macrophage69alpha said:
agree, though dietary composition can impact metabolic rate. the fructose/fat issue is valid in maintainance and very pertinent in hypercaloric diets (so might be an issue with refeeds and carb-ups).
though generally agree that in a hypocaloric environment more fructose is not a real issue.
I came to this technique through many failed attempts @ a proper carb up.
I went to such an extreme one event I consumed a very healthy 3600 grams(comprised of pastas, oatmeal, sweet potato, rice cakes, ect..) of carbs over a 3 days period aftre depletion..reducing water slightly each day(from 3 gallons wednesday to 1 on friday, this was down from 4 gallons ED and high sodium the previous 15 days) and slowly lowering sodium(again not all the way).
Contest day came and i was still flat as a pancake, no vascularity, ripped but stringy..i weighed in lighter than when i started and all i did was find myself on the toilet alot.
I surmised it was because the carbs were not being properly shuttled to my muscles because the sudden surge of insulin quickly subsided and my body fought back by reducing carb uptake(not sure the exact mechanism)...i was forced to find a means of shuttling a boatload of carbs into my body in a pathway that did not involve insulin and fruit was the answer. though in the future I may experiement with slin......but at this point in my bodybuilding career I have yet to use Insulin or GH.
my .02...maybe it could help someone who is having a similar problem carbing up as I did
why do you think the ALA causes such gas and bloating btw? any theories? i mean, my muscles feel huge and full....but I kill everyone im around and Im so bloated its extrmeely painful and im constantly on the toilet and uncontrollably sweating.