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 Carb up on the KCD?
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 81 |
When I carb up I tend to spillover a little. How many carbs should I eat when I carb up in a 24-36h period? Also what are the best carbs?     | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 335 |
Simple carbs at the beginning and end (no fructose!!). Low-GI complex in the middle. Shorten your carb-up to 24h or less and keep dietary fat intake in check. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 81 |
I carbed up on 1.5 cup of maltodextrin, 2 pints of lowfat ben&jerries fuge Brownie, 2 boxes of shreaded wheat, 4 bannas, 2 apples, a box of apple nutrigrainbars, 4 powerbars, 1/2 gallon of skim milk and one big chinese food meal and many scoops of Protien powder and some yogurt. I am going to do it different next time. Why should I cut out the fruit? I am trying to make up for the 12 days that I spend with no fruit. The reason for the nutrigrain and power bars are that I like to go out, and I cant bring cerial where ever I go. What should I do different? | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 131 |
One carb item that I found helpful was Jelly Beans. They are easy to carry around and have a GI rating of 80. Also, at the beginning of a carb-up, protein is not necessarily a must, so do not freak out if you are not able to have it. | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 815 |
Fructose (from fruit or honey) is preferentially shuttled into liver glycogen instead of muscle glycogen. Since the whole purpose of the carb-up on CKD is to fill your muscles back up ASAP (NOT your liver), fruit is not the best food. Fructose also has a low GI. A little fruit will not hurt you, but don't make it a large part of your carb load diet. Bananas are OK to eat (minimal fructose), and a couple of apples is not too bad. And like MR BMJ said, don't sweat the protein intake. |
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posted September 10, 2000 02:30 AM