What do you guys think of making 1 big shake, drinking 1/2 before workout and the rest after.
1 cup dry oats (2 serv)
1 cup mixed berries (2 serv)
2 servings creatine
2 servings l-glute
Any suggestions/improvements?
Thanks.
[quote]Polymorph wrote:
What do you guys think of making 1 bag shake, drinking 1/2 before workout and the rest after.
1 cup dry oats (2 serv)
1 cup mixed berries (2 serv)
2 servings creatine
2 servings l-glute
Any suggestions/improvements?
Thanks.[/quote]
Protein.
2 scoops of protein, forgot to add
It’s decent. Personally, I would like to see a faster digesting carb than oats.
I’m guessing the protein source is whey?
[quote]Polymorph wrote:
What do you guys think of making 1 bag shake, drinking 1/2 before workout and the rest after.
1 cup dry oats (2 serv)
1 cup mixed berries (2 serv)
2 servings creatine
2 servings l-glute
Any suggestions/improvements?
Thanks.[/quote]
I personally think this contains too many slow-digesting carbs to be an optimal pre and post workout shake.
Pre-workout you want something light and easy to digest to avoid diverting too much blood to your digestive tract, making it difficult to supply the increased blood flow needed for the muscles during training.
Post-workout you need something that’s going to digest and absorb rapidly to refuel and repair.
You’d be better off using Surge, or making your own, and adding your creatine to that.
Yes, protein is cytosports whey.
I was thinking mixing the oats with fruit would give me some good fast and slow digesting carbs, is this incorrect? sould I reduce the oatmeal and add in more fruit? I’ve got a bag on NOW dextrose, should I add some teaspoons in or replace the oats with more of it?
Thank you
cytosport whey is a good choice (it has some whey hydro in it)
look at the Surge label. approx. 50 grams of carbs (malto and dextrose). approx. 30 g pro (whey hydro). Add some BCAA and cretine glutamine, and you’re doing ok.
Or just get some Surge. Surge tastes better than the ghetto Surge I used to make on my own.
Adding oats and berries will slow gastric emptying and nutrient uptake. Pre-workout you want a moderate speed liquid protein drink like whey, post workout you want a high speed sugar/protein/amino acid mix. I prefer whole food whenever possible, but around workout time is the one time when liquid meals just can’t be beat.