Proper carb loading help!!

[Phishtribe]

I always hear talk about carb loading before a work out but not a lot of information on how much when how long before.... U get it. So my question is for bodybuilding how long before work out to carb load and does it make a big difference?

 

[Buildingup24]

Carb loading is usually done for things like marathons. athletic events, powerlifting meets...etc.

 

[jackswwagar]

Well in my opinion it makes lot of difference. You can have it before half an hour of your workout routine.

 

[Buildingup24]

Well in my opinion it makes lot of difference. You can have it before half an hour of your workout routine.

^^That's called eating.
Carb loading is hundreds of grams of carbs in a specific time frame.

 

[keepnitreal]

^^That's called eating.
Carb loading is hundreds of grams of carbs in a specific time frame.

Yeah aka glycogen loading to get ur body to have more glycogen.levels building up prior to an endurance event for ex.... Basically ud carb load few days before...if u really want it.to be eff. Carb load after a workout for 3 days prior to event or w.e

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[RoseKlein]

Better ask experts about that thing..We all know that no can understands you better that those who have masters their profession.

 

[Power Cord]

Personally, I would begin the day/evening/night before... if you do this and also drink plenty of water you will notice a difference in amount of weight you can lift or distance running endurance.

Additionally, I would do this occasionally and not make it a frequent habit.

 

[Phishtribe]

What would be your reasoning about not doing it often? I want to be giving all I got in every lift.

 

[Buildingup24]

What would be your reasoning about not doing it often? I want to be giving all I got in every lift.

Cuz it's unnecessary to "carb load" often. Plus the extra carbs will just spill over

 

[ppgfreak]

I definitely eat before the gym and get plenty of carbs in me. But I don't really understand carb loading unless I was running a lot.

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[spikester]

Never really herd a lot of people (carb loading) before a work out but shit just drink you a V8 fusion 30mins-1hr before you work out, its like 80 gs bam!. From a body building stand point there is a extreme amount of de carbing before the load. I'll usually stop the intake of carbs on sunday all the way until weds. I'll take my current weight at the time and multiply it times 5 and that will give me the amount of carbs to eat until the show. So lets say weight 200lbs x 5 = 1000. I'll have to eat 1000gs of carbs from thursday-saturday morning before the show.

 

[Mekat]

Day 1: Moderate Carb/Cardio at maintenance calorie intake.
Day 2: Low Carb/Upperbody Supersets at a caloric deficit, either through diet or cardio.
Day 3: Low Carb/Lowerbody Supersets at a caloric deficit, either through diet or cardio.
Day 4: Low Carb/Cardio at a caloric deficit, either through diet or cardio.
Day 5: Low Carb/Full Body Workout with daytime calorie intake should be slightly less than they were during the previous days. The carbohydrate load should follow immediately after evening training.
Day 6: Carb Load/No training
Day 7: Moderate Carb/Power Training (Squats, Deadlifts and Bench Presses), eating slightly above maintenance.

Not sure if thats what ur looking for but I prsonaly prefer IF diet for cutting or just staying lean while bulking

But thats pretty much how carb loading works, around 4-5 days with lil to no carbs and around 2-3 days where u eat as many carbs as u can

Ohh and google is ur friend, u can find all ur answers and more


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[adivol]

Day 1: Moderate Carb/Cardio at maintenance calorie intake.
Day 2: Low Carb/Upperbody Supersets at a caloric deficit, either through diet or cardio.
Day 3: Low Carb/Lowerbody Supersets at a caloric deficit, either through diet or cardio.
Day 4: Low Carb/Cardio at a caloric deficit, either through diet or cardio.
Day 5: Low Carb/Full Body Workout with daytime calorie intake should be slightly less than they were during the previous days. The carbohydrate load should follow immediately after evening training.
Day 6: Carb Load/No training
Day 7: Moderate Carb/Power Training (Squats, Deadlifts and Bench Presses), eating slightly above maintenance.

Not sure if thats what ur looking for but I prsonaly prefer IF diet for cutting or just staying lean while bulking

But thats pretty much how carb loading works, around 4-5 days with lil to no carbs and around 2-3 days where u eat as many carbs as u can

Ohh and google is ur friend, u can find all ur answers and more


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Thanks for the suggestion.