[quote]derek wrote:
laroyal wrote:
Derek
The AD advocates a higher amount of saturated fat than I would ever recommend, also I think the carb up alows people to be too sloppy (especially in the begining) and is too long. I could see a big meal or two, but as Charles tells his clients and I tell mine…you earn your carbs. I think Dr. D is quite brilliant and the diet has worked for many people quite well but, if you want my opinion, that is it.
I understand the sat-fat subject and I somewhat agree, though not completely. I was really curious about your earlier statement about the lack of vegetables which is abjectly false.
And just because the carb-up theoretically “allows” one to be sloppy, no one advocates it and those of us in the know, in concert with the author advocate against it.
Many of us have a pretty short carb-up as well. I like to take the last six hours of one day and first of the next to carb-up ie; 12 noon Saturday to 12 noon Sunday.
And I’d say with 4-5 exhausting workouts per week, most of us earn our carbs.
Please keep in mind the amount of krill oil, fish oil caps, cod liver oil, extra virgin olive oil and insoluble fiber we consume on a daily basis.
I just feel your post made it appear as though most of those on the AD eat cold-cuts and cheese all day, avoid vegetables and fiber and carb-up at the donut shop.
Too many in the general population actually believe this stuff. I have to debunk these myths so often that I get a little weary, that’s all.
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Fair enough, I really haven’tlooked at the AD for some time so you are probably more familiar with it than me. I am often asked my opinion on it by clients and T-Nation members so my answers are not meant to be anti ad but rather, how I approach low carb diets. If you look through most of the logs where people have asked me to comment you will notice that they are doing what I ward against in that they are eating high sat. fat meats, dairy and not an appropriate amount of vegtables or alk. foods to counter the acid load. It sounds like we are basically on the same page. I will add that as one gets leaner I increase the length and frequency of the carb up as well as variety of foods, this is what I meant by earning your carbs.
I think too many people assume that 5 days of low carbs entitle them to a day of going carb crazy and to this I would say: Different people tolerate carbs differently and a DAY of carbs can often be too much for some people with impaired insulin sensitivity and they can end up undoing much of what they worked the last 5 or however many days for. In determining the appropriate carb up protocol there are MANY factors I look at but, when giving advice to people on forums I usually begin conservativly (unless they are already quite lean) and build up.
