Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below i think mrp taste a whole lot better..just take half the package before bed and there is a slow releasing prtoein with a lil carbs, i dont believe the myth that carbs before bed as little as 15 or 10 can make you fat... its overall diet that matters and calories..too much carbs can be stored as fat which is why people say dont eat carbs at night ...this is because alot of people eat carbs during the day and late at night can overpile the amount of daily intake...am i right ..anyone agree??
carbs? or overall calorie debate..fact or false..
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Stryc-9
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Well - I tend to agree about that eating carbs at night is not as horrible for fat loss as most people maintain - but everyone's metabolism is different....I've always eaten carbs at night - and it's never been an issue for me personally.....but you have to do what works for you.
And yes, "calories in vs. calories out" is the fundamental basis of weight loss - but let's not oversimplify things by asserting that it doesn't matter when or what sort of calories you consume....
I mean - we all know from experience that the body is more prone to absorbing certain nutrients at specific times of the day (i.e., first thing in the morning, or right after an intense workout...
And yes, "calories in vs. calories out" is the fundamental basis of weight loss - but let's not oversimplify things by asserting that it doesn't matter when or what sort of calories you consume....
I mean - we all know from experience that the body is more prone to absorbing certain nutrients at specific times of the day (i.e., first thing in the morning, or right after an intense workout...
The main reason they tell you not to eat carbs at night is because most "regular" people eating the traditional american crap diet have reached their caloric intake by this time of day.
This is probably not the case for most bodybuilders. But make no mistake, any type of calorie, carb,fat, protein, that is consumed over your caloric maintanence(sp) will be converted into fatty acid chains and stored as potential energy (bodyfat).
For the health minded individual, also the type of calorie eaten is very important. 3500 calories from candy, ice cream, and pastries have a low nutrient density per calorie. Which means when you eat those types of calories, your body is not getting the nutrition that would come from a clean 3500 cals.
Think about it. After you have just finished eating some crap food, minutes later you are hungry even though you just ate. Some of this may have to do with blood sugar levels that rise very quickly then dropping quickly. But i have a theory that part of that feeling is the body is still hungry. Not hungry for voume, but still hungry for nutrition.
High nutrient density per calorie is the goal of the healthy eater.
This way every calorie counts for you -- instead of against you
Sorry for being so long winded.
This is probably not the case for most bodybuilders. But make no mistake, any type of calorie, carb,fat, protein, that is consumed over your caloric maintanence(sp) will be converted into fatty acid chains and stored as potential energy (bodyfat).
For the health minded individual, also the type of calorie eaten is very important. 3500 calories from candy, ice cream, and pastries have a low nutrient density per calorie. Which means when you eat those types of calories, your body is not getting the nutrition that would come from a clean 3500 cals.
Think about it. After you have just finished eating some crap food, minutes later you are hungry even though you just ate. Some of this may have to do with blood sugar levels that rise very quickly then dropping quickly. But i have a theory that part of that feeling is the body is still hungry. Not hungry for voume, but still hungry for nutrition.
High nutrient density per calorie is the goal of the healthy eater.
This way every calorie counts for you -- instead of against you
Sorry for being so long winded.
diamonddiceclay
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on a cutting diet, you don't want carbs after 8 pm
Carbs go first to replacing glycogen, THEN to fat, regardless of the time of day. So as long as you are burning more carbs than you are eating, you are fine, because they are all going to replace glycogen. A small amount of carbs even at night will simply go towards replacing the glycogen you lost during the day (provided you did some intense training).
Sedentary folks never really tap into their glycogen stores, so their carbs go straight to fat, and telling them to cut them out at night is an easy way of getting them to eat less of them.
Sedentary folks never really tap into their glycogen stores, so their carbs go straight to fat, and telling them to cut them out at night is an easy way of getting them to eat less of them.
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