pwo vs while wo shake

[jamyjamjr]

what do you guys think.. my workouts are usually 2hrs long in total....

do you think it's better to have a full 60g protien shake right after your workout or slowly sip on the shake while workout out...

[Rockstar1990]

well i drink a carb drink while working out for energy so id say after

just because of the fact that the blood is being pulled away from your intestines when you workout so when you drink after you can absorb it better and that is when you will most likely take you simple carbs with it so it will spike you insulin and shove the protien in the muscle

but whatever is getting you results just stick to

[jamyjamjr]

i just switched over to while workout... my last cycle i tried pwo, it worked great.... but you'll never know tilll you try (or ask someone who has tried at least)

[Rugger02]

Does 2 hours include cardio? Cuz that's a long ass time to be lifting.

And the whole simple carbs spiking your insulin is greatly exaggerated. Even with slin, you don't get much of a spike.

[jamyjamjr]

yea.. of course it includes cardio....

[Phate]

your intraworkout drink should consist of around 30g of carbs(simple) and 10-15g of protein, a study i read showed that muscle recover was aided 86% when a drink like this was taken as opposed to water during the workout!111

in addition, your pre-workout should include caffeine, leucine, BCAAs, and glutamine at a minimum (i'll write out why if you guys want but it's in about 5 different studies so it'll take me a while)

if you use creatine, then you should take 600-1000mg of ALA(alpha lipoic acid) with your creatine PWO as it helps with the absorption of the creatine

[peachfuzz]

i was under the impression that digestion is at a minimum during workout due to blood being directed towards the working muscles as well as the circulating levels of epinephrine. also it takes time for carbs to travel to the small intestine where they are absorbed into the blood stream. that said i think the emphasis should be on the preworkout meal IMHO.

[Phate]

i was under the impression that digestion is at a minimum during workout due to blood being directed towards the working muscles as well as the circulating levels of epinephrine. also it takes time for carbs to travel to the small intestine where they are absorbed into the blood stream. that said i think the emphasis should be on the preworkout meal IMHO.

i agree, the point behind the intraworkout drink is more geared towards supplying a steady stream of simple carbs and keeping a steady level of amino acids in circulation

[jamyjamjr]

this is where i have an issue.. iv always tried to keep my carb level down.. i always do a complex carb pre-workout... my fav is natural oatmeal.... actually i can say most of my carbs come from that... if i dont get those carbs in, im sluggish as hell in the gym and up my chances of injury... fcuk that

[scottythebody]

I'd be scared that I would barf all over the place if I drank any sort of shake while I was working out.

[jamyjamjr]

well you slowly sip dude..between sets