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Re:bold.. same page with that!badgergrl said:Ramble on girlfriend!
I don't really understand why people carb cycle with a gradual slope (ie: high, mod, low, no) Instead of more of a spike slope (ie: high, no). It seems to me that the abrupt switch would be more effective. I dunno.
Anybody understand that aspect of it?
During comp prep, I did 3 mod days, 2 no days. I think I did OK with that, but I was only taking one class over the summer. I don't think my head could handle that with a full course load right now. I don't worry so much about physical energy, but gettin' all mushy in the head bothers me.
I carb cycled like that for 8 weeks, and I think that's what really brought me results.
I def think it's dependant on the person cycling the carbs. I like the mod days b/c the following days w/o SHOULD be HARD so my body welcomes the carbs., Im not doing it to ramp down of sorts, I prefer a shock factor unless my body says "Hey stop that! Feed me!" So I listen.
I am in that stage where I feel I am benefitting from the high carb or even high cal days prior to a workout. My reasoning behind this, and keep in mind this is completely individual and VERY generic info I took from mayo clinic, digestion of food can take up to "24 and 72 hours in healthy individuals. After you eat, it takes about six to eight hours for food to pass through your stomach and small intestine. Food then enters your large intestine (colon) for further digestion and absorption of water. Elimination of undigested food residue through the large intestine usually begins after 24 hours. Complete elimination from the body may take several days."
Without getting study specific & all scientific, I am hoping the energy (which comes from broken down/digested food) will be abundant from the previous days intake, and if not, simple sugars can hype me up, and pwo high GI carbs MAY help spike insulin (usually with Protein) if THAT'S what Im going for. Other times I just eat a REAL FOOD PWO b/c I am starving.
We'll see how it works. I do not like limiting my carbs so should be tough.
