study on it and since i have read it in many mags. i have my double protein shake, glutamine and 30g honey.

then give it 30 minutes then have my breakfast, i never seem to get a insulin crash. give it a go. it works well to boast me first thing

Honey is in fact a low GI carb as it's 50% fructose. It tastes good but I'm not sure it has other value, given that fructose is not the ideal sugar to exploit a window of anabolism.

I have never understood this supposed "crash" though from high GI carbs. I can't say I notice a difference bewteen eating potatoes or sweet potatoes, brown rice or white rice, nor do I notice a crash after waxy maize or malto or glucose.

Indeed, my professional atheletes are instructed that it doesn't matter.

 

[nodiggitydave]

Honey is in fact a low GI carb as it's 50% fructose. It tastes good but I'm not sure it has other value, given that fructose is not the ideal sugar to exploit a window of anabolism.

I have never understood this supposed "crash" though from high GI carbs. I can't say I notice a difference bewteen eating potatoes or sweet potatoes, brown rice or white rice, nor do I notice a crash after waxy maize or malto or glucose.

Indeed, my professional atheletes are instructed that it doesn't matter.

are you a personal trainer?

 

[BIGMIke007]

Glycogen doesn't really get depleted from sleeping. The reason would actually be that you are less likely to store them in the morning because you will be active after that.

I still like to leave fast acting carbs or high GI carbs for post workout.

One thing to watch out for is if you create a big insulin spike at breakfast, you might crash after that.

Remember that when talking about glycogen there are two main categories, muscle glycogen and liver glycogen. Liver glycogen is responsible for maintenance of blood glucose. During sleep as glucose gets used up by the body liver glycogen will replenish and maintain blood glucose, therefore upon waking being carb deficient for a good couple of hours liver glycogen will be depleted.

 

[Sim882]

are you a personal trainer?

Sorry typo - meant to be "most". Kinda funny typo. No, I'm not a personal trainer