Carb consensus

[~SC~]

I understand what youre saying SC but say you kill yourself on those training days and youre training monday, wednesday, and friday. Doesn't your muscles need those carbs on the off days to help recover?

Why? Once glycogen stores are full, what are excess carbs on off days going to do? Nothing except run the chance of being stored as fat.

Amino acids (protein) builds lean muscle tissue, not carbs. I focus my intake on off days around healthy fats and protein, with some oats early on in the day.

Do what works for you!

~SC~
CEO
www.gotswole.com

 

[~SC~]

Thats what my thoughts were too....we need some input from the anabolic bros............

Sorry you don't feel I am "qualified" enough to answer your question. I've only been running a business for 3 years dealing w/this exact type of thing.

~SC~
CEO
www.gotswole.com

 

[JKurz1]

Sorry you don't feel I am "qualified" enough to answer your question. I've only been running a business for 3 years dealing w/this exact type of thing.

~SC~
CEO
www.gotswole.com

Damn you SC - you are wayy too sensitive.........I wasnt slamming you and I respect your thoughts a great deal, else I would PM you, right? I just KNOW, some have different views...thats all.....wanted a consensus.......I've adopted many of your theories and your pics talk for themselves......ok, how do you know when you gly. stores are filled? I do agree with that concept as well.....and will ala or r-ala help control?

 

[mcbruiser]

interesting thread, you guys make some good points. but from what i understand timing is an important factor when it comes to carbs. for example, they say that the body metabolizes carbs better in the A.M. but that most of your carbs should be eaten post workout, if possible. you guys all talk about eating more carbs on the days you train and less on the days you don't train (or do cardio), which is very logical, but don't mention when you do your training. if a person trains in the A.M. or early afternoon, it's easy, but what about the case where a person trains in the P.M.? how should carb intake be adjusted? should that person still eat carbs in the post-workout meal? should that person eat carbs the next day even if it is a non-training or cardio day? any advice appreciated.

 

[JKurz1]

thats a solid ?............SC will know.........

 

[Tom Treutlein]

I hear ya' J. Total Brown Sugar & Oat. I love the taste, the vitamin/mineral content is pretty good, and it's not overly loaded with sugars. Sure, it's not great, but the 9 glasses of milk a day are worse - and I'm not ready to drop either. Like I said, I wanna enjoy myself.

 

[KWKSLVR]

Regardless of what time of the day you lift, if you aren't feeding your muscles nutrients that they need to grow and spiking insulin then you aren't giving them a way to recover. Avoiding carbs at night (especially High GI carbs) makes sense if you have been sitting around the office all day and you aren't doing anything active but we aren't talking about that. We are talking about consuming something that is necessary to keep your hard workout from at worst, being counterproductive and at the least, being nonproductive.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[ArmaniMark]

Damn you SC - you are wayy too sensitive.........I wasnt slamming you and I respect your thoughts a great deal, else I would PM you, right? I just KNOW, some have different views...thats all.....wanted a consensus.......I've adopted many of your theories and your pics talk for themselves......ok, how do you know when you gly. stores are filled? I do agree with that concept as well.....and will ala or r-ala help control?

SC is probally on some clomid right now that's why he's acting so emotional.....

 

[Tom Treutlein]

I'm able to eat oats now! Last I saw this thread I couldn't.

I think it's still a good idea to keep carbs relatively steady until training is finished on training days, then cut them off 3-4 hours before bed. DC claims 6-7 PM, but I don't go to bed at 10-11 - more like 1 or 2.

Anyway, non-training days, I still think carbs should be included, just not as much. Dextrose on training days and oats. On non-training, only oats (low-gi carbs and such) and cut the carb meals down by one.

 

[KWKSLVR]

SC is probally on some clomid right now that's why he's acting so emotional.....