Pre/Post Workout

Ok so I was reading a Muscle & Fitness magazine today and an article was saying that post workout besdies protein you need fast carbs (I knew that) but they suggested swedish fish, gummy bears, and jelly beans and stuff like that with no fat and lots of carbs. I was wondering if it was actually true because usually I just have my protein shake.


Also what is a quick or easy to make pre workout meal besides banannas and oatmeal..would a nutrigrain bar work?

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Gummy bears? This isn't a barber shop. Stick with some fruits and combine with maltodextrin, that's cute. Blueberries are nice. Bananas are decent.
 
No a nutrigrain bar wouldn't work. Get some protein before your workout, not solely carbs. Read danmirage's posts on gaining mass and losing fat.

yea they do that for the dextrose. not a horrible idea if your cheap and have a fast metabolism but i wouldnt do it

Ah ok..I guess I'll just stick to an apple and a little protein like 30 min before. And for after Ill just stick to my whey shake and a bannana. 

Sure it would work. Post workout nutrition depends on your goals and diet as a whole

If you're carb tolerant or "bulking" maltodextrin or dextrose in your post workout shake would be fine.

If you're not carb tolerant or on a carb restricted diet, you may want to add 20-30g of glutamine and 20-30g of glycine to your shake. (be sure to slowly climb up to the glutamine dose as it can be hard to digest. also dont exceed the glycine dose too much depending on ur bodyweight as it wil make you throw up)

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ORIGINAL: packers4

Ok so I was reading a Muscle & Fitness magazine today and an article was saying that post workout besdies protein you need fast carbs (I knew that) but they suggested swedish fish, gummy bears, and jelly beans and stuff like that with no fat and lots of carbs. I was wondering if it was actually true because usually I just have my protein shake.


Also what is a quick or easy to make pre workout meal besides banannas and oatmeal..would a nutrigrain bar work?

that might not actually be a bad idea. but it's really only good if you're bulking.  i love swedish fish, love them; but they have something like 190 calories per serving and there are 5 servings in a bag.  that's too much for me when i'm cutting

ORIGINAL: Blitzseth

Sure it would work. Post workout nutrition depends on your goals and diet as a whole

If you're carb tolerant or "bulking" maltodextrin or dextrose in your post workout shake would be fine.

If you're not carb tolerant or on a carb restricted diet, you may want to add 20-30g of glutamine and 20-30g of glycine to your shake. (be sure to slowly climb up to the glutamine dose as it can be hard to digest. also dont exceed the glycine dose too much depending on ur bodyweight as it wil make you throw up)

Cheers.

 
This man speaks the truth. I assumed he was bulking because he was reading a muscle&fitness mag, so I gave him the scoop with the maltodextrin ;)

Ok thats good then. So since I'm bulking I can have swedish fish and my whey shake post workout which also means that I can save the bannana I used to use for post workout and use it for pre.

Hmms sounds confusing but I think I finally found my permananet post and pre workout meals.

...Are you kidding me? Do you know the ingredients that go into Swedish Fish? I just googled it and was astonished. What the ****....

ORIGINAL: SouLja

...Are you kidding me? Do you know the ingredients that go into Swedish Fish? I just googled it and was astonished. What the ****....

they're delicious though

Doesnt matter...I mean as long as they get the job done with my shake.

Okay so you guys are knowingly putting into your bodies:

• Sugar
  
• Invert Sugar
  
• Corn syrup
  
• Modified Corn starch
  
• Citric Acid
  
• White Mineral Oil
  
• Artificial flavors
  
• Coloring (FD&C Red 40 for the red color)
  
• Carnauba wax 

(From Wikipedia)

Na..I just thought it was intersing that it would work. Im not planning on doing that anymore. Tell me if this is good for a pre and psot wrkout meal:

Pre-Workout:  30 minutes before?

Oatmeal (instant or healthy one doesnt matter)
Milk

Not sure if I need a protein shake before or not...I use to take about 20g of protein before but would the milk replace it ?


Post-Workout: Immediately after

1.5 scoops of ON w/ milk
bannana or grapes
water



I would apprecaite it if someone lets me know if this is good or not. I don't know why but after so long of being on this forum (2nd account) and working out for so long I would know this by now. I guess I'm just getting more strict lately so I want to be sure if its right.

ORIGINAL: packers4

Na..I just thought it was intersing that it would work. Im not planning on doing that anymore. Tell me if this is good for a pre and psot wrkout meal:

Pre-Workout:  30 minutes before?

Oatmeal (instant or healthy one doesnt matter)
Milk

Not sure if I need a protein shake before or not...I use to take about 20g of protein before but would the milk replace it ?


Post-Workout: Immediately after

1.5 scoops of ON w/ milk
bannana or grapes
water



I would apprecaite it if someone lets me know if this is good or not. I don't know why but after so long of being on this forum (2nd account) and working out for so long I would know this by now. I guess I'm just getting more strict lately so I want to be sure if its right.

As long as you substitute the amount of protein, milk would be good in my opinion.

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I read somewhere that one of the best things to have after a workout is chocolate milk.  Anyone hear of this?

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