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Carbs in first post-workout meal
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Joe Stenson
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Borg4902 said:
What difference does that make?
Blu Steel
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How many carbs are you trying to get in total during the whole day, and how many of those have you had up to that point? After knowing these 2 answers it should be easy to see how to space out your carbs the way you want them. I taper my carbs off through the first 2-3 meals while cutting, so by the last 2-3 meals my carbs are gone except for green veggies. What is your cutting plan?
gimp
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depends....if i'm hardcore dieting, after my pwo shake, i'll only have veggies and lean protein. if i'm already lean enough, i'll go for a cup of rice or a sweet potatoe (which I round off to 50 gr. of carbs), If I'm trying to add size, I'll eat at least 100 grams of carbs from white potatoes or white rice.
Joe Stenson
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JKurz1 said:
I concur. If your diet includes carbs at all (and yeah, some don't), you want those carbs centered around your training. The carbs after 6pm or whatever time thing is a myth. Take in those carbs when they will be utilized most efficiently.
savage1026
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advising not to take any carbs post workout is perhaps the most absurd thing i've heard all day. whether bulking or cutting, it is important to replenish glycogen stores by means of an insulin spike from simple carbs. i usually keep the carb
rotein ratio at 1:1 when cutting, and 3:1 when bulking.
rotein ratio at 1:1 when cutting, and 3:1 when bulking.
Who gave me that idea yo ask. Mr Arkansaw who is also my Oklahoma, Who is also a NPC judge, who is also my trainer. Btw im 207 at less than 7% right now. Not trying to build any muscle, just tryin to drop fat. Many competitors ive talked to cut carbs after last workouts. My last carb meal is at 230 pm. I lift at 5 and do cardio immediately after I lift for 1 hour. I go home and have 2 more just protein meals, then its off to bed.
Joe Stenson
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JKurz1 said:
Well, to borg's credit, this thread IS about cutting, not bulking.
That being said, there's many ways to skin a cat. I'm sure borg is very happy with his diet, but it's not to say it's the only way to do things.
I'd like to make the argument that let's say one is cutting on 2000 calories/day. Given the same foods and activity, and only changing the timing of the carbs, you are going to get the greatest partitioning effect around your workout. I don't think that can be argued. Nutrient partioning is akin to eating less because you're making better use of what you're giving your body. So, while one could argue that less fat is being burned after the workout if carbs are consumed, a counter-argument would be that you're basically creating a larger daily deficit. And when it all comes down to it, the law of thermodynamics inevitably wins.
advising not to take any carbs post workout is perhaps the most absurd thing i've heard all day. whether bulking or cutting, it is important to replenish glycogen stores by means of an insulin spike from simple carbs. i usually keep the carbrotein ratio at 1:1 when cutting, and 3:1 when bulking.
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