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How long does it take for your body to feel the effect's of a carb up?
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Carb Up Question
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SteelWeaver
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Do you mean the bloat or the energy? Or the pump? Or the hangover? I think it depends on how many and what type of carbs were taken in, and with how much protein/fat. As I recall, I used to feel the effects of the carbs within half an hour to an hour of eating a whole bunch, but it was usually the next day that the hangover and the bloat hit me.
CrystalChick
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The hangover I have felt that yuck.... Actually I take in fruit for breakfast and a mid AM snack and maybe Jasmine Rice for lunch and dinner along with my protein and fat ect...
Im trying to time mu carb up it into my leg routein.
I do legs on Friday soooo I thought my glycolgen stores would be nice and full by then if I carb up the day before..... Any thought's.
Thank's CC
Im trying to time mu carb up it into my leg routein.
I do legs on Friday soooo I thought my glycolgen stores would be nice and full by then if I carb up the day before..... Any thought's.
Thank's CC
CrystalChick
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Hi Ceebs I have tried ALA in the past but I was not that impressed with it....
SteelWeaver
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Well, in general, glycogen stores can hold about 500g carbs, disregarding supercompensation, and as long as you don't USE your muscles, they will stay full.
Day before is good, but I'd skip the fruit and go for glucose-based carbs, since fructose isn't really that great at filling muscle glycogen. Unless, of course, you're on rather low carbs and don't exceed about 50g worth of fructose or so - since the low carbs will have cleaned out your liver glycogen stores and less than 50g fructose won't spill over. I might be wrong on the 50g - I think Mr X said it somewhere - anyway, it's quite a chunk of fruit ...
Day before is good, but I'd skip the fruit and go for glucose-based carbs, since fructose isn't really that great at filling muscle glycogen. Unless, of course, you're on rather low carbs and don't exceed about 50g worth of fructose or so - since the low carbs will have cleaned out your liver glycogen stores and less than 50g fructose won't spill over. I might be wrong on the 50g - I think Mr X said it somewhere - anyway, it's quite a chunk of fruit ...
CrystalChick
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Hi Steel,
Yes actually Im already on low carbs.
Yes actually Im already on low carbs.
i dont seem to feel any negative effects with carbups..mainly feel great. I make sure I take 100-200mg r-ala prior to alll meals though. I think that helps with bloating.
However, Im usually tired after the first meal, but after that I feel great. I dont have any fruit or fruit juice during my carb-up either..and keep it very low fat.
However, Im usually tired after the first meal, but after that I feel great. I dont have any fruit or fruit juice during my carb-up either..and keep it very low fat.
hardasnails73
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CC if you are going to carb up do it the night before right before you goto bed. Yes this sounds crazy but Sassey69 uses and so does a few others. the trick is not to drink water before you do it. Try to minimize your carbs and 1/4 in moring and half after work out then rest just protein and fat and fiber. No protein and fat seconf post workout meal becuase insilin will carry the fat into the muscle as well. should carb up every 3-4 day before bed about an hour and a half before with 1 cup oamteal 4 oz yam and 1/2 a bannna with some flaxseed oil, 500 mgs ALA or 300 r ala You will sleep like a baby and your glycogen levels will be restored for leg day the next day. I';m surrently getting ready for junior nationals and I apply this methods and it keeps me gaining and keeps the fat off as well. protein stays contant at 2 grams / lb of lean body mass and fats and carbs slightly fluctuate
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
