Super Charging Your Workout Nutrition
October 14, 2008
A couple weeks ago when I released a series of videos from the fat loss edge DVD I got a couple questions about the topics that I covered in the videos. In the “Build Muscle and But Fat” clip (shown below) I shared the results of a study in which by having a amino acid and carbohydrate workout shake subjects were able to lose weight and build muscle.
Here’s what a a reader wanted to know:
I enjoy watching most of the videos you put up there. I was wondering if you could quantify the amount of carbs taken in during that study - you mention 6g of EAAs (essential amino acids), but how many grabs of carbs were there, and were the quantities different for the CHO + EAA drinks?
In regards to the amount of carbohydrates that the people in the study drank – on average they received 675mL of Gatorade (with the amino acids). This ~XXgrams of carbs.
Furthermore, are we extrapolating the data to say that a drink will have better effect than a chicken breast + some rice cakes?
Yes, the drink is better than chicken breast and a rice cake. For a couple reasons. 1. From a practical standpoint the people in this study drank the workout shakes throughout their workout (they were given about 25mL between sets) this would be hard to do with chicken and rice. 2. There is a speed of digestion issue as well. Amino acids require no mechanical or chemical digestion. They get into your body FAST. The chicken and rice cake require more digestion so the sugar and amino acids won’t get into your system during the optimal time period – this is the timing part of nutrient timing.
That being said eating rice cake and chicken is better than nothing but a liquid protein/carbohydrate drink is better than rice cake and chicken.
And if we are taking this PWO drink of a low dose of EAAs + Carbs, wouldn’t a protein + carb meal soon thereafter be of benefit - perhaps 20-30 minutes?
Yes. That is part of the Naked Nutrition approach. Liquid protein/carbs during your workout and then a protein and carb containing solid food meal shortly after you finish your workout.
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