Critique my custom protein blends please...

[jshrub]

THis is what i ordered from proteinfactory.com... one post workout protein/carbs and one all purpose protein blend (slow and fast releasing)

Hey All, I just ordered my self my own custome blended protein blends from www.proteinfactory.com, they have a lot of different options and you can create your own custom combinations. I made myself one post workout protein/carb mix and one all purpose protein powder... price is right as well, i'll post when i recieve, i suggest people definately look into this company.

POST WORKOUT FORMULA:
Ingredients:
40% CFM Whey Isolate
30% Dextrose
5% Fructose
20% Maltodextrin
5% Glutamine Peptides
Additive: Not Entered
Flavor: Orange
Sweetener: Splenda
Pounds: 8
Price Per Pound: 6.91
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Sub-Total: $55.77

373 Calories per 100g Serving (big serving!)
Very low fat
52.8g Carbs
33g Sugars
40g Protein

All Purpose Protein Blend:
Ingredients:
15% Aussie Caseinate
25% Egg White Protein
40% Iso-Chill Whey Isolate
15% Flax Powder
5% L-Glutamine
Additive: Aminogen
Flavor: Vanilla
Sweetener: Splenda
Pounds: 4
Price Per Pound: 8.62
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Sub-Total: $34.48

191 Calories in a 50g Serving
3g Fat (from flax powder)
4.3g Carbs
2.4 Fiber
40g Protein

What do you all think!?!

 

[jshrub]

Im an idiot, wrong section sorry, maybe it can be moved to the nutrition forum, oops... but still, any comments?

 

[Primo Max]

Throw out the fructose from post workout, you don't need it. Mine is 30 dext, 30 malto, 25 cfm, 15 hydrolyzed whey ultra grade. I didn't go for glutamine peptides due to cost but at 5% of the mixture it wouldn't be that costly at all. The protein is good for the reasons you stated.

 

[jshrub]

Yeah, figured i didnt need the fructose but its only 5% because i like the type of sweetness fructose provides. Im thinking now i should have put the dextrose up a bit more, say 40% and lowered the malto a bit. Oh well, its only 8lbs, i can perfect it as i go then start ordering 15-20lbs of the stuff at a time.

 

[Walkswithfire]

have you tried stevia for a sweetener? i know they offer it, it's not that bad and it's more natural than that fake chemical sweetener. it's also an herb that supposedly helps with blood sugar somehow, although i have no clue what it does. just a thought...

 

[MACHI]

I'm going to have to check out that site - sounds tight...

From what I understand there are two reasons to ingest sugars like dextrose and fructose immediately post workout. Both reasons are because of the resulting insulin spike.

1) Insulin spike accelerates cellular metabolism to quickly restore glucose/glycogen levels.

2) Insulin spike is associated with greater protein synthesis and absorption because of accelerated cellular metabolism.

MY ? : Does anyone know the optimum protein/sugar ratio so as to not to underdose protein or overdose sugar??????