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Originally Posted by iron_worker
What do you take your creating with? I've read/heard that you are to take it with some sort of simple carb to use a "transport mechanism." Is this necessary? If so, what do you use? I've heard of things like fruit juice and waxy maize.
IW
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I've heard grape juice and apple juice are great for insulin levels, which is the actual transporter.
I take my creatine pre and my bcaa's post with grape juice.
Your depleting glycogen stores during intense workouts, so the sugar in the grape juice post-workout help to restore it immediately.
Glycogen is stored in muscles as ATP, which is what allows them to contract and relax.
They do a much better job explaining it here:
http://www.illpumpyouup.com/articles...ou-workout.htm
It says for post-workout but you can easily apply the concepts to your pre-workout nutrition.
They explain the effect working out has on insulin levels along with the details of other nutrient transportation including protein.