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Are simple carbs fats?
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JustJacked
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No. Simple carbs like sugar are essential to bodybuilders but they need to be taken at the right time. You want to take in simple carbs when your glycogen levels are at their lowest. The best time to take simple carbs would be after workout. After intense training your glycogen levels are depleted and you need to restore them. If you dont replenish your glycogen stores than your cortisol levels will go thru the roof and your body will go into a catobolic state and start breaking down your muscle tissue to convert it to glycogen.
Simple carbs need to be controled. There are two types of sugars, fructose and glucose. Glucose is the fastest form of carbohydrate to be converted to glycogen. Glucose is readily converted to glycogen while fructose has to go thu the liver first in order to be converted to glycogen. If your liver glycogen levels are full then fructose will get stored as bodyfat. With glucose, if your muscle glycogen levels are full and you dont use it for energy than it will be converted to bodyfat.
All you need to do is learn when to eat the sugars and you will be fine. If you are not sure just ask, Ill be happy to let you know.
Simple carbs need to be controled. There are two types of sugars, fructose and glucose. Glucose is the fastest form of carbohydrate to be converted to glycogen. Glucose is readily converted to glycogen while fructose has to go thu the liver first in order to be converted to glycogen. If your liver glycogen levels are full then fructose will get stored as bodyfat. With glucose, if your muscle glycogen levels are full and you dont use it for energy than it will be converted to bodyfat.
All you need to do is learn when to eat the sugars and you will be fine. If you are not sure just ask, Ill be happy to let you know.
Thanks for the info. One more question. I usually take 100 calories of carbs (a Clif Shot; 25 gms carb, no sugar ) before cardio. I just learned that this is counterproductive because my body has to burn off the Clif Shot before I can start burning fat. Do you agree with this, and should I just take it afterwards with the simple carbs?
JustJacked
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Yes. the best time to do cardio is right after you wake before you eat any carbs. Have a light protein shake but thats it. Doing cardio without carbs in the morning will trick your body into using fat stores as energy. Dont forget to eat a huge breakfast about half hour after cardio. You should take in 25% of your total carbs and cals at breakfast. If you are cutting than take in half your daily carbs at breakfast, and the other half after training.
Bigdogmikey
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no they turn to fat and are stored as fat faster then complex carbs and proteins
pintoca said:
YES
And as said above, it is SILLY to take in those carbs pre-cardio - unless, of course, you are training for a marathon.
JustJacked
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Shobe said:
Your body needs carbs to replenish your depleted glycogen stores. If you dont restore your glycogen levels then your body will start to break down your muscle tissue and convert it to glycogen. Glucose is the fastest form of carbohydrate that gets into the bloodstream and thefore is best after intense training.
No carbs after training=negative muscle gains.
Ok, so this probably explains why I can't move up in my weight training. I haven't been able to move up in my lifting in like 6 months. I haven't take carbs post workout yet. I guess I will start. I just ordered 50% Malto 50% dextro from trueprotein.com. Would this be good to take with my whey shake post workout?? But I'm worried I'll gain fat if I eat this many carbs.
