amount of carbs when cutting

[jb160]

I am 5'10'' 170lbs 25 yrs and I am trying to get ripped for summer but i am having a little bit of trouble with my diet how many carbs should I be taking in each day and of those should they only be complex carbs?

 

[Senior Woonaki]

the best thing to do would be to search the board for a ratio of P/F/C and then workout how many carbs you need...

When dieting, you want complex carbs (oatmeal, yams) during the day.... POSWORKOUT simple carbs (dextrose)

 

[corvettedudeman]

i would say 50g simple carbs pst workout... Then 50-75g complx throughout the day but not past 6pm. That worked for me prior to my keto diet, but if you are under 10%bf good luck trying to get under that with carbs

 

[bmit]

If you're not using AAS you'll probably need a keto diet to go below 10%. If on AAS, carbs just in AM and around workout time.

 

[crmdogg]

its really tuff once you get into single digits to lower your body fat with carbs, even with assloads of cardio, and aas

 

[jb160]

cool thx guys
I am not under 10% BF so I guess I can still eat some carbs but do complex turn to fat like simple ones? Also would it be ok to just stay away from simple carbs most of the time except for like say maybe 1-2 times a week eat them?

 

[Senior Woonaki]

simple carbs postworkout are a great tool... It will take you out of the catabolic state your workout put you in and put you on the road to recovery.... i would have them postworkout after every heavy training session

 

[jb160]

What kind of simple carbs? Starches or sugars or others?