Hey Bro, what's your take on the anabolic window?
I know this question is for Bro, but I'll add my dos centavos.
The anabolic window only lasts an hour, and it is imperative that you slam down a post-workout shake immediately after you are done lifting. I mean you literally must start sipping after you finish your last rep. Let's say you are doing machine preacher curls for your last exercise. As soon as you release the bar and the weight stack drops, you begin sipping on a PWO shake consisting of fast acting whey protein and fast acting carbs, such as waxy maize or dextrose. The shake must contain a protein-carb ratio of around 1-2 (eg, 50 grams of protein and 100 grams of carbs). How much you take is dependent on bodyweight.
A lot of people ask if they can use juice in their PWO shake. I say no. Fructose can't shuttle to the muscles as fast as waxy maize and not a second should be wasted when getting anabolic nutrients into just-trained muscles. Besides, when trying to shred, fruit is bad for you.
This PWO shake is crucial because at the end of a training session, the body has gone through serious trauma, akin to post-surgery trauma. The shake immediately has you "going anabolic".
One hour later you must consume your highest calorie meal of the day.
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Psych!
