High GI and salt...together?

[The_Chicken_Daddy]

Ok, i wasn't sure where to post this but nevermind...

I was reading one of my old 'Flex' magazines and there was a statement by Chris Aceto saying that you should drink salt with high GI carbs straight after a workout cause it traps water in the muscles. Would it be pointless doing this? Is there any point if you are already taking creatine?

BTW i have no intention of trying this i was simply curious...

[Paul Stagg]

No basis for that as I understand physiology.

Each gram of muscle glycogen holds 4 grams of water.

No way to increase that amount as far as I know.

Salt increases water retention in other tissues.

[The_Chicken_Daddy]

ahhhhh...~waves finger in approval and understanding~...

[Cackerot69]

it may help with creatine absorbtion, since sodium is involved in the transport of creatine.

[The_Chicken_Daddy]

I was thinking that too Cack but i wasn't sure.

[body]

did he say what level of salt you you take, remember you do not want to dehydrate your self.
i am not sure it would help with the soduim pump as your most BB through volume of food eat enough soduim anyway without supplementing it. most food like protein shakes etc have soduim in anyway. i would wait for more evidence or advice before going ahead with it.
was there any references with the article to back it up.

[The_Chicken_Daddy]

Originally posted by Paul Stagg

Each gram of muscle glycogen holds 4 grams of water.

I just recently got Arnold's book (the 1998 one) and he says that each gram of muscle glycogen holds 2.7 grams of water.

Where did you get 4g from? or where did he get 2.7g from?

[Paul Stagg]

I read it... I think in Lyle McDonald's book.

I was running on memory, so the 4g might have been off.

My point was that each gram of glycogen holds a set number of grams of water, and there is no way to increase that by using salt.

[The_Chicken_Daddy]

Yup. Point taken. Just checking.

Cheers for the help Paulicus...