carb rotation, no energy on low carb days

[Tomer]

Do you find you have much energy on your lower carb days if you are doing a carb cycling, carb rotation program??

When I need to do a workout on my low carb days I'm zonked and can only lift about 60-70% of what I would on my carb days?

Any thoughts? I can't just work out on the higher carb days..

 

[The Shadow]

Unless you are really close to a show....junk the carb rotation......there are a TON of reasons for this...one of which is that the body never adapts to burning body fat for fuel...hence the lethargy on lower carb days.

why cant you line up low carb days with "harder" bodyparts?

 

[Tomer]

Thanks Shadow ...

I'm not competing... I have been browsing this board for a while and have been looking at different ways of losing the fatty bits.

I guess I find that if I eat carbs every day, then I can lift much more and run faster.

or is it better to do a low carb day on a purely cardio day?

before all my weights workouts I find I train much better if I have an apple or something right before.

 

[Sassy69]

I would agree -- it depends on what your goal is - I get that if you are doign a rotation that you want to "burn fat" but there's a cost then - if you can't match your heavy days w/ the high carb days, then you just work thru and expect a lower lifting performance in favor of the fat burning (as opposed to muscle building).

So you either adjust your goals or your program --- and the two are dependent on each other. If you aren't on the fast track for fat loss specifically (i.e. you won't sacrifice the muscle building in favor of fat burning) then it might be interesting to up your low carb days a bit so its not really an aggressive carb cycle, or just do as Shadow says and stick w/ the static ratios and go w/ the "burn value" from your lifting.

 

[The Shadow]

I personally find that 50-75 grams of carbs daily will yield enough "energy" that you dont feel like a deflated balloon, and stil allows for a LOT of fat loss if half of those carbs are taken in after training.

Glucorell will also allow you to eat a bit more carbs without paying the price

 

[Tomer]

yeah I have used glucorell in the past and have just ordered another couple months supply.... just waiting for the shipment to come in

You say ' if all the carbs are taken in after training.

Right after a weights workout in the evening, I have a whey protein shake right after.

My cardio is usually done in the morning or on my lunch hour and I usually have some carbs in there after my cardio workout. I just don't feel 'replenished' if I don't include carbs after a cardio workout... Maybe I just need to change that way of thinking?

I'm not a competitor, so do you suggest I abandon the carb rotation completely? I have to admit I haven't tried it for very long but i just get so many headaches and lethargy on weights days that it is putting me off.

 

[Sassy69]

yeah I have used glucorell in the past and have just ordered another couple months supply.... just waiting for the shipment to come in

You say ' if all the carbs are taken in after training.

Right after a weights workout in the evening, I have a whey protein shake right after.

My cardio is usually done in the morning or on my lunch hour and I usually have some carbs in there after my cardio workout. I just don't feel 'replenished' if I don't include carbs after a cardio workout... Maybe I just need to change that way of thinking?

I'm not a competitor, so do you suggest I abandon the carb rotation completely? I have to admit I haven't tried it for very long but i just get so many headaches and lethargy on weights days that it is putting me off.

I'm gonna go w/ Shadow & say keep the number of carbs sufficient & consistent. Then it matters when you eat them to get the most optimal use of them.

 

[The Shadow]

what she said

 

[Sassy69]

You're so sexy when you agree w/ me