Post Workout Carbs

[BigRic]

What do the carbs in the post workout meal do? My gf heard from some1 that they act like protein and I thought that didn't sound right.

[RichLockyer]

They replace the glycogen stores in your muscle tissue, which is your primary fuel for high-power short-term work.

[Manveet]

Also spikes your insulin, shuttling nutrients into the muscle cells.

[BigRic]

Ans what is the protein for? I'm not really good at this stuff. Is that why dextrose is good? because it's a simple sugar and spikes insulin compared to a complex carb?

[Holto]

post w/o carbs also lower blood levels of cortisol