BSN Syntha-6 question

[miketing]

What is the best use for Syntha-6. I take ON Pro Complex first thing in morning and before workouts. I take ON 2:1:1 right after workout and the ON Cassein before bedtime. Right now i use my Syntha-6 if I need an inbetween shake sometime. I have another tub of Syntha-6 and i figures i could replace one of the other ones with it when they run out. What is the strength of Syntha-6? Seems like it is closest to Pro Complex and would make a good preworkout protein. Any input?

Thanks

[dannyboy9]

You'll experience much better results if you eat real food pre-workout. It's amazing what brown rice and fish will do for you 90 min. prior to a workout. And if you can't return it, save it [Syntha-6] for when you run out of Pro Complex.

[ambientdeath]

Originally Posted by miketing

What is the best use for Syntha-6. I take ON Pro Complex first thing in morning and before workouts. I take ON 2:1:1 right after workout and the ON Cassein before bedtime. Right now i use my Syntha-6 if I need an inbetween shake sometime. I have another tub of Syntha-6 and i figures i could replace one of the other ones with it when they run out. What is the strength of Syntha-6? Seems like it is closest to Pro Complex and would make a good preworkout protein. Any input?

Thanks

You might wanna put this much effort and thought into real food, and your results will grow by at least 1000% percent.

[lostboyrufio]

I feel pretty sluggish with fish pre workout, I'd shoot for chicken.

[dannyboy9]

Originally Posted by lostboyrufio

I feel pretty sluggish with fish pre workout, I'd shoot for chicken.

Really? That's really trivial bro. My best workouts come after a cup of brown rice, salmon/tilapia and veggies! Could the size of your meal be affecting your energy levels or do you normally eat similar portion sizes, just w/o fish?

I wonder if it does have something to do with the fish?

[lostboyrufio]

Dunno, maybe it's the fats with the fish in combination with the white rice I eat. I know I should eat brown, but it's what I have free access to and it doesn't really make me sluggish at all. Palm sized portion of fish and cup of white rice pre workout doesn't feel as good as palm sized portion of chicken and cup of rice, could just be me though.

[dannyboy9]

I want to jump the gun and say it's the white rice but even then, I'm still not entirely sure...lol

[Hawkwind]

Originally Posted by dannyboy9

I want to jump the gun and say it's the white rice but even then, I'm still not entirely sure...lol

It probably is the white rice. White rice has a rather high glycemic load verses brown rice. So many people would experience the infamous 'carb drowsies' from white rice.

I completely avoid white rice as I know that my body it not going to convert the starch into energy as would be optimal. It's going to store most of it upon conversion (as fat) and that is something I want to avoid completely.

Glycemic load of jasmine rice (A popular white) is 109
Glycemic load of brown rice is 55. Optimally you want to stick to glycemic loads from the mid range (50's) to low range.

The higher the glycemic load the more apt your body is to store the carbs as fat verses using the carbs for energy, especially if you tend to be the body type that stores fat easily/quickly. (This is the simple explanation!)

If you absolutely do not like brown rice...look for white basmati rice. The glycemic load of white basmati is 58. A nice mid range verses jasmine or other ordinary white rice.

To help stave off the 'carb drowsy' effect be sure to eat a good lean protein as well as have a green veggie like spinach or broccoli with the rice and protein source. I also try not to eat more than say a 1/2 cup of the cooked rice when first trying to find my 'limit' of rice that I can eat pre-workout without bringing on the groggies. Adjust the amount of rice each time until you find out what your serving size is that won't bring on the drowsy effect.

[dannyboy9]

Excellent advice! Spot-on