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Think of it this way - BTW you really don't need to be a macro freak - if there was any great truth to the idea we'd have died out as a race.
I wrote recently in my tips thread on Evo that we, as a species, have not changed since we started playing sports. Heck we've barely changed (if indeed at all) since we started using languages.
With that in mind we know from personal experiences that there have been times when we have managed to carry on doing an arduous rask when hungry. We know from how hard training was to how we adapted to it.
Ergo we know, to quote Stevesmi, that we can adapt to training fasted. That our bodies will, if need be, use stored fat over fuel in our blood or digesting in our gut.
Therefore, how much of a difference does carbs make? How long before the gym do we need to eat (I've written of how this ignores the food you had throughout the day). To then debate the differences of, for example, a 16 year old, a 24 year old and someone more middle aged is, it has to be said, nit picking and, as has been said, if it DID make a difference it'd be tiny.
By way of example several studies, covering all ages, showed little or no difference in performance between those using sports drinks and those using water.
To finish: we cover the 'masses' because 100+ people read every answer. And we encourage those to leave the nitty gritty alone because it can all too often mean the basics aren't being covered.
I wrote recently in my tips thread on Evo that we, as a species, have not changed since we started playing sports. Heck we've barely changed (if indeed at all) since we started using languages.
With that in mind we know from personal experiences that there have been times when we have managed to carry on doing an arduous rask when hungry. We know from how hard training was to how we adapted to it.
Ergo we know, to quote Stevesmi, that we can adapt to training fasted. That our bodies will, if need be, use stored fat over fuel in our blood or digesting in our gut.
Therefore, how much of a difference does carbs make? How long before the gym do we need to eat (I've written of how this ignores the food you had throughout the day). To then debate the differences of, for example, a 16 year old, a 24 year old and someone more middle aged is, it has to be said, nit picking and, as has been said, if it DID make a difference it'd be tiny.
By way of example several studies, covering all ages, showed little or no difference in performance between those using sports drinks and those using water.
To finish: we cover the 'masses' because 100+ people read every answer. And we encourage those to leave the nitty gritty alone because it can all too often mean the basics aren't being covered.
