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Glennart · Hunter Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 135 Location: Sweden

I have sometimes felt very drained and almost sick after workouts with zero carbs and I suspect a bit of carbs may help with this.

The question is:

What is a sane amount of carbohydrate to consume after a workout?

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adwred · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject:

What kind of workout are you doing?
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adwred · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject:

And what are you currently eating? Happy

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Glennart · Hunter Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 135 Location: Sweden

Marital arts for 1,5 hours and shorter strength training sessions.

Red meat, butter and egg yolks.

Im probably going to use white rice or some pear/apple juice I found.

I weigh about 77 kg.
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adwred · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject:

Do you happen to know about how many grams of protein and fat you eat, now, on average?
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Glennart · Hunter Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 135 Location: Sweden

Perhaps 150-200 g of protein and 200-300 g of fat.
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adwred · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject:

I'd suggest starting with about 50 g carb and keeping everything else the same and see if that helps. You can probably lower your protein a bit and keep it to 100 - 150g, if you're worried about storing fat. And keep in mind that the fruit juice will feed your liver (helping you to metabolise fatty acids), but the rice will actually do a better job of re-saturating your muscles with glycogen, giving you more juice for workouts. You might want to do a touch of rice before/after your workouts and have the juice with your regular meals. Also, to help the glucose from the rice go straight to your muscles, try to have it within 1 hour of exercising with some protein and don't add any fat.
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ReddyMcMeaty · The Boss Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 5776

I was going to say I've always read against fructose as a post workout carb as well.
Mix the carbs with some protein, then wait a bit before your fatty meal.
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Avalon · Top Carnivore Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 3326

I agree with them Roll Eyes

ReddyMcMeaty · The Boss Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 5776

that would be a first
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adwred · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

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Glennart · Hunter Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 135 Location: Sweden

Thanks for your help. I think im going to stick with the rice since Im a little scared of the fructose when it comes to my digestion.
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ReddyMcMeaty · The Boss Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 5776

are potatoes fructosey? I personally recommend boiled potatoes and huttenkase, or cottage cheese Yup

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adwred · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject:

No, potatoes aren't fructosey. Anything starchy is good for muscle re-saturation. Bananas are a good fruit for that, since they're high in starch and low in fructose. They're high in amines, but if you're not amine-sensitive, they're pretty nutritious.
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cabalco · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject:

I've read in AV Skeptics that unripe picked bananas (in fact all fruits) are poisonous. Fruits have to mature on the tree to allow the anti nutrients and poisons to break down. Ripening off the tree does not the trick. Normally all bananas are picked unripe (green and full of poison).

adwred · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:36 pm Post subject:

Yep, tree-ripened fruits are the least chemical-filled.
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cabalco · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject:

@adwred: How do you identify ripe potatoes? I have the suspicion that potatoes are picked unripe too...

adwred · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject:

Potatoes don't ripen. They're not a fruit, they're a tuber. As soon as they grow (big enough to pick), they're suitable for eating.
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Avalon · Top Carnivore Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 3326

Potatoes Rule! Outta Here