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Carbohydrates Needed
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kethnaab
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*chuckles*
okay, let's start at the beginning. When asking for ANY type of advice over the internet, be it diet, weight training, financial, etc, you have to assume that the person on the other side of the computer screen has no clue whatsoever who you are, what you're like, or what your situation is.
This is no different, hence my sarcastic reply.
Let's consider some information the prospective dietician might need to know in order to answer your question a bit better
1) Age
2) Height/weight/bodyfat
3) Exercise experience
4) Present workout
5) Goals
6) Present diet and results from present diet
If you want a good, solid, detailed answer, you need to ask a good, solid, detailed question.
Capice?
okay, let's start at the beginning. When asking for ANY type of advice over the internet, be it diet, weight training, financial, etc, you have to assume that the person on the other side of the computer screen has no clue whatsoever who you are, what you're like, or what your situation is.
This is no different, hence my sarcastic reply.
Let's consider some information the prospective dietician might need to know in order to answer your question a bit better
1) Age
2) Height/weight/bodyfat
3) Exercise experience
4) Present workout
5) Goals
6) Present diet and results from present diet
If you want a good, solid, detailed answer, you need to ask a good, solid, detailed question.
Capice?
Lifterforlife
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danbo said:
What he is saying is you need to supply a wee bit more information. A post like how many carbs do I need is impossible for anyone to answer.
danbo
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Ok:kethnaab said:
Age: 19
Height: 171cm
Weight: 64kg
Exercise Experience: (dont really know how to gauge this, but) 12 months intensive cardio training, 3 times a week. 6 months weight training, 3 times a week.
Present Workout: see above
Goals: Strength, Physique and good fitness level.
Present diet: I eat things like chicken breast, pork chops, salmon (pink), tuna, bread, cereal (nothing bad really).
Results from diet: I have been losing body fat at a steady rate for the last 5 months.
Protobuilder
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Then six.
kethnaab
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okay, so you're about my height, and about 75 lbs lighter, give or take (damn metric system!)
you have been doing primarily cardiovascular exercise, and you have begun to dabble in the weights.
what type of weight training do you do, as far as exercises performed, sets, reps, etc.
are you looking to add a bit of muscle and continue to lose bodyfat, or are you looking to put about 10 kg of muscle on with as little fat as possible?
this is primarily a weight training forum, overall, so I'll assume you want to get noticeably bigger and more muscular.
there are tons of ways to do it, but you'll probably do best getting approximately 50% of your calories daily from carbs. 20kcal per pound of bodyweight is usually a good start, so you're looking at just under 3000 kcal daily (We'll round it to 3000 cuz I can do the math in my head), so somewhere in the vicinity of 350-450g carbs per day, along with around 175g of protein. Remember, those are APPROXIMATES. you start there and fiddle around until you are comfortable with the results. Make small adjustments, not large.
you have been doing primarily cardiovascular exercise, and you have begun to dabble in the weights.
what type of weight training do you do, as far as exercises performed, sets, reps, etc.
are you looking to add a bit of muscle and continue to lose bodyfat, or are you looking to put about 10 kg of muscle on with as little fat as possible?
this is primarily a weight training forum, overall, so I'll assume you want to get noticeably bigger and more muscular.
there are tons of ways to do it, but you'll probably do best getting approximately 50% of your calories daily from carbs. 20kcal per pound of bodyweight is usually a good start, so you're looking at just under 3000 kcal daily (We'll round it to 3000 cuz I can do the math in my head), so somewhere in the vicinity of 350-450g carbs per day, along with around 175g of protein. Remember, those are APPROXIMATES. you start there and fiddle around until you are comfortable with the results. Make small adjustments, not large.
