post workout shake while cutting?

[traxxx]

i was wanting to know if i should still have my post workout simple sugars while im cutting. im cycling my carb days and most days its 100 or less carbs. i didnt know if i should cut out the gatorade after my workout? thnaks

 

[reelbig004]

isolate+dextrose

 

[traxxx]

isolate+dextrose

what about gatorade?

 

[pintoca]

what about gatorade?

watch that sodium...

If you lift, you won your PWO, no matter bulking or lifting.

The CONTENT of the shake is different, while cutting you want it to have enough carbs to spike insulin enough only to curb the glucagon present in your blood after a lifting session... why do you want glucagon to be supprese? because Glucagon activates hepatic gluconeogenesis, which simply put is your liver making new glucose (mainly for your brain) on the basis of other compounds, like aminoacids, and aminoacids come from protein, like that in your muscles.

While bulking you do both: enough carbs to curb glucagon AND replenish glycogen stores.

Then again, DIET is the key factor, the PWO is a very important meal, but if the diet is not on tune it will not do miracles on its own.

 

[promet1]

I't much more important when cutting to make sure you count the cal, pro, carb's and fat in you daily intake.
I'm sticking to six meals per day and just make one of the meals my post work out nutrition.

 

[Protobuilder]

Yep. Just reduce the amount of dextrose/Gatorade powder, but don't cut it out altogether. Frankly, I've now come to conclude that simple sugars afterwards aren't all that critical anyway, so you would probably be fine going w/ a diff't carb source. But that's a diff't debate. At the very least, have some kind of carb after you workout. If the nutrient timing guys are right, post-workout is the BEST time of day to consume carbs anyway, so take your 100 grams and put a good chunk of them near your workout times.

 

[Lifterforlife]

Keep your pwo recovery. Last thing to mess with. Much better to get your calorie deficit in from the days food intake. You should really only have to mess with your pwo shake if you are getting to low single digits for competition.

Having said that, guage your pwo carbs to your needs. For instance, it does not have be a standard for all days. I have mentioned this numerous times, and if cutting especially important. You would not for instance need the same amount on an all arm day as you would on a massive leg day.

This would run into an excessive calorie day for your needs.