An good alternative? Bread. It’s almost 100% glucose, and digests quickly. I’ve been using bread as my post-workout supplementation for quite a while - since almost all my other carbs come from vegetables.
“Pop” is defintely the term used across Canada and apparently also in Seattle.
fructose and sucrose (table sugar, processed sugar) primarily refill the liver, then can go to fat, so you don’t want them post workout. Or for carb ups ect.
Actually, I’m not sure why, but bread does seem really good for carbups (haven’t tried it post workout, but liquid’s probably better). Better than malto/detro in my experience.
Drink beer instead. It’s got carbonation and the right kind of sugars.
This thread has drifted (post-workout carbs from food) to the point I would like to ask a question I’ve been wondering about. I can’t afford Surge right now. What I’ve been doing post-workout is drinking a whey protein drink, and eating a small microwaved potato. I recall reading once that the glucose levels in microwaved potato are way up there (I think I said that correctly). Comments?