Who sips a shake throughout their workout?

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Who sips a shake throughout their workout?

[BITTAPART2]

i sip an amino acid drink all day long, protein shake right after workout. Steady drip of aminos works very well, escpecially during cutting, at keeping muscle around.

[LawMan018]

i sip an amino acid drink all day long, protein shake right after workout. Steady drip of aminos works very well, escpecially during cutting, at keeping muscle around.

where can u get amino acid drinks, sounds like a good deal? Or do u make ur own?

[Johny-too-small]

Meh, shakes are for idiots. I eat a snickers bar during my workouts. Its what real men do.

[PEWN]

Meh, shakes are for idiots. I eat a snickers bar during my workouts. Its what real men do.

lol.. i see your following the sm diet..

[bcaasdirty]

ill throw 10g of BCAAs into my waaater during my werkout

[bpm1]

thought bout it, tell me why i should, and im curious bout the amino acid shakes as well

[nyjetsfan86]

i drink 8 beta anabol which is an amino drink

[BlokeFromStaines]

me drinks gin wit a twest of lime

[BITTAPART2]

^^^ur a dork dude^^^ OMG

[BlokeFromStaines]

yu da one who says the wurd dork and OMG. you ar in fact a batteboy

[jackjackson]

I sip water and save whey/amino fuel/vitargo/glucosamine for Immediately after so my body can suck it up like a sponge!

[TR'05]

I've been super dosing BCAAs during my workouts for a little over a month now.

About 40 grams during the workout. Strength has steadily gone up from week to week; recovery appears to be quicker also. Correlation doesn't imply causation, but I have noticed a difference compared to when I would do 5-10 grams pre & 5-10 grams post.

[taiboxa]

i would never consume anything other than water during a workout.
i have better use for the blood in my body than to send it to my stomache for digestion/redistribution of nutrients.

[BITTAPART2]

I've been super dosing BCAAs during my workouts for a little over a month now.

About 40 grams during the workout. Strength has steadily gone up from week to week; recovery appears to be quicker also. Correlation doesn't imply causation, but I have noticed a difference compared to when I would do 5-10 grams pre & 5-10 grams post.

couldnt agree more bro, BCAAS are better than whey protein IMO they both have their place but for me a high dose of BCAAS keep muscle on me, they keep muscle endurance high, lactic acid is reduced signifacantly via the l-glutamine and they can be a lot easier to ingest than whey protein. I use whey as a supplement very rarely now and rely almost soley on animal meat proteins to meet my requirments. TR, what brand do you use? I use scivation xtend, it is a great product IMO it has a very good ratio to it and taste is OK, admitidly there is stuff out there made by extreme formulations that is hands down the best BCAA supp on the market but tastes like straight ass crack

[TR'05]

yah man, I use Ice by Xtreme Formulations....only grape though...never fruit punch!

I find the grape i can take.

[BITTAPART2]

^^^ oh yeah bro that is the stuff right there, but holy crap it tastes horrible

[jojo2002]

i take PRIMAFORCE amino acids shake during workout... feels good but i find my self filling it up with water 30 min into my workout..

[RANA]

NADA, just H20

[Random]

Ive used the Purple wrath by controlled labs, good stuff, its a good combo of aminos, plus beta alanine...

CD

[perfectbeast2001]

i would never consume anything other than water during a workout.
i have better use for the blood in my body than to send it to my stomache for digestion/redistribution of nutrients.

would this not be applicable to solid foods only or do all items (even amino acid in water) with a calorific content cause blood to flow into intestines?

[taiboxa]

would this not be applicable to solid foods only or do all items (even amino acid in water) with a calorific content cause blood to flow into intestines?

well i know protein will and fats, simple sugars are usually utilized so readily i think the blood flow would be minimal. either way i am not an advocate of type of nutrient consumption during training.. unless im jazzercising then i would definetly sport the sexy gatoraide.

[Prada]

I use simple carbs, High GI. I like having some calories ingested. I usually have 10g carbs mixed with maybe 200ml every 15 minutes and the rest of time water.

[C_Bino]

couldnt agree more bro, BCAAS are better than whey protein IMO they both have their place but for me a high dose of BCAAS keep muscle on me, they keep muscle endurance high, lactic acid is reduced signifacantly via the l-glutamine and they can be a lot easier to ingest than whey protein.

There is no L-glutamine in BCAA's.

[sliceNdice]

There is no L-glutamine in BCAA's.

Kind of what I was thinking as I read this.
Just L-Luecine, L-Isoleucine and L-Valine.

[SwiftMove83]

Interesting.. I started taking BCAAs before and immediatly after my workout, but never thuoght about drinking them during...

[BITTAPART2]

There is no L-glutamine in BCAA's.

I should have been more specific, the amino mix I am talking about in this thread (scivation Xtend does in fact have glutamine in it) also citurline malate and b6 are added, all are said to help w/ muscle recovery

[BITTAPART2]

also the only BCAAs worth taking a IMO are ones that throw glutamine in the mix, it just makes sense, this is the the other brand we are talking about by xtreme formulations, it is proably the best IMO for the price.
ICE FRUIT PUNCH, 908g 2 lbs.
per 2 scoops (10g)
L-Leucine: 3420mg
L-Isoleucine: 1590mg
L-Valine: 1830mg
L-Glutamine: 2770mg
Vitamin b6: 10mg

[440Charger]

I do... I sip on

20-25g of dextrose
5g of whey
1 g of leucine
some vit c and e
and then minerals sodium potassium magnesium...

