what is dextrose

[Big Cntry]

I have heard everyone talking about dextrose but not mentioning what it is exactly? What does it do? How do you take it?

Thanks Again

[NPursuit]

It's sugar basically. Corn syrup. People use it as their carb source for post workout. It's usually combined with maltodextrin another sugar although it's classified as a complex carb.

It will help gains substantially but IMO it's junk! Why eat 50 grams of a refined sugar when you are trying to be healthy. I use oats for my carb source.

[str8swole]

i just bought some in bulk. im going to use it post workout with hydrolyzed whey and maybe some creatine. the dextrose is used to help spike insulin levels postworkout.