Sport Am I missing anything essential from my Post Workout Drink?

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DanHarris

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Well at the moment it is just a Whey Protein shake right after working out, then I have my meal (Second part of post workout) within 1-1.5 hours of finishing.

But the thing I am asking here is: Is there anything else I should add to it that everybody should have in with it? I hear people talk about dextrose for an insulin spike to aid in recovery? Would I be best off with just the Whey Protein shake and say an apple?
 
You would be best off with some dextrose or maltodextrin in that shake - it's really not that expensive. :)

Then again, an apple is better than nothing...
 
Thanks, I can afford the dextrose or maltodextrin no problems :)
Is one better than the other? I should be able to buy this in powder form right?

Either way how much is ideal to add?

Thanks again :D
 
The problem with an apple is that it's slow absorbed and post workout you're looking for fast absorbed just after a workout. What you're looking for is simple carbs, sugars in other words, and dextrose is pretty good. 50-100g of simple carbs is a pretty good amount. That's quite a bit. I've got a friend that knows his stuff, he recommended this stuff called Pure Vitargo. You can find it on bodybuilding.com. They found a way to make it sugar free which keeps you from crashing. He mixes that with 1 scoop of cell-tech. Cell-tech is good stuff for building muscle. If you do cell-tech, mix protein in there, also if you want you can mix powdered glutamine, and aminos. All into one nasty drink mix, hehe. But with that insulin spike cell-tech gives you 10g of creatine shooting right into the muscles so it's good stuff by itself. I've tried plain ol' sugar before and it was so nasty, and I crashed with only half the serving that I was gonna get. Also, make sure you still eat a meal 1 hour afterward. Good luck.
 
Thanks Adumb. Yeah I do make sure to eat within an hour within my shake and do this 90% of time, other that that its about 1.5 hours the other 10%

I am going to stick with just Whey for now and some dextrose or maltodextrin. Can anybody recommend the amount to use? Thanks guys.
 
after a strenuous workout, use at least twice as much simple carbs as protein in your pwo meal.

if you ingest 25g protein, eat at least 50g simple carbs.

any dextrose will suffice.
 
Personally, I think dextrose is a bit too sweet for my liking. Maltodextrin is a lot less sweet and does the same - your choice.
 
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