Dextrose and Women

[DrWahoo]

I have a read a few places that women shouldn't use dextrose in their pw shakes, but can't make sense of the research. Anyone have any opinions about whether women should use dex in there pw shakes ?

[cursor]

While I don't know of any specific reference. I will say, however, that just how well your body can process dextrose (or any other pure sugar source) is a function of how much work you've done during your workout and how much you offer your body at any single time. For many people (particularly beginners to intermediate lifters), I wouldn't recommend dextrose as part of a post-workout (or any) meal (that is, unless you want to make fat-loss more difficult). I have NEVER added dextrose to a post-workout meal. This recommendation holds for both men and women.