THose of you who drink fast carbs DURING your workout

[TheAssholeFomerlyKnownAsDBBT]

I think everybody is making this harder than it needs to be. Personally, I think consuming a regular whole meal with easily digesting proteins/low GI carbs/EFA's is the best way to go preworkout. I don't really see any problem with adding in a glucose drink during the workout. I mean, it definately will not impede any progress towards muscle gains. Post-workout I would concentrate mainly on quick digesting proteins like whey isolate. Then, an hour or so later, I would consume a regular meal.

I think total calories consumed during a whole day of dieting is more important than concentrating so much on pre/post-workout meals. I don't think anybody is gonna lose any gains if they don't have a drink during the workout. Man, i'll tell you what though, gatorade has really improved on their product's taste. I'm not a big fan of high glycemic and sugary meals anytime of the day, but others may not have a problem with it. I'm definately not a big fan of high glycemic sugars before working out. That's one meal i'd rather keep low-gi.

I'm not sure, but isn't Gatorade's carb profile mainly made up of Fructose??? A little fructose I feel will be fine, but i'd opt more for a dextrose drink. Fructose will be more beneficial for those running marathons where their livers will be depleted moreso than weight lifters.

BMJ

Ummmmmm i agree. This thread is spinning in circles and heading for the nearest cliff. Dextrose post workout with whey protein, don't eat any earlier than an hour before lifting, end of story. This is not as complicated as "people" are making it.

 

[JKurz1]

Agreed, but the concept of DURING interests me...........anything to prevent that rush post-workout blues.........

 

[TheAssholeFomerlyKnownAsDBBT]

Agreed, but the concept of DURING interests me...........anything to prevent that rush post-workout blues.........

I eat a meal of about 3/4 C of dry rice before cooked and a chicken breast or lean beef about 8 oz. This meal is finished almost exactly one hour, maybe 1hr. 15min before I go to the gym. So, when i get to the gym this meal has digested and i try to nap to rest during this pre hour time. Since my body is full of nutrients that I fed it, during the workout i don't need to consume anything that would interfere with blood flow (ie. stomach) so that the blood can rush to the muscles I'm stressing. Then my post w/o mixture in the car

 

[JKurz1]

I eat a meal of about 3/4 C of dry rice before cooked and a chicken breast or lean beef about 8 oz. This meal is finished almost exactly one hour, maybe 1hr. 15min before I go to the gym. So, when i get to the gym this meal has digested and i try to nap to rest during this pre hour time. Since my body is full of nutrients that I fed it, during the workout i don't need to consume anything that would interfere with blood flow (ie. stomach) so that the blood can rush to the muscles I'm stressing. Then my post w/o mixture in the car

I have 1/2cup - 3/4 cup oats, some whey, tb of anpb and a little cottage cheese about 1.5 hours prior to training. So, I'm not concerned with pre....(meat would not settle well with me, esp. if I slept)....but consuming the cocktail during, or even throughout the last 30 minutes of training is appealing ONLY because I cant stand the feeling after my PW shake........what time of the day do you train? What's the rest of your day's eating schedule?

 

[FlexManning]

Do you still load on simple carbs postworkout? Drinking carbs during my workouts is one of the best moves by far I have made recently as far as my training goes, but I am wondering if I still need carbs postworkout?

Usually you replenish muscle glycogen ASAP after a workout, but by drinking a carb drink during your workout, do they really even get depleated? I am thinking that drinking a carb drink ASAP after trianing AND during is overkill on the carbs? I have been taking whey isolate with atkins milk ASAP after training, no carbs. Then eating more carbs two hours later in a meal with protien and fats. What are your thoughts on this? Still take in carbs as normally after training, or ditch them, as the workout carb drink is fine.

Thanks,
Mavy

Didn't have time to read all the replies as there are 5 pages, so I don't know what's been said.

However, no, you won't deplete your carbs anywhere near completely unless you're on a low carb diet.

I feel it's a good move to take in carbs during your workout if you can stomach it. I drink Phosphagen HP during a workout a lot of times. Some people would say it's a waste of money, but Phosphagen HP can be bought for under 4 bucks a pound right now, so basically it's as cheap as Gatorade.