Just basicly some simple carbs with protein because from what I've read the protein helps in the uptake of the carbs...

If I remeber I'll take some q-10 before as well but I normally forget...

[Primalinstinct]

Shakes are no good for me during a workout.

I like my body to be burning the kinetic energy it has on one task alone for that allotted window of time : My 16 to 24 sets of weight training. If you are drinking a shake while training you are just putting stress on the body to do another task (digesting).

You should be consuming calories 1 to 1.5 hours prior to training for the energy you will need. The exact eating time frame depends on your metabolism and what you are in fact consuming for your up-and-coming training session.

Drink water, aqua, wasser. Then take your nutrients of choice after training.

[Primalinstinct]

would this not be applicable to solid foods only or do all items (even amino acid in water) with a calorific content cause blood to flow into intestines?

If there is anything that is going to get digested with minimal energy it's BCAAs because of their simple protein chain make-up and ability to break down. Some say it is a detour to going catabolic in the latter part of a workout session.

Post workout drink ingredients for me would be BCAA, WMS, ProPeptides. All good stuff.

[440Charger]

I dont thing simple sugars take much work for the body to digest. From what I've read. People injesting a protein/carb drink have performed better...

Plus there are other benifits that having a drink prior and during the workout have that aid post workout recovery. Like limiting the rise of cortisol and getting insluin levels primed ready to absorb nutrients right away after a work out.

[yungfaceb3]

During workouts...only water for me. I usually take about 1500mg of l-glutamine immediatly after my workout, and then about 5-7 minutes later I quickly down a protein shake of 2 scoops whey protein mixed with milk. Before working out I take Superpump 250, so I have creatine and NO2 to keep me going throughout. As far as supplementing with amino acids and protein shakes...I think this beneficial but not meant to replace a good diet. I used to supplement ALOT more with whey protein shakes because of thier high levels of portein and amino acids, but now I focus more on diet. I used to get the vast majority of my protein from either meat be it beef, chicken, pork, or seafood (usually the first 2), and protein shakes. I recently began to once again add eggs to my diet. Eggs began for some reason to destroy my stomach so I discontinued them 4 a while, but now I eat them with other things and I am okay. Usually breakfast is broccoli and cheese eggs all thrown together with a side of a bannana followed by my multivitamins and later on at night a snack of 2-3 cheese eggs with a side of some form of fruit or toast. Whey protein only after workouts, and usually a high calorie mixed protein (whey, casein,soy) shake just before bed. The rest of the day is made up of meals consisting of a combination of meats and soem form of carbs (usually complex) but I am by no means wealthly and must make things work. I beelive a good diet througout the day is best for overall results.

[440Charger]

Forsure... Nothing makes me shake my head than people who survive on shakes all day....

During workouts...only water for me. I usually take about 1500mg of l-glutamine immediatly after my workout, and then about 5-7 minutes later I quickly down a protein shake of 2 scoops whey protein mixed with milk. Before working out I take Superpump 250, so I have creatine and NO2 to keep me going throughout. As far as supplementing with amino acids and protein shakes...I think this beneficial but not meant to replace a good diet. I used to supplement ALOT more with whey protein shakes because of thier high levels of portein and amino acids, but now I focus more on diet. I used to get the vast majority of my protein from either meat be it beef, chicken, pork, or seafood (usually the first 2), and protein shakes. I recently began to once again add eggs to my diet. Eggs began for some reason to destroy my stomach so I discontinued them 4 a while, but now I eat them with other things and I am okay. Usually breakfast is broccoli and cheese eggs all thrown together with a side of a bannana followed by my multivitamins and later on at night a snack of 2-3 cheese eggs with a side of some form of fruit or toast. Whey protein only after workouts, and usually a high calorie mixed protein (whey, casein,soy) shake just before bed. The rest of the day is made up of meals consisting of a combination of meats and soem form of carbs (usually complex) but I am by no means wealthly and must make things work. I beelive a good diet througout the day is best for overall results.

[hockeyroom28]

I have heard a lot of good things about Controlled Labs Purple Wraath. I just bought it along with their NO product and creatine so I'll see how it goes. For the past few months, I've been drinking Size On during workout and it seems like it gives me a little bit of ************ between sets.

[StickNPuck]

A tad off subject, but I just read this a minute ago and though I would add to the conversation. This article does not discuss the timing of protein shake consumption, but it does theorize that heightened antioxidant levels could lead to diminished fatigue during workouts. Nothing new I guess, but I always consume my antioxidant supplements after my workwork. Maybe I'll try changing that up.

http://www.newsmax.com/health/supple.../17/33202.html

[Shane35aa]

I use 5 gr before 10-15 during and 5 in PWO. I use a sugarfree drink mix to cover up that dirty A taste though. I just don't like it as well as BCAA Dirt does

[bcaasdirty]

I use 5 gr before 10-15 during and 5 in PWO. I use a sugarfree drink mix to cover up that dirty A taste though. I just don't like it as well as BCAA Dirt does

thats cuz u like the REAL d.a.

[440Charger]

A tad off subject, but I just read this a minute ago and though I would add to the conversation. This article does not discuss the timing of protein shake consumption, but it does theorize that heightened antioxidant levels could lead to diminished fatigue during workouts. Nothing new I guess, but I always consume my antioxidant supplements after my workwork. Maybe I'll try changing that up.

http://www.newsmax.com/health/supple.../17/33202.html

Read the book Nutrient Timing by John Ivy and Robert Portman... Its very good.

[440Charger]

You can get it on amazon