PWO Shake before cardio.

[i1979i]

I'm currently cutting, and have some oatmeal + protien shake 1 hour before working out. During my workout, I sip on TrueProtiens Fast Recovery mix which is

30% Maltodextrin
30% Dextrose
25% Hydrolyzed Whey Protein High Grade
10% Glutamine Peptides
5% Branched Chain Amino Acids.

How detrimental is having this shake right before I hit the treadmill? I know PWO is essential.

 

[i1979i]

anyone, I'd really like to know if this is hindering my cutting diet.

 

[mister69]

switch to isoloate

 

[BigRonWannabee]

Its not horrible, just not ideal. Id rather be doing split sessions with cardio in the AM (pref on an empty stomach or maybe a little whey prior) and train later in the day.

If you must do it the way you got it now, its not too bad.

 

[atherjen]

if you are going to do cardio PWO, no more than 20mins at a time, IMO. Id save the PWO shake until then and not sip during training.
Preworkout I would switch the shake to a whole food protein source to go with the oats to sustain you longer.

 

[Chicken Legs]

Why exactly would you take a pwo shake before cardio?

 

[i1979i]

Well i was taking the PWO before cardio because I wanted to give my muscles the insulin right after training, but now I drink it after my cardio session.