Thread: Brown Rice as good as Oats in PWO shake?

PWO you have a window there. You can take in just about any type of carbs without harm. In a matter of fact a lot recommend you to take in dextrose which would be a corn sugar. Does that tell you anything?

Grind your oats and you have a fairly fast acting carb with lots of fiber. I personally thinks it's the best carb PWO if your carb sensitive and staying low in carb intake. You need Fibers......and this will do it. JMO

gotta disagree, tough. I used a spike for the longest time and all it did was fatten me up. Granted, my diet was somewhat shitty, but when I started taking Emma's advice and do a 1/2 cup of old fashioned oats, a 1/2 banana and whey things started getting better.

personally, I dont think you can beat oats. Just keep using it.

Originally Posted by ddawg

I don't like an insulin spike in my PWO shake because I'm kind of skinny fat and so I gain fat fairly easily. I had been using just quick oats and whey and getting about 80g of carbs PWO which is about 120g of oatmeal. I'd much rather eat the oatmeal but I know you really should have a shake PWO so I was wondering if grinding some brown rice in my shake instead of using the quick oats would be just as good? Or is there anything else or a combination of things that would get the job done but not cause the massive insulin spike like dextrose does?

Unless you are going to cook that brown rice first, then don't do it... Although COOKED brown rice (or, even better, white rice) would be ok, if you do not cook it your body is not able to correctly digest the carb present... So you will be wasting your time (not only that, but you will likely give yourself a gut ache).

Quick oats are different - they are pre-steamed (twice), rolled and chopped. So you don't need to cook these again.

If you want to stick to oats, then this is fine, but personally, I would think about skim milk and a very ripe banana... Or what about a bagel or some cooked white rice (you could make whey, skim milk and rice-pudding!! )!!

I am emma's wannabe love child. I love this woman-she is the shit!!!!!

Unless your blood glucose is as steady as a rock, think twice about using the instant oats - it defeats the purpose of their use, which is to provide slow release carbs via soluble fiber slowing of whey protein digestion. That fiber release is compromised by oat processing for the quick oats variety.

There is little point in using rice with whey. You may as well use the banana, or better yet, berries, which are little more forgiving in their insulin spiking capacity when added to the glucogenic load (that is, the amino acids that are readily converted directly to glucose once they enter your liver for processing).

If you have problems with oats causing a little too much of drop in blood glucose during your workout, use barley bran, which is becoming an increasingly popular and sensible alternative to the standard use of steel cut oats as an additional carb source to bridge the fast release of glucose from insulogenic amino acids in whey and the drop that occurs once fast digesting whey is absorbed and processed in your gut.

so if he doesnt use quick oats and cant find barley anywhere, old fashioned oats are the best thing right?
I'm not sure I follow.
Every time I used a high GI, I got fat and never looked completely sliced at a show. When I did the OF oats, banana and whey, I actually looked better.

Originally Posted by ddawg

I don't like an insulin spike in my PWO shake because I'm kind of skinny fat and so I gain fat fairly easily. I had been using just quick oats and whey and getting about 80g of carbs PWO which is about 120g of oatmeal. I'd much rather eat the oatmeal but I know you really should have a shake PWO so I was wondering if grinding some brown rice in my shake instead of using the quick oats would be just as good? Or is there anything else or a combination of things that would get the job done but not cause the massive insulin spike like dextrose does?

The entire purpose of PWO carbs is that they enter the blood stream quickly. But if you had a good workout, then you have depleted your liver and muscle glycogen stores, so your carbs are not likely to be deposited as fat.

Instant oatmeal could be an okay PWO carb, but IMO it's not the best.

Rice cakes and milk sugars are much better.

Brown rice just defeats the purpose.

Try rice cakes and a protein shake. 1gm protein to 2 gms carbs. The "insulin spike" you are refering to isn't going to be a problem. Your liver and muscle can store massive quantities of glycogen, so provided that you deplete their stores properly, those calories will never make it into fat storage (obviously assuming that you're overall caloric intake for the day is in check).

