Hey Mike,
Sounds like a fun workout! Looked it up on the Web and it looks kick ass! Yea, always tricking the body into adaptation is a good thing.
I find the most important thing in having a great workout is eating well during the entire day. Low salt, small meals with plenty of lean protein, veggies, and some carbs.
Pre-workout:
l-Arginine is the key. This is an amino acid found in pill form or pre-workout drinks that acts as a vasodilator. Basically it allows more blood and therefore nutrients to your muscles. Caffeine and stimulants are okay because they supposedly make you not feel as much pain and work harder. I find this generally to be true.
Post:
The idea with your post workout is to take advantage of a small window where your muscles are ultra-sensitive to insulin and nutrients (the height is 15-30 minutes after your workout). Do some carbs first to spike your insulin to drive in the nutrients. Then wait about 15 minutes to let the insulin spike kick in and down your protein shake (30 – 40g).
Immediately after workout: 30-50g carbs ( e.g. CytoCarb II http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/cs/carb.html ) and Creatine drink ( e.g. BSN Cell Mass http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/bsn/cell.html ) Do the creatine only if you’ve done an anaerobic workout.
15 minutes later: high quality Protein shake (no caffeine)
I’ve been really happy with all the BSN products. Very high quality. I use BSN Syntha-6 Protein.
Keep me posted on how it’s going! Next time you’re in town bring your workout gear and come work out with XXXXX and I! J
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