PW Shake-what the hell

[Noomrise33]

Ok, I am starting to go a little crazy here guys. For the longest time I have heard that simple sugar and whey protein is the way to go with your post workout shake. Now I am starting to see postworkout drinks coming out that have a lot of carbs, but not much sugar. A prime example is that new VPX drink Nitronix. What is the deal. Is everyone still a firm believer in the whole dextrose method? I have been taking about 40g of dex, 40g of whey, glutamine, RALA. I know that 40g of dex seems low, but I am a little concerned that taking more than that will start to add fat. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Dan

 

[Tom Treutlein]

I use 5 tsp of dextrose in my PW shake. I don't wanna use 1/3 cup, like it recommends. I don't think it's as important as they make it sound, to get the sugar. I heard it makes a minimal difference, actually. The protein is key.

 

[imkrayzie]

I've heard from some very reliable sources that never is refined sugar at all good for you. The most its going to do is make you fat. Carbs are important post workout, 30-45 minutes after, but not straight up sugar. You will get much better results by adding oats to your protein shake with a banana. Im going to give you some info straight out of "Maximum Growth", a book written by Shawn Phillips, I'm sure most of you have heard of him, I'm doing a 4 week program right now that i just started. I'm going to post about 2 posts a week on my results and how im doing along the way. Anyways, take this info into consideration -

"Half of your carbs should come in the form of what's called low-glycemic and the other half in high-glycemic carbs. Typically, this means you'd try and consume a starchy carb, something like brown rice, a yam, or oatmeal (low glycemic) combined with a sugary carb, such as a piece of fruit, like a banana or apple. Soi why the half-half carb? well i wont bore you with all the details, but heres the down and dirty.... too many high glycemic carbs can cause a sudden, uncontrollable rush of insulin in the body, Low-glycemic carbs don't. Too much insulin will quickly create an environment to store all of those extra calories as bodyfat. Cklarly, this is not what we want. It's for this reason I recommend not eating more than half hight glycemic carbs. You especially want to avoid those dreaded fat-storing carbs like sugar and dextrose.

Heres what a good post-workout meal should look like:

Around 75-90 grams of carbohydtrates (half and half)
Anywhere from 25-30 grams of Protein."

This should all take place in your open window of maximum growth, within 45 minutes of your workout

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Yeah. I'd recommend a scoop of ON protein powder pre-workout, and another post-workout. Both in water. That's 22 grams before and after.