Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below im an endurance exerciser (lots of basketball), so im no too concerned about having alot of muscle. my main goal is to be LEAN, so im thinking about using atkins as a permanent way of eating. what do you think? im also confused about the endurance/energy thing. some say endurance and energy IMPROVE on low-carb diets, others say it decreases. whos right?
straight atkins ok for an endurance exerciser?
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jimmy32 said:
Straight atkins is completely OUT OF THE QUESTION, period. You can't achieve the energy levels as an endurance athlete. Even a modified CKD would be better: but not the best.
You best bet is at least 30%carbs in your diet....
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yea man dont even try it...
you gotta have carbs or else your a toast out there...I tried doing it at the begining of the season and it didnt work.. I thought about doing it now just to lose some bf% but then decided not too... and Im talking about hard 3 hour long college basketball practices so if its something like that then I wouldnt be tryin doin somethin like that
you gotta have carbs or else your a toast out there...I tried doing it at the begining of the season and it didnt work.. I thought about doing it now just to lose some bf% but then decided not too... and Im talking about hard 3 hour long college basketball practices so if its something like that then I wouldnt be tryin doin somethin like that
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jimmy32 said:
I would suggest read my CKD manual first, then you'd see a fair picture. In layman's terms, Atkins is a low/no carb diet which would not allow you to perform high intensity exercise due to the lack of glycogen and refeeds - in this situation you would basically use your muscle proteins for energy = bad! That's in a few words, why.
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Where is your CKD Manual? Most of my exercise is moderate intensity (bike riding or jogging), not intense enough to tap into anaerobic zone i dont think. the only time i do high intensity sprints is when im playing ball. would a small amount of carbs before games be enough to fuel them and avoid muscle catabolism?
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Where is your CKD Manual? top of the page, stickies or go to www.MMSFitness.com
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Most of my exercise is moderate intensity (bike riding or jogging), not intense enough to tap into anaerobic zone i dont think. the only time i do high intensity sprints is when im playing ball. would a small amount of carbs before games be enough to fuel them and avoid muscle catabolism? if you plan on doing high intensity exercise to any degee, I would suggest a mix of CKD/TKD (read both manuals); as an overview, you would do low-carb most of the day and have carbs before and after the training/workout (whatever you are doing). Then on the weekend you'd have a carb up - CKD.
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Most of my exercise is moderate intensity (bike riding or jogging), not intense enough to tap into anaerobic zone i dont think. the only time i do high intensity sprints is when im playing ball. would a small amount of carbs before games be enough to fuel them and avoid muscle catabolism? if you plan on doing high intensity exercise to any degee, I would suggest a mix of CKD/TKD (read both manuals); as an overview, you would do low-carb most of the day and have carbs before and after the training/workout (whatever you are doing). Then on the weekend you'd have a carb up - CKD.
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cant find your ckd manual...
i went to http://massmonsters.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6197 and it said "invalid thread"
i went to http://massmonsters.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6197 and it said "invalid thread"
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jimmy32 said:
I never gave a direct link: go to Mr.X's Articles section
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