Serious contest question.

[DROCK]

I'm helping someone get ready for a show, 3 weeks out and everythings right on time. However, as we fine tune everything i am having trouble deciding which carb is best for last 2-3 weeks,(low sodium, least water retention, cleanest)? Yes I have reasearched this, and done it myself, but would like some expert opinions. Obviously will still be keeping the fibrous carbs in i.e. broc. etc. would like any insite...

 

[decem]

potatoes.. at least that's what i've seen one bodybuilder friend eat and have seen chicks (big chicks) eat on a documentary during precontest

 

[FlexBailey]

Yep, potatoes it is

 

[DROCK]

Yep, potatoes it is

yes but there are yams(sweet potatoes), white potatoes, also, brown rice, white rice, all have goods and bads i'm just tryin to figure out out of these four which one is most widely used and why..thanks

 

[decem]

again man.. i am definitely not an expert.. but i always saw them eating white potatoes with nothing on them (obviously)

keep bumping though and there are a good number of guys on here who compete and i'm sure they'll be able to help out.

 

[mikelong23]

bump

 

[FlexBailey]

Let's not make it more complicated than it is..potatoes and/or yams is what most guys use. Why? Because I heard they have a way of sucking up the water.

 

[John Woe]

White potatoes and yams are both good. Although yams are slightly more calorically dense. I wuold stick to the plain old potatoe!! Or is that potato!!LOL

 

[DROCK]

Those were my thoughs exactly (white potatoes) but I have been hearing mixed reviews. Thats what I always used and it's nice see I'm not the only one who understands it this way..
thanks DROCK

 

[tag166]

Sweet potatos bro cant beat them.

 

[Shredder21]

Put it this way: Regular white potatoes are very, very high on the gylcemic index, meaning your body converts them into sugar (equivalent to a half a cup of table sugar) almost immediately. This spikes your insulin levels, and if these potatoes are not ingested with a protein and fiber source, your energy/ blood sugar levels will most likely crash. Protein and fiberous foods help stabilize your sugar levels, thus lowering the initial insulin spike from a potatoe eaten alone.

Yams I believe are more of a complex carb, meaning they have a lower gylcemic index, meaning they break down to sugar in your blood much slower, thus giving you a more constant level of energy. High glycemic carbs can sometimes be dangerous to bodybuilders since as a result of their insulin spike, the sugar can be converted into bodyfat very easily.

Personally, I think plain oatmeal, yams, and plenty of fiberous veggies (brocolli, spinach, celery) would be ideal. I think a regular white potatoe would only be useful as a post workout carb, thus taking full advatage of it's high glycemic, insulin spiking capabilities.

Just my $.10

 

[DROCK]

Very sound advice. This is the type of thing I have been researching and did come to that conclution. It all makes since scientifically, thats why I posed the q.. Many people including myself have used white potatoes mostly. But science says they are not the best choice, the more I learn the less I know...I am a very logical person and welcome advice backed by science..thanks

 

[Shredder21]

I hoped that helped, it is just what I go by, everyone is different though.