Supplements the debate/discussion thread
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TPW Whey 80, it's all you need really. Whey is whey, and the only reason to ever buy Isolate and the other expensive whey is if you're counting every last calorie, but even then, it's just not worth the extra cost.
http://www.theproteinworks.com/products/protein-shakes/whey-protein/whey-protein-80-concentrate.html
The flavour to go for seems to be cherry bakewell, I absolutely love it and so do a few others on here. If you use TS6642 when you order, you'll get a free bag of protein as well so you can try a couple of flavours, lemon shortcake is good as well
http://www.theproteinworks.com/products/protein-shakes/whey-protein/whey-protein-80-concentrate.html
The flavour to go for seems to be cherry bakewell, I absolutely love it and so do a few others on here. If you use TS6642 when you order, you'll get a free bag of protein as well so you can try a couple of flavours, lemon shortcake is good as well
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No worries at all.
For instance, I had some fun issues 18 months ago when re-starting the gym after a big car accident, so I had to sit back with some pink dumbells for a while during my rehab period.
To be fair, a lot of what you're describing is "new lifter-itis" where you are being forced to move in ways that have been neglected for most of your adult life and - as a result - are finding that a lot of what you're trying to do is quite compromised.
This isn't necessarily a problem if it is something you want to address: a lot of people set themselves up for some big problems (outlined above) because they don't bother fixing them. It's quite simple.
I'd much rather you set off on a good path to a better quality of life than begin with some bad misconceptions and derail yourself later on.
For instance, you may want to think about resistance training (i.e. lifting weights) as a way of improving your weightloss regime, because cardio only gets you so far.
However, cardio creates a deficit so it does not 'get you so far'.
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Anyone got a TPW referal code they want me to use? I will probably place my first order tonight.
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Order placed using that code.
Out of interest what do you get for referring someone?
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Cool, no problem!
Got some coming tomorrow, one of each flavour, will post when i've tried it.
I'm about to buy myself some electrolytes to make up my own sports drinks for cycling.
With regards to the carbohydrate element, I'd be interested to know what people believe to be the advantage of maltodextrin, fructose and the like over caster sugar?
With regards to the carbohydrate element, I'd be interested to know what people believe to be the advantage of maltodextrin, fructose and the like over caster sugar?
I'll use that one, thanks, im pretty sure code DA1879 is proven to give you extra gains
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High 5 use dextrose and fructose in 2:1 ratio in one of their electrolytes drinks for cycling, their site has a great write up on why/how it works along with some studies, well worth checking out.... copy ingredients, make own... save cash
I personally just use their zero tabs
High 5 use dextrose and fructose in 2:1 ratio in one of their electrolytes drinks for cycling, their site has a great write up on why/how it works along with some studies, well worth checking out.... copy ingredients, make own... save cash
I personally just use their zero tabs
In that case: awesome! You go spend X hours on a treadmill to create a 250 calorie deficit.
I'd rather lift weights. At least then I will have something to look at once the layers of flub disappear.
Just use a pinch of table sale in every 500ml of drink you make: much cheaper.
Regarding carbs, you could always google the difference.
However, as you are being particularly lame...
MALTODEXTRIN is classed as a complex carb, although it is only a polymer of glucose and broken down very quickly by the body. Arguably as fast as dextrose. As it's a starch, it has no taste, either, which may or may not be a good thing.
FRUCTOSE is a component of sucrose and is mostly found in fruits. It does not elicit the same insulin response as glucose, but is transported on a 1:1 ratio through the intestinal wall like glucose, so it absorbs through the standard glucose mechanism. As it does not stimulate as significant response as glucose, diet people seem to think it's better for health... this is despite missing the small issue that excess sugar is excess sugar.
CASTER SUGAR is just ground-down table sugar, i.e. sucrose. This is a compound containing both glucose and fructose in 1:1 ratio.
A cheap energy drink for most purposes is, therefore, a bucket of regular sugar mixed with squash and a pinch of table salt.
Disco Boy
High 5 use dextrose and fructose in 2:1 ratio in one of their electrolytes drinks for cycling, their site has a great write up on why/how it works along with some studies, well worth checking out.... copy ingredients, make own... save cash
I personally just use their zero tabs
Thanks, that was a useful place to start. So it would seem that it stems from there being a limit of absorption for glucose, so mixing in fructose means that you can take in sugar more quickly.
Just use a pinch of table sale in every 500ml of drink you make: much cheaper.
Regarding carbs, you could always google the difference.
However, as you are being particularly lame...
MALTODEXTRIN is classed as a complex carb, although it is only a polymer of glucose and broken down very quickly by the body. Arguably as fast as dextrose. As it's a starch, it has no taste, either, which may or may not be a good thing.
FRUCTOSE is a component of sucrose and is mostly found in fruits. It does not elicit the same insulin response as glucose, but is transported on a 1:1 ratio through the intestinal wall like glucose, so it absorbs through the standard glucose mechanism. As it does not stimulate as significant response as glucose, diet people seem to think it's better for health... this is despite missing the small issue that excess sugar is excess sugar.
CASTER SUGAR is just ground-down table sugar, i.e. sucrose. This is a compound containing both glucose and fructose in 1:1 ratio.
A cheap energy drink for most purposes is, therefore, a bucket of regular sugar mixed with squash and a pinch of table salt.
Thanks for the biochemistry lesson! I am aware of the differences*, I just wanted to know why it's an advantage to mix the two. That was helpful though, so thank you for your post
I think that I shall stick to table salt & sugar with some squash in there for the taste.
*I'm a PhD student in biochemistry
PhD student eh? I was one in biomedical materials engineering once... and then I got a PhD instead.
There isn't really much practical difference between them unless you are specifically attempting to manipulate your insulin response...
There isn't really much practical difference between them unless you are specifically attempting to manipulate your insulin response...
Ordered a tub of Driven Sports Craze today.
I know I shouldn't depend on such things but with this heat I've been really struggling to put in usual effort and motivate myself.
Crappy gym has no decent Aircon
Also recently tried a pre workout called Psycho (why such lame names). That stuff was very good. Clean focus and no real crash. Maybe placebo, who knows!
I know I shouldn't depend on such things but with this heat I've been really struggling to put in usual effort and motivate myself.
Crappy gym has no decent Aircon
Also recently tried a pre workout called Psycho (why such lame names). That stuff was very good. Clean focus and no real crash. Maybe placebo, who knows!
