So I'm starting to really learn how my body reacts to slin and certain carbs.
Typically i take 10iu fasted am then go to gym with intra drink (hbcd plus tons of other stuff) in hand. Today instead I had 1 bag of cream of wheat plus a scoop of whey at 7 am.
8am 10iu of Humalog then down my pre-workout pump mix. Started sipping intra in car in gym parking lot at 815am.
I always notice the first half of my workout I'll have a groggy feeling then 2nd half the carbs kick in and I feel ok. So I may start sipping sooner.
Workout ends at 10am. 10:20 am I drink 90gms of hydro whey in water.
I'm noticing Humalog still kicks in pretty strong.. after 11am today felt low blood sugar. So checked my blood glucose it was 48. Checked it again this time getting blood from my bicep and not finger and it was 66. Not sure why it varied so much. Popped a 4gm dextrose pill and felt as if I was normalizing within minutes.
So looks like 3 hours post slin shot it's still kicking in pretty hard.
Is this normal with Humalog? Maybe I'll add some carbs to my hydro drink. I like HBCD intra but find Karbolyn is better for me when downing a shake real fast and not worrying about being on the bowl right after.
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Just my 2c, but my BB coach has me take Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin right after Humalog pre workout, and other times when i cant get a meal in with the proper carbs. Works awesome, ZERO bloat, costs almost twice as much as Karbolyn......but now that i think about it, the Karbolyn was working just fine as well. Probably your best bet as a second option, depending on your goals, slin use, etc. Straight dextrose will make you fat/bloated if you are carb sensitive like me. 25 mcg/day T3 along with daily GH is keeping me lean anyway.
It makes sense, log is active for 3 hours, so you should spread the carbs out a little more.
John Meadows uses cream of rice pre, maybe try that as it will digest faster (faster than cream of wheat) and you might not be groggy when you get to the gym. You usually go faster, so i am guessing that you felt groggy because you had food in your stomach, just a guess though... I cant eat anything within an hour of going to the gym, i usually wait 90 minutes to 2 hours before i go. However Cream of Rice is the one thing that i can eat 60 minutes before and it not effect me, either that or a banana and a whey shake....
So I'm loving cream of rice. I never had it before until today. I love how it goes down easy. Had some with hydrowhey at 645am this morning after fasted cardio. 7:45am was 10iu humalog. Intra shake started shortly after. Post workout I had some more cream of rice and a few scoops of hydrowhey. I'm a fan for sure. Too bad it doesn't come flavored.
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Hey Nothuman, currently im at 4iu/ day....split doses. But recently my source became quicker w shipping times, so i will be bumping up to 6iu/day. Im on my 5th month now, just doubled my daily Humalog to not just pre workout , but post workout as well. Right now im doing 30iu Humalog/day.
What I'm wondering if I handle maltodextrin or dextrose well without any bloat or discomfort is there any added bodybuilding benefit to using hbcd instead or is it a waste of money at that point?
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**broken link removed** ing.com/optimized-workout-nutrition-carbs-protein-revisited/
Would like to hear some educated opinions on this article. Basically says that carbs aren't needed pwo unless insulin is used as long as protein is consumed.
roast
May i ask what brand/dosage YOU use? If any? Thanks NY
What about intra with no slin?Carbs are not needed post workout unless you are on slin.
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