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Originally Posted by OatmealFitness
I have always had a post work-out protein shake and eaten whole foods as my source of carbs. Recently, however I have begun to mix a combo of 50/50 dextrose/malto in my shakes as an easier and faster digesting source of carbs. But, my stomach is not reacting well, resulting in diarrhea. Obviously not great, but especially because I exercise before I go into work. I was just wondering if this is likely caused by my body not being used to so much sugar, because I do eat a pretty clean diet and slamming about 80 grams of sugar is something out of the norm for me. I had a similiar reaction when I indulged in too much candy around Easter  But I am wondering if my body will get used to this? Right now I am going with a 40g of pro and 80g of fast carbs. Should I just lower the amount of quick carbs and try to work myself up? Also what are good ratios for a post workout shake for carbs and protien for bulking and then cutting. Lastly what is the most protien that I should use in my pwo shake, I weigh around 185 pounds. Thanks for any suggestions. |
Unless you're an endurance athlete with more than one glycogen-depleting race in a day, you don't need dex/malto postworkout. All that does is lower the quality of your diet by hiking up your intake of empty-calorie carbs.