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[QUOTE=Trouble]Unless your blood glucose is as steady as a rock, think twice about using the instant oats - it defeats the purpose of their use, which is to provide slow release carbs via soluble fiber slowing of whey protein digestion. That fiber release is compromised by oat processing for the quick oats variety[QUOTE]

There is a big difference between instant oats but there is no significant difference between Quick and Old Fashion Oats. Quick oats are simply chopped up there is no additional processing added to their preparation. Once you put your Old Fashion Oats into a blender (or between your teeth for that matter) they become Quick Oats. Below is Quaker's description of the difference between their two product:

"Quaker Old Fashioned Oats are whole oat groats that are rolled to flatten them. They contain all parts of the oat grain including the bran, endosperm and germ portion. Quick Quaker Oats are made the same way but are simply cut into slightly smaller pieces so they cook faster." Source:http://www.quakeroats.com/qfb_OurBra....cfm?BrandID=5

Rice cakes and milk sugars are much better.

Your the 2nd person on this forum that I know do this(P-Funk was the other). I'm thinking about trying rice cakes PW or what GoPro suggested with Waxy Maize Starch.

huh, I always thought that quick and instant where the same thing. Also, I would think eating the oatmeal instead of mixing with a shake would be fine as well.

Jesus.............ok, let's break this down by type of person.

Ecto - Bulking = PWO of Simple Sugars/Whey/Fruit
Meso - Bulking = PWO of Fruit, Rice Cakes/Yogurt/Whey
Endo - Bulking = PWO Fruit, Oats, Whey

Ecto - Cutting = PWO Simple Sugars/Whey/Fruit
Meso - Cutting = PWO Fruit/Instant orr Reg. Oats/Yogurt and Whey
Endo - Cutting = Whey & Oats (or oat bran, barley etc.)

Insulin Resistance = Whey/Oats (or bran)

Anymore we should add?

break it down more.....

workout....eat.....repeat.

Originally Posted by P-funk

break it down more.....

workout....eat.....repeat.

Ahhh... Got to love the K.I.S.S. approach. Simple and effective in 95% of the cases... (and the other 5% - well... ermmm....

Workout... eat less than the other 95%.... repeat...

So which of these two would be better for me.....I'm kind of skinny fat and trying to gain muscle.

1) 40g Whey
80g Quick Oats
4oz Banana

568 Calories, 7g fat, 83g carbs, 43g protein

2) 40g Whey
55g Quick Oats
4 Quaker Rice Cakes (200 Cals, 44g carbs)

570 Calories, 6g fat, 85g carbs, 44g protein

3) 40g Whey
A Shitload of Quick Oats

4) Something else?

Originally Posted by ddawg

So which of these two would be better for me.....I'm kind of skinny fat and trying to gain muscle.

1) 40g Whey
80g Quick Oats
4oz Banana

568 Calories, 7g fat, 83g carbs, 43g protein

2) 40g Whey
55g Quick Oats
4 Quaker Rice Cakes (200 Cals, 44g carbs)

570 Calories, 6g fat, 85g carbs, 44g protein

3) 40g Whey
A Shitload of Quick Oats

4) Something else?

What is your weight?

Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh

What is your weight?

170 and I try to put my carbs mainly Pre/Post/PPWO

Originally Posted by ddawg

170 and I try to put my carbs mainly Pre/Post/PPWO

Ok - total amount you should aim for is going to be dependant on your weight, BF%, training (how long and the type) and how many carbs you are getting over a day... But for most people with average BF% who are working out HARD for 60-90 minutes, then something in the realms of 0.33-0.5g carbs per weight (or, if you want to get a little more restrictive, 0.33-0.5g per DESIRED lean mass) should be fine...

If you are REALLY having insulin resistance issues then I suggest you look into sticking to ~100g carbs/day and bracket this around your workouts (Lyle McD's 100g carb bulk?)... (It is a good principle...)

Anyway - Personally - I don't like pure starches after a workout (unless you are having huge glucose disposal issues) and so I will usually suggest you go for something with either dairy or fruit in it.... So out of the options you gave number 1 would be my choice (with or without a slightl alteration to total carb intake based on the above factors)...


ps: pre-workout meal is actually more important for overall gains.... so make sure you have this correct too...

I'm allowing myself 1/2 cup old fashioned oats with 1/2 banana and 40g of whey. Is this too little or fine? I'm cutting and meso/endo. Bodyweight at this point is 225 with about 15% BF.

i'm talking post workout by the way.

