what happens if u dont eat carbs post workout?

[Stiffler]

just curious what would happen to your body if u DIDNT injest dextrose or malto right after your WO?

 

[diamonddiceclay]

I have not had carbs postworkout in months and I'm looking better every day

 

[anthrax]

carbs post workout are responsible of an insulin spike
it will allow amino acids to be synthetised as muscles

 

[Enock]

I used to have no carbs preworkout
then carbs and whey post

I switched to carbs preworkout and just whey post.

Works better much better I believe. If you ingest some carbs right before you should still be riding an insulin high when you return to ingest protein.

 

[riskybizz007]

Dextrose purpose is for the insulin spike and replenishing muscle glycogen. If you don't consume it the whey will be used for this, and a lot of it wasted.

 

[FitnessFrk]

by not consuming carbs post workout you are extending the period of time until glycogen stores are replenished. and the added benefits of the insulin spike which forces nutrients into the muscles.

 

[moosecles]

are there any food carbs that are recommened in place of dextrose, just for the time being till i get a hold of some dextrose.

thanks

 

[diamonddiceclay]

brown rice,oatmeal

 

[javaguru]

You're inhibiting recovery by prolonging the time it takes to replenish muscle glycogen and strart protein synthesis.

 

[riskybizz007]

I agree... why would you want to slow down the time it takes to replenish your muscles, especially after a workout where you're most catabolic?