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Thank you, I will look forward to hearing your reasoning for it. If you have a valid scientific reason for this stance, it means that myself and most other bodybuilding trainers as well as industry pros and champion bodybuilders have all been laboring under false delusions (in all fairness, although uncommon, it wouldn't be the first time).
As far as not needing High-GI PWO, there are quite a few sources that may disagree with you:
From Fitness For One and All:
"The body's main priority post-workout is to replenish glycogen stores. The body stores glycogen in two places: in the liver and in muscle tissue. Of these two, the muscles can store a far greater amount, 250 to 400 grams, while the liver can only store about 100 grams. Moreover, it is primarily muscle glycogen that is depleted during a workout.
So the goal post-workout more specifically is to restore muscle glycogen. The body will even break down muscle tissue for this purpose if carbohydrates are not available. For this reason, it is vital to include carbohydrates in the post-workout drink. But what form of carbs is best for this purpose?
Post-workout is the one time that high-glycemic carbs are preferred. This term refers to carbs that are high on the glycemic index. This is a measure of how quickly a food raises blood sugar and hence insulin levels. Normally, it is best to eat lower glycemic foods so as not to initiate an insulin spike. But post-workout, the exact opposite is true. The elevated insulin levels will help to drive nutrients into the muscle cells.
Moreover, speed is of the essence. It is vital to get the carbs to the muscle cells as quickly as possible. And again, high-glycemic carbs are preferred to lower glycemic carbs for this purpose."
Or this article discussing it by Dr John Berardi with quite a bit of reference material
Another article here written by Justin Harris
There are quite a few other articles and data that conclude pretty much the same thing, these were just the first few that came up when I searched. Again, I'm not trying to be condescending or argumentative so if you have the science that proves otherwise I really would like to hear it so I could decide logically whether or not to change my stance on the subject.
Devileyes, I was always under the same impression as you. It seems logical to want carbohydrates that are absorbed fast PWO, the body has just worked hard and is "starving". I would also like to see Vedic's stance on this subject. Research HAS discovered different theories that counteract current popular ideas/styles.