Share your most favorite-est PWO carb source.

pudzian2

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Post your favorite PWO carb source. Preferably one that doesn't make you bloated and fat and has worked well for you. I am messing around with different fruit juices right now, (white grape etc) but I've heard that fructose isn't the most efficient at replenishing muscle glycogen stores....
 
I have been on a big smoothie kick lately and this is the best one so far
Frozen Pineapple
Banana
Vanilla Whey
Ice

The best part is that it sticks to my Paleo diet that I am on ATM.
 
I have been having such anxiety over getting it right. Im trying to absolutely perfect my diet. I do believe that liquid sources of pre and post workout meals are the easiest and most efficient to digest, Ive been using fruit juices for a bit...too soon to say how its working. Fruit is the most natural sugar there is so what could be better than that PWO??
 
pudzian2 said:
Post your favorite PWO carb source. Preferably one that doesn't make you bloated and fat and has worked well for you. I am messing around with different fruit juices right now, (white grape etc) but I've heard that fructose isn't the most efficient at replenishing muscle glycogen stores....
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70g WMS, 30g WPI and powdered gatorade (w/ 10g creatine and BCAA's).


I believe WMS is the fastest carb source available. Taste is a little chalky, but I've found the TrueProtein WMS with Stevia for sweetener quite good. No bloat issues whatsoever.



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I believe WMS is the fastest carb source available. Taste is a little chalky, but I've found the TrueProtein WMS with Stevia for sweetener quite good. No bloat issues whatsoever.

I may give WMS another go around soon. Last time I used it It seemed pretty good. despite the chalkyness...
 
pudzian2 said:
I do have a bag of oat flour sitting round because it seemed more favorable than tanking reg oats after a workout. How do you make it with the banana? do you blend it or just mix it in a bowl with water?
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I put the oats + Whey in a shaker. banana on the side.
 
pudzian2 said:
Post your favorite PWO carb source. Preferably one that doesn't make you bloated and fat and has worked well for you. I am messing around with different fruit juices right now, (white grape etc) but I've heard that fructose isn't the most efficient at replenishing muscle glycogen stores....
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Fructose preferentially replenishes glycogen stores in the liver rather than the muscles, and is not ideal for immediate PWO use. Dextrose and maltodextrin are high-GI carb sources that are preferentially taken up by the muscles in a postworkout depletion state.

Sweet Tarts or Smarties candy, also some of the powdered forms of candy, are pure sources of maltodextrin and/or dextrose with a bit of citric acid and flavoring, and very useful PWO.
 
Distilled Water said:
35gr Vanilla Whey
50gr WMS
10oz OJ

That was awesome!!! Tasted like the oranejulious or whatever in the mall, you know what Im talking about? :think:
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Th OJ sounds good! I do powdered gatorade because its cheaper and 'keeps' better.

I used to love Orange Julius's, back when I was younger you could have them 'add an egg' for $.25. They would crack a raw egg into your drink. I guess they don't do that now with the Salmonella scare and lawsuits and what not...


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Butternut Squash soup, hands down. Throw a bunch of spices in with some butternut squash (I like nutmeg, ginger, allspice) and freeze it in tupperware. Butternut squash is actually higher GI complex carbs and has a phenomenal nutritional profile. Plus if you use a hand blender to make the soup smooth, it gets into you fast.
Now don't go telling everybody my secret ;)
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Steveoph said:
Butternut Squash soup, hands down. Throw a bunch of spices in with some butternut squash (I like nutmeg, ginger, allspice) and freeze it in tupperware. Butternut squash is actually higher GI complex carbs and has a phenomenal nutritional profile. Plus if you use a hand blender to make the soup smooth, it gets into you fast.
Now don't go telling everybody my secret ;)
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oooh I like this idea.....
 
I have only really experimented with dextrose, maltodextrin, and now WMS. I prefer the WMS as I have far less bloating than with dex/malto combo.
 
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