PWO Question

[buck23]

I have recently been going to a low carb approach in order to lose BF and it has been working (along with cardio, clean diet, etc). I understand the importance of post workout nutrition and the window of opportunity that one has. Everybody talks aout the importance of carbs, protein, etc immediatly after. My question is this, would I be doing any negative to my body by just taking in whey, glut, ala, etc post-workout and skipping the carbs. I know they would just be getting shuttled into the muscle with minimal chance of conversion but from a physiological standpoint what are the negatives if any. At times it's just easier for me to make the whey shake in the parking lot and take it in. To get in the dextose or whatever it's another bottle to make up. I know this sounds lazy but the bottom line is that it just had me wondering if I'm hidrering my gains (increase lean muscle, and decrease BF) by not taking in the carbs. Thanks

 

[buck23]

Anyone There?

 

[juve]

i think you should add dextrose post-wrokout for the following reasons:
after a workout your cortisol concentration will be sky-high, the fastest way to suppress catabolism is to ingest nutrients for body to metabolize instead of muscle and suppress cortisol. Dextrose having high GI index will be absorbed very quickly thus minimizing the time cortisol is in your system all the while the proteins you consume are being broken down into peptides. Protein alone takes longer to metabolize for nutition therefore cortisol in your blood will be present for longer time, hence more muscle broken down. If you're really worried about effects of glucose on body-composition pop some ALA(r-ALA), me personally i wouldn't worry..

 

[Manu]

My opinion: don't skip dextrose PW.