What is a good source of dextrose?

[snagglepuss]

I know that you are supposed to take dextrose post-workout, but where do you get it? Is it in fruit drinks?

 

[JIMguy]

the best source of dextrose would be..... dextrose lol..... jus buy a bag (sold by the pound) on proteinfactory.com or from some other sites that sell it- do a search. then you mix the dex with ur protein for your pwo shake.

 

[suckamc44]

If you're really in a pinch sweet tarts are a dextrose/maltodextrin blend

 

[snagglepuss]

the best source of dextrose would be..... dextrose lol..... jus buy a bag (sold by the pound) on proteinfactory.com or from some other sites that sell it- do a search. then you mix the dex with ur protein for your pwo shake.

d'oh! that's too easy! thanks!

 

[RamRom]

any taste in dextrose?

 

[Joe Stenson]

any taste in dextrose?

Yes. Like sugar, but sweeter, lol. Mmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Childish///AMG]

the best source of dextrose would be..... dextrose lol..... jus buy a bag (sold by the pound) on proteinfactory.com or from some other sites that sell it- do a search. then you mix the dex with ur protein for your pwo shake.

Thanx for the "Info" I'll have to try it out

 

[ArmaniMark]

Sweet tarts have a lot of dextrose in them , same with bottle caps (the candy by Willy Wonka)

 

[sublime35]

smarties too I believe. or is that malto?

 

[snagglepuss]

wait. are you saying that it's good to eat candies post-workout? that's too good to be true! Dextrose is the type of carbs you are supposed to take post-workout, right?

 

[sublime35]

if you're going for an insulin spike, then sure, eat up. Most people buy the malto and dextrose and use half of each. It'll certainly be cheaper to buy it in bulk instead of buying that much candy.

 

[snagglepuss]

if you're going for an insulin spike, then sure, eat up. Most people buy the malto and dextrose and use half of each. It'll certainly be cheaper to buy it in bulk instead of buying that much candy.

Thanks for the advice. probably better for the teeth, too

 

[njlw226]

ive only been taking dextrose, should i mix in malto? and why? and how much?

 

[sublime35]

i don't use them but from what I've seen from others, a 50/50 mix of the amount of carbs you want PWO.

 

[pintoca]

Read these two:

http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/magazine03/dextrose.htm
http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/magazine/windowofopportunity.htm

Little info on Dextrose: When Sucrose (Table Sugar) is broken down it is split into Dextrose and Fructose. Fructose is around 25% sweeter than sucrose and sucrose is around 25% sweeter than dextrose. Dextrose is the least expensive form of sugar. (think about this if you are getting ripped off)

 

[suckamc44]

I would definitely recommend buying the dextrose powder in bulk rather than the candy(you can find powder for less than a dollar a pound, compared to the candy which is like $.25 - $.75 per pack), I was just saying that in a pinch(like if you just ran out and you're waiting for a new order to come) you can have the sweet tarts. However, The candies probably digest slower than the straight powders would because of additives, but I'm just speculating