okay im looking for a good fast acting powder carbohydrate that i can mix with my whey protein in my shaker as soon after im done my workout at the gym so i can get all the nutrition abosorbed into my muscles immediaely after my workout. Any recommendations to what i should purchase?
I suspect you're going to get a pretty wide array of answers, ranging from Karbo-Lyn, to Malto, to Dextrose, to WMS... personally, I feel the difference comes from gastric emptying rates, not the small few point variance you might find among the lot where GI is concerned (if focused on insulin signaling/secretion). I would much rather consume a carbohydrate source that replenishes my glycogen stores and initiates recovery WITHOUT the feeling of being pregnant for the proceeding 3-4 hours after my PWO shake (as a side note, try to avoid inferior lactose rich protein powders as well, Whey Concentrates often cause severe cramping/bloating in my experience).
If you're concentrating on pure efficacy, Vitargo would be my recommendation. However, if you're inclined to really pay attention to your budget and still reap some great results, Dextrose is basically a readily available source of glucose for the body in its native form for uptake and subsequent rapid recovery.
Good luck!
PS: If looking for some sort of all-in-one, VPX Stealth has been my favored post workout drink, toppling all other contenders (at least every competing brand's PWO powder I have tried).
PPS: If looking for a whole food source, I have been a long time proponent of a few sources of High-GI varieties such as cinnamon pop tarts (low fat version in order to avoid mitigating the insulin response due to simultaneous fat ingestion), Jasmine rice, Rice Cakes, Corn Flakes (extremely high GI, and can be mixed with milk as a very powerful PWO carb/protein source) and many others if you're interested.