I have never been one to typically ingest carbs doing my workout, however I had a sample packet of Gaspari Glycofuse with their 25g of Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin, and it made a huge difference in my workout. Sometimes if I push it too hard (I train fasted) I get a little light headed and so I wanted to see if there were other products similar to this on the market? Also, is Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin the best quality form of intra-workout carbs? Thanks for any information!
I completely agree on it making a big difference for me too. I train first thing in the a.m. as well and I have used a ton of different powdered carb sources. If you have the money you could always get Carb10 by MTS nutrition, Karbolyn, Glycofuse, Karbolic, and others. I have just about used them all and they are all good stuff that caused me no G.I. issues or crash.
However, I was looking for something more cost effective recently and ran up on Cytosport Cytomax powder that is like $15-$17 for a 27 serving container. I really like it actually I drink pre workout and during my workout with my BCAA's. I personally like Cytomax just about the best so far for the price but any of the above options are great choices as well.
Btw, I absolutely hate using Gatorade or any other simple sugars pre workout (especially for early morning workouts). They make me feel sick and hypoglycemic as heck.