Water, Dextrose, and Maltodextrin Question (Post-Workout Shake)

[jonnosferatu]

The articles on the Window of Opportunity are VERY informative as to the nature of what should go into the post-workout shake. However, I have an interesting dilemma:

While I'm not going on a cut...
...I'm not bulking either.

I currently have no interest in putting on any additional muscle mass, and am thus lifting purely in the interest of increasing my strength, overall fitness level, and explosiveness. I'm doing some cardiovascular conditioning on two of my off days.

Unfortunately, while the Window of Opportunity articles provide a very good guide as to how to calculate the amount of Whey that should go into the Post-Workout Shake regardless of your lifting routine, the water, dextrose, and maltodextrin details are specific to the two extremes - bulking and cutting. Since I'm not technically doing either, I was (...and yeah, this was a really roundabout way of saying this) wondering:

1) How should I figure out how much water to put in?
and
2) How much Dextrose and Maltodextrin (50/50 split, so I'm actually basically just asking the total carb) should I put in per pound of lean body mass? The articles state 2.5g if cutting and 5.0g if bulking, but since I'm not really doing either...well, yeah. How much should go in?

Thanks in advance!

[sucramdw]

I would go with the bulking shake. Even though your goals may not be to maximize muscle growth, the PWO shake is also to maximize muscle recovery which would be in your very best interest for an increase in strength.

So it is 5g of carbs for every 10g of LBM. Your water intake should be between .5-1L apart from the actual shake.

[rootb33r]

Agreed. The difference between the cut- and bulk-level carbs will not make you gain muscle mass. The carbs in your PWO shake are used extremely efficiently so you should be able to get away with the bulking amount without a problem.

[jonnosferatu]

Thanks!