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Dextrose: One of the Best Post-Workout Sugars for Recovery

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So you worked out hard, drained your stored carbohydrates (glycogen).  What’s next? Your body is now ready to actively take the nutrients you ingest immediately after your workout and use them to start repairing muscles, and restore glycogen levels in your “starving” muscles.

There are lots of sports drinks.  Each one seems to make great promises. However, one of the most important steps is to provide your body with fast absorbing protein (whey) and simple sugars. This will put a stop on breaking down any more muscle, and switch your body into repair, rebuild and recovery mode. What’s critical is that you get an easy to absorb simple sugar that is safe and ready to help drive nutrients via an insulin spike activated by a simple sugar. Our first choice is dextrose. Taking in dextrose immediately following your workout can help maximize your gains and drive nutrient uptake.

 

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