post work out

i would like to know how much of protein and carbohydrate is in your pwo drink.

i drink about 60grams of powder. 28-30 which is protein. 22-24 which is carb. if creatine, then +5g protein n +4g carb from Red Muscle or 10 from purple.

with my workout now i am seperating weights from cardio so im thinking i need to change my pwo formulas a little. anything?

Originally Posted by BananaClip

i would like to know how much of protein and carbohydrate is in your pwo drink.

i drink about 60grams of powder. 28-30 which is protein. 22-24 which is carb. if creatine, then +5g protein n +4g carb from Red Muscle or 10 from purple.

with my workout now i am seperating weights from cardio so im thinking i need to change my pwo formulas a little. anything?

when are you doing your cardio?

and which type of protein are you taking for your post? An Iso whey for example

I am also taking in 60 grams divided in the following:

Carbs - Rilose - 30 grams

Protein - Pepto & Super - 28 grams

Creatine - 5 grams

Killer QC - 5 grams

I have also changed my routine:

Mon, Wed, & Fri - 1 1/2 hr weights

Tue, Thur, & Sat - Cardio (ranging from 1 hr to 3 hrs depending on what I'm doing)

I think I will keep my current PWO formula because it works awesome!

your pwo formula is pretty similar to mines, only thing is i use hydrodipeptide, never tried killer qc.

i also do cardio 3x a week. on wednesday and weekends. on those days i also put in some work for the mid section.

for protein, i have been taking peptopro with hydro ion exchange. sometimes a little bit of super plasma. n for carbs im going with the electrolyte rice syrup.

i think i need 2 different ones, one for cardio the other for weights. n im thinking about excluding RM from my weight days n just RM it on my cardio days. i really like the taste but im not sure what exactly it is n whats in it.

i can tell you that stevia is in purple sorry that may be an old joke but what the deuce

see i think that your ultimate goal should really determine how much protein you are ingesting. not just for pre, during or post, but for the whole day and sticking with it for a determined amount of time/weeks.

i can tell you that i use 50-75 after the gym, using fast and slow digesting for a few weeks and then will use only slow and then back again. I am mixing my protein blends on a bi-weekly basis because that is simply what works better for me. Sticking to the same shit every night or post work out just gets old and my body does not seem to benefit as much.


Lets start from the beginning and see if we can get you a good answer that will work best for you. How many grams of protein are you consuming a day or want to consume a day? if its only 200 for example and you ingest 180 through out the day then you would stick to 25-40 for your post if you are staying strict.

ps- using a higher % of protein does take some time to get used to- if you try to slam down 50+ youll be on the toilet within hours! best to work your way up to that otherwise its a complete waste of money and tee pee

eating the same type of protein is bad

eating to much chicken is bad because it lack certain amino acids
it will effect your energy levels big time and your immune system if you have IMPROPER amino acid balance.
beans are incomplete amino acids, so when we look at poor African countries where they eat only beans and rice, what do they look like, all skinny and malnourished and general very weak.

whey can fill these gaps, if your drinking it straight DONT drink it more then TWICE in a row, it will hurt your stomach cause you to retain water and add fat.

mix up your shakes with real food is only way to make gains, best for me at my current weight of 185 is 3 shakes a day breakfest, after workout and nighttime. 50 grams of powder each.

and then 3 balanced meals inbetween

I remember 185!

Originally Posted by mancini

eating the same type of protein is bad

eating to much chicken is bad because it lack certain amino acids
it will effect your energy levels big time and your immune system if you have IMPROPER amino acid balance.
beans are incomplete amino acids, so when we look at poor African countries where they eat only beans and rice, what do they look like, all skinny and malnourished and general very weak.

whey can fill these gaps, if your drinking it straight DONT drink it more then TWICE in a row, it will hurt your stomach cause you to retain water and add fat.

mix up your shakes with real food is only way to make gains, best for me at my current weight of 185 is 3 shakes a day breakfest, after workout and nighttime. 50 grams of powder each.

and then 3 balanced meals inbetween

and yes the same type is bad- which is why i told jeno that i like to purchase several types during the specials- dont stick to the same shit fella's

I use the 0.5g/kg lean body wt(LBW) for protein with 1.0g/kg LBW for carb.

LBW because you want to replenish glycogen used in muscles, you don't need to create a huge insulin spike to add excess triglycerides to body fat to your mid section.

The amounts of each will be adjusted as your body composition changes.

I am a big fan of the rice carb/electrolytes for post w/o. I have used rilose as well. If you read the link regarding post w/o nutrition you might not be so picky with regards to the protien in the mix, but who knows. I still use pepto pro and some other stuff custom mixed but that is me.