PWO shake/meal timing need advice

[jimm]

After a workout i will get a shake down me quick as possible..

get good amount of protein and carbs in my shake post workout


question is after the shake should i still be getting my next meal in within say half hour? or would the shake almost count as a meal...

sorry for the noob question but i guess i just over think every thing.

 

[hypo_glycemic]

Whey peptides or isolate peptides last around 90 minutes maybe less if hydrolyzed.

I've always drank a scoop of whey concentrate/isolate- then eat around 45 later. You will go catabolic if you wait to long-and that also depends on carbs consumed pre workout and how the glycogen and what kind of carbs pre IMO

 

[jimm]

^^ ok bro ive started taking maltodextrin for the 1st time before intra and post workout.. sinse i started counting macros i noticed my carbs intake was excessivly low some days almost non existant!!... dont get me wrong im not taking the matlodextrin as a substitute for whole foods i make sure i get my main bulk of carbs now from complex carbs (whole foods).

ive never used any other type of protein apart from whey and its cheap shit! i cant afford the top brand stuff right now.

just sometimes work later then planned and by the time im back from gym its near 9:30pm get a shake down and eating at that time can be a effort... suppose i gotta just stfu and get it down me..

when im working out during the day afternoon time its no problem i look forward to the meal

what can i say im truely obsessed with this lifestyle and overthink EVERY THING pretty sure i have OCD!

 

[hypo_glycemic]

^ complex carbs , dextrose are all fine pre and post.

You can use cheap whey, just make sure it's not full of fillers.

I've been at this for a couple decades and the question of what to put in your body( post) training has always been a question with a linty of different answers.

Myself, right now, I eat 10oz of steak and white rice pre training- probably 2 hours before training. The only whey I'm getting is during my training. I take in 60 grams of isolate mixed w/ a cup of oats in my shaker and drink during training towards the end. It keeps my glycogen stable as well as protein values.

After training-if I don't have a shake during- I'll eat a meal and not have any whey. If it's low carb day, I'll drink a shake during and after, then grab 60 grams of macros- normally chicken or fish.

Lol.. I think everyone who competes or lives a BB lifestyle is a bit OCD bro