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For those of you who don't know, I'm a stubborn, bullheaded moron. I used to be all about Peri workout nutrition, making absolutely sure I had a shake or quicker digesting meal both pre and post workout. Oh, and don't forget the BCAAs (should give you an idea that this was a while back).
That fell by the wayside; I began training fasted or close to it and honestly didn't notice much difference in terms of recovery. For now, the only thing I consume even close to my workout is either greek yogurt or cottage cheese and berries. Gives me just a small insulin spike and the pumps are brilliant. Nothing post or intraworkout. Gains have been excellent, so I just left it as is. Fast forward to now and I'm considering giving it another go. Besides, you can't watch a John Meadows video without him hammering periworkout nutrition into your head.
EAAs, cyclic dextrin, cluster dextrin, I've done none of it. For you lower carb guys, what have you had the best success with? EAAs ain't cheap, how worth it are they, really? Do you use any carbs at all, or just protein and fats? How has your recovery improved over just a conventional post workout meal? What do you like eating for this?
That fell by the wayside; I began training fasted or close to it and honestly didn't notice much difference in terms of recovery. For now, the only thing I consume even close to my workout is either greek yogurt or cottage cheese and berries. Gives me just a small insulin spike and the pumps are brilliant. Nothing post or intraworkout. Gains have been excellent, so I just left it as is. Fast forward to now and I'm considering giving it another go. Besides, you can't watch a John Meadows video without him hammering periworkout nutrition into your head.
EAAs, cyclic dextrin, cluster dextrin, I've done none of it. For you lower carb guys, what have you had the best success with? EAAs ain't cheap, how worth it are they, really? Do you use any carbs at all, or just protein and fats? How has your recovery improved over just a conventional post workout meal? What do you like eating for this?