Im not exactly if I remember correctly but I heard that taking corn syrup or something similar after your workout helps you get bigger and stronger faster. Now before I get killed over this the explanation that I heard was that one of the types of sugar sucrose, fructose, glucose or whateva causes hugely increased insulin production which helps you get bigger.l
Im not sure exactly about this I may be wrong about what this is but Im hopin someone will know.
vman
02-22-2005, 12:33 AM
Use dextrose after you workout.
To be brief.......After you train, you deplete all your glycogen levels. The dextrose will fill them up. If you just have protein after you workout, then some of that protein will be turned into sugar to fill your glycogen stores.
joeyjoey
02-22-2005, 09:39 AM
Use dextrose after you workout.
To be brief.......After you train, you deplete all your glycogen levels. The dextrose will fill them up. If you just have protein after you workout, then some of that protein will be turned into sugar to fill your glycogen stores.
Well said.
DEEPER KEMICAL
02-22-2005, 10:12 AM
very good post vman.
there is alot of high-GI vs low-GI debete, i choose to follow a lower-GI meal, it makes me feel alot better as opposed to a higher-GI alternative with no difference in results
if you choose to follow a higher-GI route, i would suggest limiting the amount of dextrose powder you use, but get it from natural sources, such as milk, banana's and grapes, fruit is excellent post-workout, also milk for its anti-catabolism properties (remember half of the carbs in milk are dex! you get 5-6g of dex per 100g of banana too)
ok a lower-GI route, same thing really, but without the dex, and you may wanna go for some basmati rice, sweet potato, oats, banana, low-fat carb sources
high-GI works, but low-GI also works, there is no difference in protein synthesis between the 2 over a 24-hour period (higher-rates of glycogen synthesis dont result in high
rates of protein synthesis)
yeah i think people focus on the post-workout meal a bit too much, if your going to have 100g of dex post-workout, you better have a damn good diet to back it up, because if the rest of your diet is crap, that 100g of sugar aint going to do any favors
alot of people forget that protein turn over is a 24-hour thing, and its more important that you have a consistant diet over weeks, months and a even years
vman
02-22-2005, 11:55 AM
very good post vman.
there is alot of high-GI vs low-GI debete, i choose to follow a lower-GI meal, it makes me feel alot better as opposed to a higher-GI alternative with no difference in results
if you choose to follow a higher-GI route, i would suggest limiting the amount of dextrose powder you use, but get it from natural sources, such as milk, banana's and grapes, fruit is excellent post-workout, also milk for its anti-catabolism properties (remember half of the carbs in milk are dex! you get 5-6g of dex per 100g of banana too)
ok a lower-GI route, same thing really, but without the dex, and you may wanna go for some basmati rice, sweet potato, oats, banana, low-fat carb sources
high-GI works, but low-GI also works, there is no difference in protein synthesis between the 2 over a 24-hour period (higher-rates of glycogen synthesis dont result in high
rates of protein synthesis)
yeah i think people focus on the post-workout meal a bit too much, if your going to have 100g of dex post-workout, you better have a damn good diet to back it up, because if the rest of your diet is crap, that 100g of sugar aint going to do any favors
alot of people forget that protein turn over is a 24-hour thing, and its more important that you have a consistant diet over weeks, months and a even years
The only time I have the dextrose would be immediately following a workout.