Mon, Mar-31-03, 11:40
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Posts: 11,512
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Plan: IF +LC
Stats: 287/165/165
BF:
Progress: 100%
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linda, congrats on reaching goal That must have felt great!
Increasing carbs when working out intensely is pretty tough to avoid. There are a few ways you can go about it.
One method is to increase carbs throughout the day with complex carbs - steel cut oats, sweet potatoes, whole yoghurt, fiberous fruits and some whole wheats or other grains. Another is to give yourself a 'hit' of high G.I. carb before you workout to get you through your workouts. This involves shakes with dextrose, or sports drinks (gatorade) or candy - skittles, smarties/ rockets etc. The aim is a rush of insulin to get you anabolic and building muscle - then you go back to eating LC for the rest of the day. (This is the theory behind a diet plan called the TKD - targeted ketogenic diet - and there's a forum you can check out called "CKD / BodyOpus" for more info).
If you're highly sensitive to carbs, and simple ones in particular, you might find the first method better suited to you. I have used both in my lifting / working out and use a mix of the two - higher carbs throughout the day with a sugar hit before and after I lift. It's working for me, but I do not have a problem with carbs - they don't set off binges for me, or make me crave more.
HTH
Nat
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