[quote]Kill’Em All wrote:
O and can we petition HIM to address this question on his next Question of Strength.[/quote]
I think this would be a great idea.
Personally, I think it really matters what type of training you do and how long in duration.
If you’re a strength athlete, whether Strongman, Powerlifter, Weightlifter, etc, and you train for longer than one hour, you pretty much need to take some carbs in while you train.
I conducted an acute study with various athletes basing the results purely on qualitative responses, and nearly 100% of them said that their workouts felt better and that they didn’t crash while taking in some type of workout drink while training.
Now, if your goal is purely cosmetic, and the duration of your training is one hour or less (which it should be if this is your goal), then anything more than water wouldn’t make much sense.
Bottom line is that one sweeping, broad generalization isn’t going to work on this topic. I think that part of the problem with these forums is that the voice of both strength athletes and bodybuilders (for lack of a better term)sometimes cross on the same topic, and really, there’s probably two separate answers for each group, and often times that isn’t addressed.
[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
OH, and before I forget… Dave, you get my vote of confidence (not that you need it, lol). You are ‘big’ Dave Barr, in my my book, not ‘fat’ Dave Barr.
You seem more open minded than CP and that has to be a good thing. Besides, anyone who feels the need to put down others to make himself seem more knowledgeable, has ‘issues’ in my humble opinion, lol.[/quote]
[quote]Mod Brian wrote:
I’d have to disagree with this based solely on the results we’ve seen with people using Surge Recovery versus water during training.
Even when fat loss is the primary objective, most people seem to respond better with something more than water.[/quote]
Well, the research wouldn’t back that feeling, but who knows how old and how accurate that is. FWIW, I found the 40 minute recommendation in an Ex Phys book. For me, if I go over one hour, I need some carbs to drink while I train, but if I’m between 20-40 minutes, water will do just fine.
Ive been getting slack all year for sticking with recomendations of a high tyroisine low carb pre workout meal .vs. Surge. I felt all along that it gives you a better energy response to training and keeps your nervous system primed.
Im glad to see Poliquin has still kept his methods regarding pre workout.
[quote]Dominator wrote:Well, the research wouldn’t back that feeling, but who knows how old and how accurate that is. FWIW, I found the 40 minute recommendation in an Ex Phys book. For me, if I go over one hour, I need some carbs to drink while I train, but if I’m between 20-40 minutes, water will do just fine.
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If you’re going to stand behind research, you need to site it.
I’ve got plenty of exercise physiology tests at home and none have what I consider great nutritional recommendations.
I sounds like you’re basing your recommendations based on what you need to get through a workout. You might want to take a step back and look at the bigger picture and find what allows you to recover faster from your training sessions. Getting through a workout and optimizing recovery are quite different.