Just figured we'd post what supplements we use for pre, intra and post workouts.
Here's mine:
Pre-Workout
- 1.5 grams of HCL Creatine
- 5 grams of BCAA
Intra-Workout
- Water
Post-Workout
- 1.5 grams of HCL Creatine
- 30 grams of Gummy bears (Yes, there is a method to this madness)
- 1 complex protein shake (Basically a mix of Whey, Casein and Egg protein that contains 5g of BCAA's and 5g of Glutamine)
- 30 grams of Gummy bears (Yes, there is a method to this madness)
What's your verdict on this? Really work? Still doing it?
Gummy bears? You must be jokin
After work out, it's important to get a carbohydrate into your bloodstream within about 30 minutes. So, yes, there is a method to this madness. The type of carb you eat around working out should be something high-glycemic (ideally maltodextrin).
After work out, it's important to get a carbohydrate into your bloodstream within about 30 minutes. So, yes, there is a method to this madness. The type of carb you eat around working out should be something high-glycemic (ideally maltodextrin).
I get the science behind it but just wondering from somebody who has done it if it actually works.
I’m doing it currently and seeing some results. Hard to tell if that’s from the change or not though.
Yeah, I'm doing it too it can't hurt. I was buying packs of Haribo but pain in the ass dividing them up. Costco has a box of 80 packs of gummy fruit snacks with basically the same nutritional information. Going to be a lot cheaper in the long run too.
I would recommend just going to a local liquor store that sells home brewing materials or Amazon and grabbing Maltodextrin. Super cheap and it doesn’t taste like anything if you mix it with whey protein.
I don't really like this guy, but he presents facts. Whey protein and soy protein have been proven to have possible cancer and diabetic causing side effects. All protein powders build the same amount of muscle. At the end of the day its best to go with a plant based protein powder as long as its not soy.
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Just figured we'd post what supplements we use for pre, intra and post workouts.
Here's mine:
Pre-Workout
- 1.5 grams of HCL Creatine
- 5 grams of BCAA
Intra-Workout
- Water
Post-Workout
- 1.5 grams of HCL Creatine
- 30 grams of Gummy bears (Yes, there is a method to this madness)
- 1 complex protein shake (Basically a mix of Whey, Casein and Egg protein that contains 5g of BCAA's and 5g of Glutamine)
Lot of weird info on this board. Only creatine you need is monohydrate. Cheapest and does the job. BCAAs are basically useless unless you don't get enough protein in from food/whey and the protein window is a myth. Also anything that is available over the counter to boost testosterone is not worth investing in.