So I’ve completed one week without my normal post-workout drink, Biotest’s Surge. So far so good, both in terms of physical results and recovery.
I’ve basically replaced it with a cocktail of glutamine (20g), BCAA (10g), creatine (5g), and whey isolate (30g). It effectively brings my post-workout carb consumption from 45g down to 4g (from the whey isolate), while still providing the necessary conditions for replenishment and recovery. My opinion in comparison to Surge depends on the training style performed on the day of consumption – heavy or circuits.
On heavy days, where I’m allowed 1-2 minutes of rest between sets, sipping a peri-workout mix of glutamine and BCAAs really helps in terms of performance and the onset of fatigue. Furthermore, at the end of the training session I don’t get the urgent feeling to consume something sweet and loaded with sugar (Surge).
On circuit training days (aka. lactate-inducing), I only consume water during the workout, and the light cardio session afterwards. When the workout is over, I have a huge craving for something Surge-like, with loads of sugary goodness. In this respect, I’m not as content with the glutamine/bcaa/creatine/isolate combo, but for the sake of results – it’s a very fair compromise.
I really do miss Surge though. On my next carb-up day (next Monday), I will make sure to have a coveted Surge serving both pre, peri, and post workout – just to get my sweet fix of the good stuff.
