this obsession over fueling muscles and insulin sensitivity does not apply to 99% of us..
you don't need to 'fuel up' before a workout bro. i laugh when people try and tell me this nonsense. if you go to a half marathon race you don't see guys sitting around eating carbs and those guys burn way more glycogen than a weightlifter will dream of.
you notice how in the gym so many guys are perma bulkers? that is because of stupid articles and advice like this that teach guys that they need to over eat or they will starve their muscles
again, I always appreciate your feedback. getting alternate views expands my range of what i have experimented with to learn if it works for me. So, please, don’t take this as a complaint, I simply want to start a brief dialog about a sort of catch 22 I see here. Not necessarily this question & thread. I understand fully that the moderators here must be very cautious with their replies due to many newbies or uninformed or inexperienced etc users. I often see the remark paraphrased “careful, people are just looking for an excuse to....x”. The catch 22 I see is that this often creates these replies geared toward the lowest common denominator which is unhelpful to me personally. I know its a community, but I am asking the question for selfish reasons haha. I often get the answer like “in most people in won’t make that big a difference” & that diet and training regimen & all that are the most important.” agreed, but I got that covered. I understand the need to say that this fueling concept just gives an excuse or habit to overeat - for other readers. for a direct answer to me, that is not useful. I’m a macro freak. I track everything & have daily caloric & macro goals. so, if I were to “fuel-up”, i would decrease & adjust any other meals to still be at my daily goal. Since I read something from you recently stating you consider it best to eat small breakfast, big lunch, & small dinner, I am currently trying it since I tend to be a grazer. So any big “fuel-up” would not contradict your advise as to having 1 large meal. I know your 1st paragraph answered fueling up is unnecessary with another ex of runners, I told you, this thread isn’t the best ex.
sorry this is long..... I just want to be clear so u don’t misunderstand my concern.
#2. So back to the “its a small %” thing. I get it, but I have experimented with everything for many years and have never been able to push past my genetic plateaus in respect to my objectives. I know them well. muscle mass vs my speed vs my fat% etc for changing purposes over time. my point is, to me, small %’s of positive change would be of great interest. thats why i fidget and ask all these annoying questions. I would love to find 1 more little tweak that could provide a few %’s benefit. string 3 or 4 together....
Extremely long story short - maybe moderators could answer the question carefully for risk reduction, then give an answer geared to more knowledgeable & really geeky user. I have no right to ask a pm from you guys with lives to live, so thats why I bring this up. The need on public boards for moderators to give measured answers can render the board less useful for those seeking more open discussion.
This question is not the best example of a need for more open discussion, it just triggered this feeling from some previous discussions. on some of the other boards might be where health stakes are higher.
Thanks for reading this & if you find my concern at all valid, maybe other moderators have an opinion.
and yes....i forget who, i think its steve that always says to me.... i AM overthinking it i know. a bit. but the science interests me and that usually involves small %’s & a lot of overthought detail.
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