Dextrose in your shakes??

[Knight9]

you dont want to spike your insulin pre workout..or you'll crash during your workout and feel tired/weak. so stay away from the dextrose..
complex carbs are usually good to take before your workouts.
oatmeal, whole grains, etc.
a weight gainer isnt a bad idea as the meal before your workout....maybe an hour or more before....(not right before you go into the gym).
that way you will have nutrients already in your system for when you start to lift.

 

[DBBT]

I'm taking 90-100g Protein post workout w/carbs.

NOW =brand name sells dextrose dirt cheap, search the net

 

[JKurz1]

I got a whole unopened bag I'll be happy to send ANYONE.....


and..........one of my partners insists on dex/apple juice + whey WHILE he trains.....just a notion

 

[get456]

and..........one of my partners insists on dex/apple juice + whey WHILE he trains.....just a notion

One of the trainers that was at my gym was an NPC competitor and he advocated drinking something similar, or at least pineapple juice while lifting

 

[solidspine]

Because there are not a lot of great reasons to add sugar to anything, we get plenty everywhere else,


Unless you are diabetic or have a contest, it seems way over analytical

If you are that concerned and your bf is below not 9% but 4 % than manage it that way,


It is like counting the hairs on your head if you are going bald, in the long run you will still be bald.

 

[JKurz1]

Because there are not a lot of great reasons to add sugar to anything, we get plenty everywhere else,


Unless you are diabetic or have a contest, it seems way over analytical

If you are that concerned and your bf is below not 9% but 4 % than manage it that way,


It is like counting the hairs on your head if you are going bald, in the long run you will still be bald.

LOL....what are you doing??? You are ruining your crediantials with every post.......we get a lot of sugars????????/ You maybe...

 

[JKurz1]

Dextrose is sugar plain and simple whereas like you stated maltodextrin is similar but I don't believe it is processed the same.
I know you already know Bino but for the others out there for a better explanation I'll go into it a bit further.

Dextrose is classified as a Monosaccharide, also called Glucose. Fructose is also in this category but has recently been found to enter the bloodstream slower and doesn't cause the rapid spike in bloodsugar levels as glucose(dextrose) does.

Maltodextrin on the other hand is categorized as a Complex carbohydrate also known as a Polysaccharide (made up of chains of glucose). Being that it isn't technically a simple sugar and is bound to more than one sugar-molecule I feel as if the spike in bloodsugar is lower than dextrose (as I don't get the immediate spike and then the lack of energy shortly after ingestion).. Also keep in mind that I'm only doing a very minimal amount of Maltodextrin (25grams) mixed with Vitargo (15grams) totally 40grams of mixed carbohydrates Post Workout, unlike some other guys doing straight dextrose at well over 50-75grams.
Something else to keep in mind is that fact that I use Insulin PWO which I didn't really want to mention but will to make my reasoning more clear.. As well as reading studies that show that 30-40grams of simple carbs actually help with the absorbtion and transportation of BCAA's.

I've done all three ways; Dextrose PWO, complex carbs (oats/b.rice/pasta) PWO, and now a mixture of carbs PWO and all three work well but I didn't enjoy the crash from dextrose, can't take regular complex carbs PWO with insulin so I'm stuck using the mixture of carbs to keep from going hypo.
Before I started the slin I would do 15g's liquid aminos with 10g's BCAA's followed by a PWO Meal 30mins later and it worked very well.

Sorry for the length, just wanted to get a full explanation.. All ways work, just find which works best for You

 

[mattchew]

I use 60g dex + 40 g Malto + 50g whey isolate post workout. During wourkout I sip on a shake with 20 oz H20, 15g dex and five grams whey. The shake during keeps cortisol levels down and aminos in blood stream, and the protein lowers the GI of the dextrose. If you don't have the second meal within 45 min to an hour after that shake, you will crash, and you feel like absolute shit. That second meal should, IMO, be something like a big baked potato and a couple of very lean chicken breasts, or yams instead of baked if you don't want the starch. Those carbs that you are ingesting post workout are the carbs that you are going to be using TOMORROW for your workout, i.e, carb loading the day before athletic events, or even two days before. Try as hard as possible to injest little or no fat when you have those meals that elicit an insulin spike. Anyway, my two cents, take it for what it's worth.

 

[solidspine]

LOL....what are you doing??? You are ruining your crediantials with every post.......we get a lot of sugars????????/ You maybe...

Define a lot, there are over 6 billion people here and a lot is different for each one,

So define a lot.


I have no credentials, so don’t be sarcastic when some one is trying to help you.


Everyone is different, and some of us are not robots, and yes there is way too much SUGAR in most peoples diet, maybe not yours, maybe you weigh everything all the time, but I suspect most people eat more carbs then they need.

But most of us are not lean and tall, most of us have to fight the fat off.



So you can keep the sarcasms to yourself, it would be appreciated

Everyone is trying to learn and help here,

What works for you may or may not work for someone else,

 

[JKurz1]

carbs are not the devil bro...........matter of fact....very necessary!