How many of you guys use MID workout shakes?
I was thinking of using Xtreme formulations "ICE" as a mid workout drink. Thanks.
I was thinking of using Xtreme formulations "ICE" as a mid workout drink. Thanks.
I like it. Have not seen a difference in recovery, strength or weight gain. I just feel more satisfied after eating real food.:burger: I only use shakes when low on time and limit them to 1 a day if I can.how do you like using mainly whole foods Post Workout BP?
Have your results changed drastically? I currently use a pre and post WO shake and about a half hour after the PWO shake I eat a meal (usually oats with raisins)...but I have been thinking to switching to a pre and during workout shake and whole foods PWO since im always STARVING after a workout.
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Try EAA's in some gatorade. It isn't bad and if anything you're getting some extra protein/carbs in your diet.no shake for me. pre and post only. if i tried to drink some of the **** ya'll are talking about during a workout, i'd puke everywhere.
Similar to mine, I use BCAA's instead of EAA's but I am a cheapass.I use 32 oz. of gatorade mixed with 25g of EAA's. Anything else is just a waste to me.
I'm a pussy when it comes to taste, but Watermelon Xtend + 6g Cit Malate and it tastes great. If you haven't tried Watermelon Xtend yet, your missing out. mmmmm :burger:Throw in some of custom's Cit. Malate too, and don't forget to add a bit of B6. If you don't want gatorade, crystal light works well.
You should always have some type of meal/shake before your workout. It doesn't have to be huge, but definately have some carbs/protein. If you feel starting your PWO shake during your workout would allow you to get your nutrition in before sleep, then it sounds like a good plan.How do you feel drinking a carb/whey shake or even just a carb shake #1 effects your training and #2 effects the use of fat for energy...seems like a shitty idea to even consume gatorade when cutting, but how about bulking?
Reason - I was think of drinking my pw shake about half way through, instead of a pre or post shake than having a meal as soon as I get home......training at night makes it hard to get in all the necessary cals.
Here's my afternoon schedule:You should always have some type of meal/shake before your workout. It doesn't have to be huge, but definately have some carbs/protein. If you feel starting your PWO shake during your workout would allow you to get your nutrition in before sleep, then it sounds like a good plan.
I think the most important part of a diet plan is something that you can do. I personally have 2 post workout meals, and then a before bedtime meal. This obviously wouldn't work for you.
Your muscles love food after a workout. You have around a 4 hour window to eat with the increased nutrient partitioning from your workout. If you can eat a small meal at 7:30-8 and still eat that solid meal before sleep and still get to bed, then I'd recommend it. Some people have a hard problem sleeping well when they are very full. Personally, give me all the food you can :burger:Here's my afternoon schedule:
1/2 cup oats, 1 scoop whey 3-3:30
TRAIN 4:45-6:00PM
WHEY, BANANA AND RICE CAKES AT 630
CASEIN SHAKE AND ALMONDS/PEANUTS AT 9:00PM
BED AT 9:05
if I added a meal around 8pm, would that be too many cals between 6pm and bed? 3 hour time span?
With your schedule it looks like having your post wkout whey+bannana and rice cakes at 5:30 (mid workout) wouldnt be a bad idea. But only if that allowed you to squeeze a solid meal in an hour later w protien and low gi carbs giving you 2 hours to digest before your bedtime casien shake and almonds. I dont know what you have to get done in that time, but there probably is some way (albeit not nececasarily a convenient way) if you get creative. Coolers, microwaves and pre-made meals are your best freind when you are bodybuiding on a tight life schedule. I wouldnt worry about the solid meal cals if their 2 hours before bed, cuz the dont eat much before bed reccomendation is an over simplification, and it's really more about personal macronutrient needs and energy expenditure/defecit. You work out late, so your caloric needs are higher than someone who is inactive at that time, (and since its intense resistance training your needs for protien and carbs are higher than others who ARE active late, but engage in activity thats less deleterious to glycogen and less demanding of building tissue/amino acids.) If it does turn out to be to much, use trial and error to reduce portion size instead of reducing the frequency of meals. You know you need the carbs and protien more than you need fats at that time cuz you just worked out, so if you feel your gaining fat, just reduce the fats first (in the meals after workout) as they add to the calories, and just have more of your fat earlier in the day. Just my 2 cents......good luck brother.Here's my afternoon schedule:
1/2 cup oats, 1 scoop whey 3-3:30
TRAIN 4:45-6:00PM
WHEY, BANANA AND RICE CAKES AT 630
CASEIN SHAKE AND ALMONDS/PEANUTS AT 9:00PM
BED AT 9:05
if I added a meal around 8pm, would that be too many cals between 6pm and bed? 3 hour time span?
thnx bro..will you show me you outline? training and meal timing...
Increased muscle blood flow - While some theorize that the digestion of this drink will draw blood away from the muscle and toward the gastrointestinal tract, this couldn't be further from the truth. Since the recommended drink is so easily digested and the stimulus to send blood to the muscle is so strong, blood flow to the muscle will actually increase with such a drink.
At rest, blood flow to the muscle is quite low. However, during exercise muscle blood flow increases by almost 150%. When a carbohydrate and amino acid drink is taken pre/during the workout, the blood flow during the workout increases by about 350%. This is a very powerful effect since there's significantly more blood going to the muscle and this blood is packed with anabolic nutrients!
Here's his complete article on the subject: http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/precision.htmso what is the conclusion? Drink a carb bev. like gatorade during and then simple+ protein post?
Here's a sample calculation of what a 220lb (100kg) person would need:
Pre/During Exercise
40g-80g of carbohydrate (50% glucose - 50% maltodextrin)
20g-40g of hydrolyzed protein
3-5g each of creatine, glutamine, BCAA
2L water (80g CHO + 40g PRO + 5g Creatine +5g Glutamine +5g BCAA = 135g of nutrients. In 1L of water this would be a 13.5% solution and too concentrated. In 2L of water this is about 6.75% and the concentration is just right).
Post Exercise
40g-80g of carbohydrate (50%glucose-50%maltodextrin)
20g-40g of hydrolyzed protein
3-5g creatine each of glutamine, BCAA
1L - 2L water
500mg vitamin C, 400IU vitamin E
Thanks for the feedback... do you try to drink them before the workout as well? Reason I ask is because currently I am taking NoXplode before my workout.well both put me to sleep, to much sugar in it for me. For energy, i like things like xtend, amped ecn, thermoloid and stimulant X.
Thanks for the feedback... do you try to drink them before the workout as well? Reason I ask is because currently I am taking NoXplode before my workout.
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