Pre-Work Out Carbs

mdog,

I wouldn’t worry about it, you’re fine with the whole food meal. This is getting into that area of fine detail where it really won’t make any substantial difference which way you prefer to do it. I personally rely on a lot of supplemental protein (powders), especially on workout days.

The only logic to using the protein powder in your meal that is 1.5-2.0 hours after your workout, is that you’re still in that “anabolic window” time frame. Therefore, ingesting a protein source that is more quickly digested and absorbed may have some benefit–but, again, I think the difference would be small.

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