You’re probably not going like what I’m about to tell you
-but like it or not, it’s going to change the way you look at post-workout
nutrition. The problem is that there’s a myth that’s been floating around the
bodybuilding scene for a couple of years now, and as you’ve surmised from the
title, it involves the newest sexy carbohydrate: Waxy Maize Starch (WMS).
A Waxy Background
If you’ve never heard of WMS then you’re probably safe from
the misconception that it’s an especially fast carbohydrate, great for
post-workout recovery and pre-training muscle pump. Sadly, WMS isn’t just
disqualified from being a fast carb, it’s actually a slow carbohydrate!
This means that it’s the exact opposite of what we want for Nitric Oxide
stimulation and recovery!
So far, four studies have used WMS as part of their
protocol, and the results aren’t what you’ve come to expect. The first of these
involved trained athletes –a rare find that helps make the data more applicable
to us- and compared WMS to both dextrose and a slow starch (2). Not only did
the WMS group have a similar insulin and blood sugar response than slow starch,
but it was also three times lower than the plain dextrose group. Even work
output during cycling was similar between all groups.
Research and Review 
You’re probably not going like what I’m about to tell you
-but like it or not, it’s going to change the way you look at post-workout
nutrition. The problem is that there’s a myth that’s been floating around the
bodybuilding scene for a couple of years now, and as you’ve surmised from the
title, it involves the newest sexy carbohydrate: Waxy Maize Starch (WMS).