Would a carb/protein gel be similar in content to a biscuit and a glass of milk?
I don't think you can patent a ratio of 4:1. That's like me patenting the concept of dynoing from 1-4-7 on small rungs with 22cm spacing. You could patent a specific formulation of carbs/protein at that ratio and give it a name ... or like TT says just have some sweet biscuits and a glass of milk.Anderson bro's mention the 4:1 ratio of carbs/protein as 'being known to improve the glycogen storage process', especially when consumed immediately post-workout when 'carbs are converted to muscle glycogen three times faster than normal' (1, 2)1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/175309862. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14669937
Why is that relevant to anything? - the 'fully deplete' bit, I mean.The relevant point is knowing about the importance for recovery of quickly replacing whatever glycogen that you have depleted - however much glycogen that might be - and how best to achieve it with a food or drink mix.
Quote from: petejh on June 24, 2015, 01:25:18 pmWhy is that relevant to anything? - the 'fully deplete' bit, I mean.The relevant point is knowing about the importance for recovery of quickly replacing whatever glycogen that you have depleted - however much glycogen that might be - and how best to achieve it with a food or drink mix.Its my understanding that unless you're really going for it, you'll just replace your own glycogen from the massive stores in the liver. So as a climber its unlikely you'll be climbing in a glycogen depleted state and can just replenish your stores with your normal nutrition post workout without any need for patented 4:1 drinks mid-workout.
IIRC - It helps for both interval strength type work as well as endurance style work, both during exercise, and decreases recovery time.