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So I'm starting to take peri-workout nutrition more seriously lately but one thing I was unsure about is the effects on fat gain of different carb sources. I was under the impression that spiking your insulin with fast digesting carbs intra-workout was optimal for fending off muscle breakdown, but then the newer exotic carb sources are being advertised for their ability to not spike insulin as badly.
For example, dextrose is pure sugar and is super sweet, so it will elicit a very strong insulin spike if used intra-workout with your eaa's or hydrolyzed caseinate, but hbcd's have a faster gastric emptying rate but elicit a lower insulin response, but are somehow more ideal? I understand the benefit of having the fastest digesting carb possible in your arsenal, but if you were to use something like dextrose which is slightly less quick but elicits a greater insulin release why would this be less beneficial if the goal of intra-workout nutrition is to shuttle nutrients to the muscle?
In addition, if I were to opt for something cheap like dextrose or maltodextrin intra-workout, would I gain far more fat eating the same caloric intake with dextrose in my intra-shake vs. maltodextrin because dextrose is pure sugar vs. malto has 0 grams sugar (assuming my caloric intake is exactly the same regardless of which I chose)?
For example, dextrose is pure sugar and is super sweet, so it will elicit a very strong insulin spike if used intra-workout with your eaa's or hydrolyzed caseinate, but hbcd's have a faster gastric emptying rate but elicit a lower insulin response, but are somehow more ideal? I understand the benefit of having the fastest digesting carb possible in your arsenal, but if you were to use something like dextrose which is slightly less quick but elicits a greater insulin release why would this be less beneficial if the goal of intra-workout nutrition is to shuttle nutrients to the muscle?
In addition, if I were to opt for something cheap like dextrose or maltodextrin intra-workout, would I gain far more fat eating the same caloric intake with dextrose in my intra-shake vs. maltodextrin because dextrose is pure sugar vs. malto has 0 grams sugar (assuming my caloric intake is exactly the same regardless of which I chose)?
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