still confused about DEXTROSE

[ph34rsh4ck]

Nope

[C_Bino]

Well to be honest 75g dextrose pwo isnt all that much. When I used it I would opt for 2:3 protein:dex. So what dextrose does is trigger your body to release insulin from the pancrease, and A LOT of it. Insulin is released whenever you eat, but the higher the sugar content the more is going to be released. What insulin does is pretty much takes that sugar and delivers it very effectively into your tissues, MUSCLES in particular. It pretty much forces more sugar into the muscles than would regularly be stored.

Insulin also brings very important amino acids into your muscles to help with muscles recovery and building. Not to mention insulin is very anabolic .

Now you do have to be careful with how much you use. This is why I never ran it at double the protein dose as many do. Also you do not ever want to have a purely sugar meal. If you dont consume your protein with dextrose than you will actually begin to waste muscle tissue. What insulin also does is turn off your fat burning ability for some time. Since all of the sugar is quickly shuttled into muscles there is nothing left in your stomach and you will still be hungry and since fat cannot be used to burn because of the insulin your body will turn to protein/muscle. Ever wonder why you can eat a bunch of sugary candy or chocolate bar and still be hungry right after even though the calories may have been high? Because of insulin, at that point you are wasting muscle.

So dextrose can be great if used immediately post workout with a protein shake. I just wouldnt suggest using it at any other time during the day.

[Superballer]

well said bino. Appreciate that thorough response.

[ph34rsh4ck]

Nope

[TADOLFI]

Once you're bigger than all of 'em - you just point at yourself and say
"It's workin for me- what do you think!?"

[ph34rsh4ck]

Nope