Dextrose or Fruit PWO

[titus666]

Hey guys I was wondering if it is ok to swap some of the dextrose in my pwo for fruit. I don't like sweet drinks or lollies and I find it quite hard to consume over 30g of dextrose in my pwo. I have been putting in extra water to water the sugary taste down but I still struggle with it. Am I able to put say 25g of dextrose and use a medium size banana in my shake and still get the same insulin spike that I would if I was using 65-75g of dextrose. Thanks in advance for any responses.

Titus

[reverse79]

ever try coconut juice?

[lsiberian]

Hey guys I was wondering if it is ok to swap some of the dextrose in my pwo for fruit. I don't like sweet drinks or lollies and I find it quite hard to consume over 30g of dextrose in my pwo. I have been putting in extra water to water the sugary taste down but I still struggle with it. Am I able to put say 25g of dextrose and use a medium size banana in my shake and still get the same insulin spike that I would if I was using 65-75g of dextrose. Thanks in advance for any responses.

Titus

A banana has to be better for you than dextrose. I honestly use juice if I am doing cardio after lifting, but fruit would be good too.

[mix5]

dextrose and fruit are not necessary post WO. hit your daily macro amounts, it doesn't matter when you do this (it could be first thing in the morning or last thing at night)

[AlwaysTryin]

dextrose and fruit are not necessary post WO. hit your daily macro amounts, it doesn't matter when you do this (it could be first thing in the morning or last thing at night)

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I doubt you are engaging in endurance activities so there is no "rush" to replenish muscle glycogen

[titus666]

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I doubt you are engaging in endurance activities so there is no "rush" to replenish muscle glycogen

I am training to be a Muay Thai fighter (my first fight in a couple of months) and I am adopting a lot of the nutrition principles I learnt while bodybuilding. I am finding that I am very flat after each intense session and I have want to increase my carb intake but I can't stand sweet things which is why I want to maybe add a banana to my PWO shakes.

The other reason I am concerned is that I am going to training in the morning and doing my weight training late afternoons before work. If I don't replenish my stores adequately my weight training will suffer so it is important that I get this balance correct.

[kusok]

Hey guys I was wondering if it is ok to swap some of the dextrose in my pwo for fruit. I don't like sweet drinks or lollies and I find it quite hard to consume over 30g of dextrose in my pwo. I have been putting in extra water to water the sugary taste down but I still struggle with it. Am I able to put say 25g of dextrose and use a medium size banana in my shake and still get the same insulin spike that I would if I was using 65-75g of dextrose. Thanks in advance for any responses.

Titus

Insulin spike is irrelevant.

Banana > dex, because banana has micronutritional density for starters.

[VincentiT]

Pasta, rice, potatoes, bread and oatmeal aren't sweet.

[titus666]

Pasta, rice, potatoes, bread and oatmeal aren't sweet.

Thanks for everyone who replied. I am just going to go back to what I used to do previously and throw in banana and berries. Tastes brilliant and much more healthy than throwing in a lot of dextrose. Lol pasta, rice, potatoes, bread although very nutritious may make my PWO quite thick and the texture would be quite unbearable .

Thanks again guys..

[Razor Beast]

if you don't train with high volume or high intensity you really don't need dextrose...

[braggable]

if you don't train with high volume or high intensity you really don't need dextrose...

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I am assuming that you are not a marathon runner (2-3 hours of daily cardio) so glycogen replenishing is not an issue for you. Weigh training (even when it is in high volume or long in duration) has only been shown to deplete muscle glycogen at around 28% tops. Add that to the fact that glycogen replenishment takes on the order of around 18-24 hours and you will see that the "fast acting" carbs immediately after a 45 min - 1 hour workout are completely arbitrary.

[franko man]

i would go with fruit PWO, there's really no need to get dextrose..

[IanStevson]

I wouldn't go for dextrose. TBH i keep it very simple. whey is the only supplement that I use and it will stay that way, no need for any other chemical stuff.. banana pwo will do tje job without giving you so much empty cals like dextrose..