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Gavin LeFever
Guest
How do you select your carb(s)?
Simple carbs = fast digestion = good during/post exercise
Complex carbs = slower digestion = better for anytime (vs simple carbs)
In supplementation, such as your PWO or During-WO drink, what simple carbs are ideal?
Most guys who make their own mix use something like: (15g protein + 30-60g carb) * hours working out = your drink. The 1:2 or 1:4 ratio depends on how your body handles carbs, personally.
But what carb(s) to use? Dextrose is a common simple carb, but studies have shown that 30g of two different types of carbs digests better than 30g of a single type of carbs, hence the pairing of dextrose + maltodextrin vs. dextrose + more dextrose.
So the basics are protein (whey) + dextrose + maltodextrin.
The question is how does that compare to all the other carbs out there? There's making an oats powder, but that would be more complex so possibly better for MRP and not PWO? What of waxy maize starch (WMS)? Etc, etc..
Just ran out of my dextrose..
Simple carbs = fast digestion = good during/post exercise
Complex carbs = slower digestion = better for anytime (vs simple carbs)
In supplementation, such as your PWO or During-WO drink, what simple carbs are ideal?
Most guys who make their own mix use something like: (15g protein + 30-60g carb) * hours working out = your drink. The 1:2 or 1:4 ratio depends on how your body handles carbs, personally.
But what carb(s) to use? Dextrose is a common simple carb, but studies have shown that 30g of two different types of carbs digests better than 30g of a single type of carbs, hence the pairing of dextrose + maltodextrin vs. dextrose + more dextrose.
So the basics are protein (whey) + dextrose + maltodextrin.
The question is how does that compare to all the other carbs out there? There's making an oats powder, but that would be more complex so possibly better for MRP and not PWO? What of waxy maize starch (WMS)? Etc, etc..
Just ran out of my dextrose..