ALA, Chromium, and Post workout nutrition
Hey guys,
So I have been doing my hw on how I can help my body optimally store and utilize carbs as glycogen in the muscle and have read that ALA and Chromium help with this. ALA supposedly will help "pull" carbs as glycogen into the muscle by emulating insulin and Chromium appears to help carbohydrate metabolism. I bring this up here because I don't recall seeing these two things talked about here on the board so I am wondering if they are worth using. I ask because I feel like I am able to gain fat somewhat easily which I am assuming from carbs so if I can help my body opt to store carbs as glycogen then fat then im all for it.
Secondly, It seems that when it comes to post workout nutrition there are two camps per se. I am still researching which is optimally but I have read its best to slam down all the carbs you can postworkout and then have the rest of your meals have one's normal carb level and others say have a decent number of carbs in your post workout shake/meal and then have another meal shortly there after containing a higher amount of carbs then one would normally have in a regular meal. I was just curious on what you guys and ladies think about that. Like I said im currently doing hw in this area.
Thanks!