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Originally Posted by PowerBuilder
Here's the scene, you've just finished with a tough session. You got everything done & your feeling good...no wait, your feeling great!! Now the big question is, in terms of post workout nutrition, what do you do ?
Do you still stick with PRO & CHO at the same amount that ya'd have if you had done a weight session, or would it be different ?
It's pretty normal for me to have 35g of protein with 50g of waxy maize...would that be suffice after a cardio session ?
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PB, obviously you're doing what you're doing for a reason. And everyone's reason is good for them. Now if your reason to having the 50g of WMS and WPI (I'm assuming here) is to spike/stimulate your insulin blood levels so as to minimise muscle loss due to the overproduction of the stress hormone cortisol at this crucial time, then I would change the carb to protein ratio from what you have now (1:0.7) to 4:1 or 3:1 in favour of carbs. Therefore for your 50gms of WMS, you'd only need between 12.5gms to 16.5gms of WPI to reach the balance I'm talking about.
Why?
Insulin stabilisation. Whey protein is a great insulin stabiliser, not something you'd want straight after training where a spike is more preferable to kick the muscle machinery into high gear. This is only relevant within that 45 minutes time frame we call the window of opportunity.
Again why?
Because at this time your cells are very much insulin sensitive instead of insulin resistant, meaning the chance of you becoming fat at this time is very slim (pun intended)!
Fadi.
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Last edited by Fadi; 16-02-2010 at 04:31 AM.
Reason: Changed "that" to "the".
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