Organic peanut butter might also contain cane syrup or other organic sweeteners, natural peanut butter should just have peanuts and salt listed as ingredients.
Its a fucking pain in the ass to google this kind of stuff up, so I’m sorry if this has already been answered and if so, please do link me to the thread/article that states this well.
So, I do different kind of sports, including weight lifting (heavy compound movements, not putting any extra focus on increasing my muscle mass), thaiboxing and some conditioning work (roadwork, heavy bag, different cardio drills…) . I believe it would greatly improve my recovery if I finally started to drink some recovery drinks, because I can’t get home from the workouts in time to eat the food to get it in my system to start the recovering process.
I’ve tried a couple of different recovery drinks, but just can’t stand the taste of it, and since I workout about 5-7 times a week it’d be pretty neat if I didn’t have to drink something that I just need to down in a matter of seconds so that I don’t have to worry about the taste too much.
I’ve seen a lot of my friends use whey isolates and maltodextrin isolates blended in different ratios and spicing it up with whatever they want. So I was wondering would this be a good aproach, since I believe different kinds of workouts require different kind of ratio between protein and carbs for optimal recovery.
So my question would be which ratio is good for mostly anaerobic work (weights) and more aerobic work, which being thaiboxing and rest of the conditioning work. Sessions mostly last around 1 hr if thats any help.
Also, most of the people I know use cocoa powder for flavor. I know it includes lots of sugar etc., but is this a problem after the workouts, considering the fact that it would make up for only around 5-10% of the calories of the drink?
Thanks to everyone in advance.
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
I think every supermarket sells some kind of natural peanut butter. It doesnt need to be organic. Organic is more expensive than natty pb. [/quote]
At the store I happened to be at, it was either smuckers organic with only peanuts and salt, or the store brand “natural” which also included high fuctose corn syrup. But I’m probably going to be shopping elsewhere anyway because of what this place is doing to their meat prices, so I’ll keep the eyes open for better alternatives to smuckers.
[quote]Fistiecuffs wrote:
Its a fucking pain in the ass to google this kind of stuff up, so I’m sorry if this has already been answered and if so, please do link me to the thread/article that states this well.
So, I do different kind of sports, including weight lifting (heavy compound movements, not putting any extra focus on increasing my muscle mass), thaiboxing and some conditioning work (roadwork, heavy bag, different cardio drills…) . I believe it would greatly improve my recovery if I finally started to drink some recovery drinks, because I can’t get home from the workouts in time to eat the food to get it in my system to start the recovering process.
I’ve tried a couple of different recovery drinks, but just can’t stand the taste of it, and since I workout about 5-7 times a week it’d be pretty neat if I didn’t have to drink something that I just need to down in a matter of seconds so that I don’t have to worry about the taste too much.
I’ve seen a lot of my friends use whey isolates and maltodextrin isolates blended in different ratios and spicing it up with whatever they want. So I was wondering would this be a good aproach, since I believe different kinds of workouts require different kind of ratio between protein and carbs for optimal recovery.
So my question would be which ratio is good for mostly anaerobic work (weights) and more aerobic work, which being thaiboxing and rest of the conditioning work. Sessions mostly last around 1 hr if thats any help.
Also, most of the people I know use cocoa powder for flavor. I know it includes lots of sugar etc., but is this a problem after the workouts, considering the fact that it would make up for only around 5-10% of the calories of the drink?
Thanks to everyone in advance.[/quote]
I’ll tell you what I use which is as much as I can offer, someone else may be able to fill you in on the rest as to whether you should differentiate what you use. 1/2 cup instant oatmeal, 1 cup milk, 1 tbsp peanut butter (looking for a certain kind at the moment), and 1 scoop Gold standard 100% whey [chocolate flavor] from optimum nutrition (brand name if you’re interested).
I love the way this tastes and have no hesitation drinking it. I make it in a blender before I go to the gym, p.s. always add the peanut butter last cause it will stick to blender if you add it first 
It totals at 20g fat, 41g Protein, 47.5g carbs, and 530 calories.
[quote]Dread wrote:
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
I think every supermarket sells some kind of natural peanut butter. It doesnt need to be organic. Organic is more expensive than natty pb. [/quote]
At the store I happened to be at, it was either smuckers organic with only peanuts and salt, or the store brand “natural” which also included high fuctose corn syrup. But I’m probably going to be shopping elsewhere anyway because of what this place is doing to their meat prices, so I’ll keep the eyes open for better alternatives to smuckers.
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Well don’t fall for kraft they push the fact their peanut butter has only 90 calories but it’s half the serving size as most other brands only 1tbsp instead of 2. Bunch of deceiving assholes!
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]HaleyStorm wrote:
Thinking of getting the Metabolic Drive Low Carb formula, or the Grow! Whey protein. My shake tonight had 20g fat, 41g protein, 47g carbs, and 530 calories. Also, my deadlift was 185lbs for 8 reps, so i’m pretty freakin happy right now.[/quote]
For a PWO shake, looks great.
Congrats on the deadlifts![/quote]
Thanks! thinking about starting one of those workout logs on this site.
whey post workout is fine. thingss that lower your cortisol and make you more insulin sensitive too like magnesium, vitamin C, taurine, PS, certain herbs like fenugreek etc. if your fat, above 16%, or above 8mm on your subscap, take glutamine and glycine post work out too. carbs are not your friend if your not lean enough. its the stimulus in the workout that will dictate the response. so in this case doing 5 reps or less will not foster that much of a hypertropy response
[quote]HaleyStorm wrote:
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]HaleyStorm wrote:
Thinking of getting the Metabolic Drive Low Carb formula, or the Grow! Whey protein. My shake tonight had 20g fat, 41g protein, 47g carbs, and 530 calories. Also, my deadlift was 185lbs for 8 reps, so i’m pretty freakin happy right now.[/quote]
For a PWO shake, looks great.
Congrats on the deadlifts![/quote]
Thanks! thinking about starting one of those workout logs on this site.[/quote]
Go for it. I got one, and it definitely keeps me accountable, plus I am able to get tips and pointers and encouragement.
[quote]masterofrhythm wrote:
whey post workout is fine. thingss that lower your cortisol and make you more insulin sensitive too like magnesium, vitamin C, taurine, PS, certain herbs like fenugreek etc. if your fat, above 16%, or above 8mm on your subscap, take glutamine and glycine post work out too. carbs are not your friend if your not lean enough. its the stimulus in the workout that will dictate the response. so in this case doing 5 reps or less will not foster that much of a hypertropy response[/quote]
wow thank you for this info! I am looking up info on glutamine and glycine right now. I have alot to learn especially about nutrition, and I do feel like I am getting a grasp on the workout program and why the form is done the way it is. I am really glad to have found this outlet in my life, and look forward to what lies ahead and what can be learned from it (done with the tirade now i’ll get off my soap box :)) thanks again
ok so along with looking up some info i also checked the protein powder i use for glutamine and glycine. there is 4082mg of glutamine and 412mg of glycine. Looking for some recommended values…
[quote]HaleyStorm wrote:
ok so along with looking up some info i also checked the protein powder i use for glutamine and glycine. there is 4082mg of glutamine and 412mg of glycine. Looking for some recommended values… [/quote]
Generally glutamine will only be helpful if you’re on very low carbs.