what do u think about a preworkout shake AND a postworkout shake

[110%]

i get home from school around 2:45 and am usually in the gym lifting around 3:10, so i just recently started taking a protein/dextrose shake (40 g/75 g respectively) at 2:45 preworkout and then again after my workout. I used to eat like a 6 oz chicken and soem oatmeal but i feel the shake would be superior due to the small timeframe in between my eating and lifting. Do u think this is ok or do u think i should stick with the low gi carbs and hcicken with opion that the shake will cause fat gain.

 

[ProteinFiend]

drop the dextrose preworkout and add flax oil

 

[ANVIL276]

The shake would be better. IT's less taxing on the digestive system. making more blood available for hard working muscles.
It will also be useable by the body much faster than the whole food.
Have your shake after your workout and eat a whole food meal within 2 hours of the workout.

 

[110%]

The shake would be better. IT's less taxing on the digestive system. making more blood available for hard working muscles.
It will also be useable by the body much faster than the whole food.
Have your shake after your workout and eat a whole food meal within 2 hours of the workout.

i cant have a meal 2 hours before the workout because im still in high school, my previous meal b4 the hsake at 2:45 is at 11

 

[gonelifting]

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Originally posted by ANVIL276
The shake would be better. IT's less taxing on the digestive system. making more blood available for hard working muscles.
It will also be useable by the body much faster than the whole food.
Have your shake after your workout and eat a whole food meal within 2 hours of the workout.
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i cant have a meal 2 hours before the workout because im still in high school, my previous meal b4 the hsake at 2:45 is at 11

OK, I THINK there`s a misunderstanding here. Anvil MAY mean it`s OK to have the shake pre workout and then is suggesting the post WO shake AND THEN within 2 hours AFTER finishing the workout have a whole food meal. yes ? no?

 

[110%]

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Originally posted by ANVIL276
The shake would be better. IT's less taxing on the digestive system. making more blood available for hard working muscles.
It will also be useable by the body much faster than the whole food.
Have your shake after your workout and eat a whole food meal within 2 hours of the workout.
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OK, I THINK there`s a misunderstanding here. Anvil MAY mean it`s OK to have the shake pre workout and then is suggesting the post WO shake AND THEN within 2 hours AFTER finishing the workout have a whole food meal. yes ? no?

yes i think ur right my misunderstanding, thx for the replies

 

[Kid Dynamite]

Taking dextrose pre-workout might crash out your blood sugar. Try it, if you feel alright then go for it. If not, use something that digests a little slower that ain't too bulky. Personally, I like to drink a whey + milk shake.

 

[~SC~]

yeah.....

save the dextrose for after the workout.....

why the hell would you want to spike insulin BEFORE a workout????????????????????????

~SC~

 

[bigp3]

I agree no dextrose preworkout... I usually get a pre w shake in but it has olive oil whey and maltodetrin

 

[110%]

Re: yeah.....

save the dextrose for after the workout.....

why the hell would you want to spike insulin BEFORE a workout????????????????????????

~SC~

SC if i get home from high school at 2:45 and am lifting by 3:10 do u think the dextrose though is superior to other food since it is asborbed so quickly? if i dont have time to eat a whole meal and wait like 2 hours would u still recooment whole food anyways