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Quoted message said:In article <[email hidden]>, Andy Coggan
Quoted message said:To expand on that a bit: I do think that the notion that there's some
magic
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:2 h "window" post-exercise during which you *must* eat to maximize
glycogen
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:resynthesis is a misinterpretation/misrepresentation of the available research (primarly John
Ivy's studies).
What about the better-than-normal amount of help from insulin right after the exercise? Isn't this
a reason to eat a decent amount in the first hour or so?
Sure it is. (BTW, the "better-than-normal amount of help from insulin" is the result of an increase
in insulin action, not an increase in insulin secretion...you probably know this, but others may
not). However, glycogen depletion itself is a potent stimulus for glycogen resynthesis (and
accumulation of glycogen tends to inhibit further accumulation). This likely explains why studies
have shown that by the time you get out to 24 hours, it makes little difference (in terms of
glycogen storage - a potentially important caveat) when or what you eat, as long as you eat enough.
Quoted message said:Would you say that sooner is better than later because of insulin (aside from the time constraints
imposed by sleeping, etc.) ?
I say sooner is better than later based mostly on knowing what it feels like to train hard and then
not eat enough carbohydrate over the next several hours....
Quoted message said:You mentioned "driving" insulin longer to increase absorbtion/uptake over a longer period. How do
you do this?
It's pretty easy: just eat more CHO at more frequent intervals (my favorite food for this purpose is
Fig Newtons).
Andy Coggan
