Pre-Workout Carbs

[goin on 4T]

Oh and don't forget to take your Gear pre and post workout!

 

[RickRock13]

Complex carbs preworkout and simple carbs with Whey post workout. You want slower acting carbs and proteins preworkout and the faster ones post for faster absorption.

 

[Lighter Fighter]

ummm... maltodextin has a higher glycemic index then dextrose..

Maltodextrin is actually a complex carb, but it raise insulin just as fast as dextrose.

 

[RickRock13]

Maltodextrin is actually a complex carb, but it raise insulin just as fast as dextrose.

Correct. That's why maltodextrin is so popular to use post workout.

 

[NegroPops]

That is what I have been doing basically my entire life. My pre-workout meal is about an hour to an hour and a half before workout.. and it contains whey protein, slow digesting carbs, and healthy fat. Then post workout is just whey and fast acting carbs.

But I watch all these videos of people like Jay Cutler, and Phil Heath and they are taking things like dextrose before, during, and after workout.

 

[hardrock]

I have this every morning immediately after waking, an hour before my workout.

1 scoop ON vanilla ice cream whey gold standard.
1 scoop chocolate Muscle Milk.
1/2 cup oats
1 large banana
5 gr creatine

Blended with 8 oz water and ice.

I have great energy, intensity, and get a killer pump. My workouts are going better than ever.

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[NegroPops]

That's almost exactly what I would have:

2 Scoops whey
1/2 cup oats
1 banana
1 tbl spoon oil

Then I would take 5 grams creatine and 5 grams of arginine with that, a little more than an hour before workout.