Personally, the more I experiment, the more I find that I really don't need the insulin spike/glycogen intake postworkout compared to an athlete who has to workout every day. I'm down to 30 grams postworkout, but I doubt I even need that.
I agree with Matt that it really depends on what you're doing. If you're doing a high volume hocus pocus routine, then yeah, I'd be taking in some fast carbs postworkout because you're going to be really depleted compared to someone that's strength training IMO.
I'm on a TCD right now where the only carbs I have is postworkout w/ only 1 refeed day per week. So in my case, yeah, it's a good idea. But if you're on a well balanced diet, I definately don't think it's completely necessary, especially if you're trying to keep fat off. That's a good reason for choosing something OTHER than creatine mono for your needs.. There's a lot of other creatine's in the market now that you don't need a insulin spike for, so there's no need postworkout for anything really. Back when I first started recomping, I just ate well balanced meals and controlled my macros.. During my workout I had 35 grams of BCAA's which was all I needed. When I got back from working out, about 30-45 minutes later I had another well balanced meal w/ emphasis on pro/cho, and a little added fats to slow digestion up a bit.
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