Group: Specific Diets & Nutrition

Specific Diets & Nutrition
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 104, Messages: 22775

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Energy drink as carb supplement?

treeny
treeny
Posts: 22
Joined: 2004/01/15
United Kingdom
2004/03/31, 08:23 AM
I've been taking in an enrgy drink pre workout for two reasons.

1. To give me an energy boost during the workout - no surprises there.

AND

2. As a carb supplement.

Question is:

Is it ok to use an energy drink as a carb supplement when not working out or are these drinks a poor source of carbs?

Carbs do my head in!!! don't understand 'em
neiltilley
neiltilley
Posts: 325
Joined: 2003/03/09
United Kingdom
2004/03/31, 08:52 AM
energy drink ingredients are usually sugar by any other name, so if you stand still it's fat! Unless you are lucky enough not to have a problem with fat, I wouldn't waste my money on watered down sugar. But then, I 'm fat! and I avoid sugar and fat as if it was the plague and still plateau.
Why carb supplements? Is the aim to get fat?
treeny
treeny
Posts: 22
Joined: 2004/01/15
United Kingdom
2004/03/31, 10:28 AM
I find it very hard to hit my daily target of 450g of carbs. In fact I also find it hard to hit any of the FT macro targets. And my goal is to LOSE fat and tone up:surprised: