Dextrose/protein source

[WarriorPL]

I need to buy dextrose and don't know where to start. DPSnutrition.net has lots of them in huge bulks, but need to know if theres a best brand, or if they are all the same. Also need to buy protein to, figured i'd try allthewhey. Any ideas? I'm trying to whip up my own PW formula. I've been taking Isopure, milk, wheat germ post workout recently and i'm almost out of protein.

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[Scotsman]

Find a local beer homebrew store. They will have dextrose from 1lb to 400lb bags. Also it is usually about a buck a pound at the one I used to go to. You might also try proteinfactory.com for the protein question.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Liftbig]

ive got dextrose made by now foods. its cheap. but imo its very sweet(food thats too sweet makes me sick) and the amount that i need over powers my protein powder. so im going to back to the cell tech(not actaul cell tech) and protein powder post workout. i just ordered an bunch of stuff from allthewhey, it should be here today

 

[t3c]

i use powdered gatorade...it is practically all dextrose

also i think grape juice has dextrose too

 

[rjl296]

Find a local beer homebrew store. They will have dextrose from 1lb to 400lb bags. Also it is usually about a buck a pound at the one I used to go to. You might also try proteinfactory.com for the protein question.

Cheers,
Scotsman

ditto

 

[Synpax]

For protien, I find the best is optimum nutrition pro complex (4 types of protien + other stuff, 55g per serving, few carbs). The best price is at planetdepot.com.

 

[WarriorPL]

i use powdered gatorade...it is practically all dextrose

also i think grape juice has dextrose too

tons of sugar though...

 

[t3c]

tons of sugar though...

yup i just pour half a cup and half a cup of water...comes to 25g of dextrose and fructose i think

 

[Him1]

tons of sugar though...

You've gotta be kidding. What do you think dextrose is? Pure sugar. Why do you think you're taking it? 1 1/3 tbsp of Gatorade powder is 15g sugar. Thats the one I use.

 

[gonelifting]

You've gotta be kidding. What do you think dextrose is? Pure sugar. Why do you think you're taking it? 1 1/3 tbsp of Gatorade powder is 15g sugar. Thats the one I use.

Is`nt dextrose different than fructose? I think you should avoid the fructose and stick with dextrose or dex/maltodextrine combo.

 

[The Red Dragon]

Dextrose = pure glucose monomers, it doesn't get absorbed into the liver to form liver glycogen. The liver loves fructose, most of it is absorbed through the first pass. This is bad, as it packs on fat (coenzyme A levels rise?). Since we want muscle glycogen for lifting, having the liver suck up all the fructose and leaving minimal amounts for the muscle is inefficient. Also fructose is special in a way that it can transport itself through cell membranes without using insulin (we use postworkout sugar for an insulin spike).

A pure glucose monomer can bypass the liver, thereby increasing the probability of filling muscle glycogen and not have the macronutrient turn into fat .

Well that's my 2 cents.

Maltodextrin is a polymer of pure glucose...or a polymer of dextrose. It has the same GI and perhaps the same insulin index as pure dextrose...although it's not as sweet and probably more expensive. Dextrose is a nasty sweetness...it tastes like icing sugar, hell it looks like icing sugar.

 

[Him1]

Is`nt dextrose different than fructose? I think you should avoid the fructose and stick with dextrose or dex/maltodextrine combo.

Yeah, but thats not what gatorade powder is, it's a mix of dextrose and sucrose. Maybe you're thinking of the bottled gatorade, I think that's mainly fructose.

 

[OreoPL]

i just eat smarties or sweet tarts. cheap and u can get them anywhere

 

[Him1]

Shit, gatorade powder is cheap, too, it's like 1 pound for $6 at Krogers.

 

[Becoming]

Go to sam's or somewhere like that and it is even cheaper, limited flavors, but you can get a huge jug of powder 3x that big for the same price as the big cardboard one in the groc store...