Originally Posted by Richard Cranium
What I want to know is - my workout used up 700-800 cals. Do I get increased nutritional benefit by using 700-800 cals of sports products instead of using 400-500 and then eating carbs/foods later?
I guess what I what to know, has anyone ever "downed" a 1000 cals of some product after a tough ride or race?
Back to your original question. I suspect that it won't make a much of a difference. That's because once you get over 1.2-1.3g/kg of carbs in the immediate time after a ride, all of the glut-4 receptors on the muscle cell-walls will be saturated and bringing in glucose at maximum-rate. The only difference with the actual amounts will be how long it takes to soak up all of that glucose you just eaten. A 1000-calorie dose will take over 5-hours to soak up I think. The catch here is that if you didn't deplete your glycogen by at least 1000-calories, the excess intake will be converted to fat.