Victor Martinez puhuu asiaa

So many guys drink intra-workout shakes with BCAAs [branched-chain amino acids] and simple carbs in them while they train. It never made sense to me that we would need those shakes if we are eating a couple of food meals with protein and carbs prior to our workouts. Do you drink intra-workout shakes or just water when you train, and why?

The only thing I will ever have in my water is BCAAs when I train. You have to remember that your body needs energy and a blood supply in your stomach to digest anything. And when you train, you want that energy and that blood supply to go to the muscle you’re working. If you’re drinking shakes loaded up with protein and carb powders, now your body has to basically divide its resources between digesting those and fueling the muscular contractions and your pump. I want to focus on my workout, and I want my body to be able to focus on it too. The only exceptions I will make to this are if for whatever reason, I started training a little later after eating my last meal than I had planned on. To avoid going catabolic, in that case I will sip on some protein and carbs during the workout.


Itse en kyllä sekoita veteen mitään, enkä juo edes paljoa vettä treenin aikana (täysin turhaa ja liikaa juotuna vie resursseja muulta keholta, vettä pitää olla tankatuna ennen treeniä tarpeeksi) paitsi lopputreeniä kohden alan hörppimään nestehukkaa pois veden ja palkkarin avulla.