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Originally Posted by jeremyleinen
The point is that its heavier than other carbs, so it goes through your stomach faster, makes it into the blood faster resulting in faster muscle glycogen replenishment and a faster insulin spike. Those things are absolutely crucial to grow after a workout.
Its pretty simple, really. I don't see what you're not understanding. And whats difficult to understand about it pulling water into your muscles?
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Yeah, it SHOULD be pretty simple, but for some reason people consistently fail to realize that any benefit of quickly absorbed carbs is rooted in 1) the absence of a pre or during-training carb intake, 2) complete glycogen depletion - which doesn't happen unless you train a single muscle group continuously for 2 hours straight, and... (drumroll please).... 3) HAVING TO EXHAUSTIVELY TRAIN THOSE SAME GLYCOGEN-DEPLETED MUSCLES AGAIN WITHIN JUST A FEW HOURS AFTER DEPLETING THEM.
Clear enough? Probably not.