Personally I'd throw in carbs with the post-workout shake as well, but that's just me.

 

[TheAssholeFomerlyKnownAsDBBT]

Didn't have time to read all the replies as there are 5 pages, so I don't know what's been said.

However, no, you won't deplete your carbs anywhere near completely unless you're on a low carb diet.

I feel it's a good move to take in carbs during your workout if you can stomach it. I drink Phosphagen HP during a workout a lot of times. Some people would say it's a waste of money, but Phosphagen HP can be bought for under 4 bucks a pound right now, so basically it's as cheap as Gatorade.

Personally I'd throw in carbs with the post-workout shake as well, but that's just me.

Phos. Hp is great, that's what i used when i didn't have the $ to buy the cell tech

 

[Outtlaw]

Didn't have time to read all the replies as there are 5 pages, so I don't know what's been said.

However, no, you won't deplete your carbs anywhere near completely unless you're on a low carb diet.

Finally, somebody has it right. Drinking carbs during your workout is not gonna hurt you, but its not really necessary. The body is not gonna shut down and start burning protein because you've been training for 45min and arent consuming any carbs. The body has enough glycogen to sustain itself for at least 1.5 hours before you will start to burn up protein. UNLESS of course your in a condition where you're carb depleted (like many bodybuilders tend to do) this changes things. If you're gonna be running a 2 hour marathon, then yeah you're gonna need to injest some gatoraide or something, but for a normal weight training session you'll be fine unless you guys are doing some marathon sessions in the gym.

 

[JKurz1]

Finally, somebody has it right. Drinking carbs during your workout is not gonna hurt you, but its not really necessary. The body is not gonna shut down and start burning protein because you've been training for 45min and arent consuming any carbs. The body has enough glycogen to sustain itself for at least 1.5 hours before you will start to burn up protein. UNLESS of course your in a condition where you're carb depleted (like many bodybuilders tend to do) this changes things. If you're gonna be running a 2 hour marathon, then yeah you're gonna need to injest some gatoraide or something, but for a normal weight training session you'll be fine unless you guys are doing some marathon sessions in the gym.

So, in summary, it apears as though as long as you get in a good solid meal of protein,carbs and fats anywhere from 1 to 1.5 hours PREtraining, then consume a high gi carb and whey POST, your training should continue to progress, right? Whether you take in carbs DURING is your choice, but the effects will not be significant either way?

 

[VictorBR]

So, in summary, it apears as though as long as you get in a good solid meal of protein,carbs and fats anywhere from 1 to 1.5 hours PREtraining, then consume a high gi carb and whey POST, your training should continue to progress, right? Whether you take in carbs DURING is your choice, but the effects will not be significant either way?

>> Damn bro , you seem a lil bit paranoid about this thing ...like someone said and you said it yourself , it is really simple :


RULE number 1 - eat low glycemic carbs . protein and EFA 1 hour before going to the gym .

RULE number 2 - high glycemic carbs and protein post training .


That is it , if you WANT To add in some high glycemic carbs DURING your training , you can do , but I really don't think it will change much thing , but If I would choose to do it , I would reduce the amount of carbs post workout a lil bit ...


Victor

 

[Allon]

Finally, somebody has it right. Drinking carbs during your workout is not gonna hurt you, but its not really necessary. The body is not gonna shut down and start burning protein because you've been training for 45min and arent consuming any carbs. The body has enough glycogen to sustain itself for at least 1.5 hours before you will start to burn up protein. UNLESS of course your in a condition where you're carb depleted (like many bodybuilders tend to do) this changes things. If you're gonna be running a 2 hour marathon, then yeah you're gonna need to injest some gatoraide or something, but for a normal weight training session you'll be fine unless you guys are doing some marathon sessions in the gym.

I am no nutrition expert but it makes sense to me.
I think that drinking some high carb drink during workout may effect more poeple than others... same as taking a spoonfull of sugar would... not neccassary but may help some people feel more energized during workout. I like to drink a fruit juice sometimes on the way to the gym, that is after my pre workout shake and meal an hour or two before... but during workout I just drink loads of water. Carb drinks are too expensive here to make a habit of anyway....