Depends on your overall intake over the day (and your macronutrient goals), the length of your workouts, when you train, what you had pre-workout, and lots of other things...

But personally - just based on the info you have given, if you are doing a long and intense workout (>60-90 minutes of heavy lifting) then I would increase the quantity of this meal. When cutting the last place you want to skimp on calories is pre/post workout.

So with ~38g of carbs + ~45g protein = not really enough for someone with 191 pounds of lean mass. Even if you are doing low carbs I would at least consider increasing it to ~50g (~45g protein is not too bad... may want a slight increase in this too).

But, unless you have insulin resistance issues, I would also consider altering the foods in it.... eg: decreasing the fibre, increasing the insulin index. Just being an endo/meso does not instantly mean you are less capable of disposing of glucose...

You have 191 pounds of lean mass...

You may be endo/meso,

actually, my workouts are usually 60-76 minutes long; my macros are 60g of carbs daily, with about 300g of protein a day, and 30-40 g of efas a day. On the weekends, I do a refeed of complex and refined carbs. Protein stays high and fats shrink to what is only found in the actual foods I'm ingesting on that day of refeed.

my pwo is always the oats and whey with the banana, bringing up the protein is something easy. But what about the carbs? should they stay the same or should I bring those up too, and to what amount?

1/ 1750 cals, under most circumstances, would not be considered enough for someone your size (just stupid going that low). But this would depend on the type of diet you are following. If you are doing something similar to a UD2 or PSMF type thing... then fine... But otherwise - rethink it (oh - and are you including vegetables with that carb intake)?

3/ You don't need 30-40g of EFAs (which are specific fats - LA and ALA). Get most of your fats from monounsaturated sources (olive oil, avocado, canola oils etc). Then have a few nuts/seeds each day (omega-6s) and supplement with 6-8g of fish oils (omega-3 sources). That is probably all you need.

4/ If you are doing weekend re-feeds then staying low carb after your workouts is probably going to be necessary... Reason being that if you are trying to 'deplete glycogen' during the week, the last thing you want to do is go and 'restore glycogen' PWO.... Si whether or not you should increase will therefore depend on what you are actually trying to achieve with your diet being so low during the week and if you are not aiming for glycogen depletion then I would increase PWO carbs.

5/ If you do remain so low cal/low carb during the week then you will have to make sure that you are getting enough during the weekends. And for these days you can drop your protein - I would take it down to about 200g complete (+ the extra stuff from carb sources). Reason being is that the most important thing is getting enough carbs (which are protein sparing - so taking in more than about 1g per pound protein is going to be useless). You do not want to waste calories on excess protein.

1) whats a ud2 or psmf thing anyway?
Greens are included in ALL of my meals except breakfast, postworkout and my shake of casein at night before bed; I do use a host of other fats such as olive oil and canola. I also eat a handful of almonds everyday, or peanuts to break up the boredom.
2) I am trying to deplete, but I like my carbs being low during the week. Its just more convenient. I only allow the two bowls of oats (1/2 cup servings) one at breakfast and the other at PWO. On the days that I dont workout, no second bowl of carbs is allowed. Just the one and the greens.
3) If I scale back on the protein on my refeed, should I install a second day of high carb/lowered protein refeed?
Finally, my goal is just some basic fat loss. I am not competing this year, but trying to lean out. September comes, I will be going into another mass cycle. I have competed before and this type of diet has worked well.

Jugg, i am pretty close to your stats... I hover between 218-222 @ 10-11%. I'm thinking your leaving yourself no where to go... you should probably up the cals a bit, as well as the carbs. This will slow your weight loss. Once you stop losing weight decrease by 200cals to jump start things again.

Just for comparison I eat around 2600 calories and I am cutting.

I think youre right. Next workout, I'll up the carbs/protein ratio and keep it near the same on days off. Sound right?

Originally Posted by fUnc17

Jugg, i am pretty close to your stats... I hover between 218-222 @ 10-11%. I'm thinking your leaving yourself no where to go... you should probably up the cals a bit, as well as the carbs. This will slow your weight loss. Once you stop losing weight decrease by 200cals to jump start things again.

Just for comparison I eat around 2600 calories and I am cutting.