WHERE CAN YOU GET GOOD DEXTROSE FOR AFTER YOUR WORKOUT I DO NOT WANT ANYTHING MADE WITH CORN SYRUP. AND HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED IF TAKING WITH CREATINE AND PROTIEN

WHERE CAN YOU GET GOOD DEXTROSE FOR AFTER YOUR WORKOUT I DO NOT WANT ANYTHING MADE WITH CORN SYRUP. AND HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED IF TAKING WITH CREATINE AND PROTIEN

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That would depend on how much you weigh, and what your nutrition and body composition goals are. You can buy dextrose at a lot of online supplement retailers, like netrition, or bodybuilding.com, etc.

How much do you think I would need? I am thinking of buying some online for my post workout. I am 293LBS. Can I just mix it with protein powder in my protein shake with water (It's GNC protein, about 20G of protein per serving)?

Also, what about taking fiber with a protein shake? I read this somewhere, but is that OK to do?

I am trying to lose weight, and build muscle at the same time.

How much do you think I would need? I am thinking of buying some online for my post workout. I am 293LBS.

That totally depends on what your macro breakdowns for your workout days are.

I've never heard of any problems with adding fiber - nothing comes to mind. :confused:

I've never heard of any problems with adding fiber - nothing comes to mind. :confused:
The idea of using dextrose post-workout is to restore the glycogen balance and aid with muscle recovery.

Fibre would slow this process, so it's not recommended. :read:

http://www.intense-workout.com/post_workout.html

The idea of using dextrose post-workout is to restore the glycogen balance and aid with muscle recovery.

Fibre would slow this process, so it's not recommended. :read:

http://www.intense-workout.com/post_workout.html

Thanks, guava. :)

How about L-Glutamine? I've read a little on it, and it seems as if its like protein?

Dextrose is used to further the Insulin spike post-workout.

This helps with nutrient delivery ( Creatine,Aminos).

Purportedly this condition futhers protein synthesis.


Although there are some lifters that are not of this school and instead use Waxy Maize in place of Dex.

Glycogen total replacement can take up to 48 hours.

So the Dex shot isn't going to do much for your Glycogen levels overall.

It's more for it's use as a transporter for Creatine and also the spike.

10 grams of Dex for example, won't do it for the spike.....you need to be around 60 to 70 grams.....if you're going the Dex route.

You can also use such things as Rice cakes and White bread (post workout only).

I use a ton of fiber mixed in because I always have a combo of eggs, and then a bowl of oatmeal with a scoop of Whey every morning with milk and supps.

I add the fiber to slow down the digestive process somewhat in the morning.

But I don't use fiber in the shake post workout (or preworkout).

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I DO NOT WANT ANYTHING MADE WITH CORN SYRUP.

What difference does it make? Molecularly it is pretty much irrelevant whether it comes from corn, potatoes, etc.

The idea of using dextrose post-workout is to restore the glycogen balance and aid with muscle recovery.

Fibre would slow this process, so it's not recommended. :read:

http://www.intense-workout.com/post_workout.html

If glycogen replenishment is the object, it is really slow and you don't want fast carbs for that. The body can replenish about 4% of it's glycogen store per hour. Carbs available in excess of that get used for other purposes.

Now most of EPOC is fueled by fat; so excess carbs after the workout are going to probably end up as fat. Not necessarily the intended effect, I would guess.

Studies have been done which show that as far as recovery goes, chocolate milk is as good a PWO shake as just about anything out there.

What difference does it make? Muscularly it is pretty much irrelevant whether it comes from corn, potatoes, etc.

Maybe he has an allergic reaction to some trace corn derived contaminant?

Otherwise, corn syrup is really just sugar, and in the kinds that are found in food, (high fructose corn syrup 55 and 42) it's really almost identical to the nutritients in the same amount of sucrose, since one molecule of sucrose is digested in the stomach into one molecule of glucose (=dextrose) and one molecule of fructose, which are then absorbed (like corn syrup) in the intestine. Corn syrup is pretty much nutritionally identical to table sugar.

I have never felt as good as when I started eating a steak and bean post workout meal.