are they bad for you?? I’m talking about complex carbs like whole wheat pasta,brown rice, whole wheat/grain bread etc. Up until this point I’ve been including these carbs in my meals, but after reading the “nutrition for newbies” article.
It says in the article that you should only be eating green vegetables for carbs, does that mean I shouldn’t eat the other carbs at all except as a pre workout meal?? my goal is just to lose a couple of pounds but maintain for the most part, while building strength.
No, they are not bad for you. In order to have success you need to stop looking at food as either good or bad. Rather, ask whether or not this food item is condusive to my goals.
If you are losing weight, limiting carb intake is essential. If you are gaining weight, then eating extra carbs is pretty much required. Then again, it depends on the person. Some people tolerate carbohydrate much better than others.
[quote]fireplug52 wrote:
No, they are not bad for you. In order to have success you need to stop looking at food as either good or bad. Rather, ask whether or not this food item is condusive to my goals.
If you are losing weight, limiting carb intake is essential. If you are gaining weight, then eating extra carbs is pretty much required. Then again, it depends on the person. Some people tolerate carbohydrate much better than others.[/quote]
Yes, it really depends. Some people can get away with more than others. For me my carb intake has to be very low to drop weight. You need to experiment with your nutrition and monitor your results. One thing I never change though is using Surge for my workouts. I never worry about carb intake around my workouts.
I side with vbm5-something-or-another, though. Carbs are an absolute must for me around work-outs. What I do not do, however, is include fats with my post-workout shake.
The key issue here is insulin management. All foods create a rise in insulin levels, carbs more so than others. The faster the carb, like sugar, the larger the spike. Spikes in insulin are bad mkay? (They cause you to deposit extra calories as adipose tissue, otherwise known as fat, and then crash causing you to get hungry again)
Your goal should be to keep your insulin levels flat and even as much as possible. The way to do that is to eat slow digesting carbs, and pay attention to your carb timing (breakfast and post workout are good times for carbs, pre-bedtime is not). Your level of required strictness will vary with your carb tolerance.
[quote]blue9steel wrote:
The key issue here is insulin management. All foods create a rise in insulin levels, carbs more so than others. The faster the carb, like sugar, the larger the spike. Spikes in insulin are bad mkay? (They cause you to deposit extra calories as adipose tissue, otherwise known as fat, and then crash causing you to get hungry again)
Your goal should be to keep your insulin levels flat and even as much as possible. The way to do that is to eat slow digesting carbs, and pay attention to your carb timing (breakfast and post workout are good times for carbs, pre-bedtime is not). Your level of required strictness will vary with your carb tolerance.[/quote]
alright thanks a lot everyone. One quick thing though I hope you guys can answer, what about your pre workout meal?? I’m kind of confused on this, cuz sometimes when I’m off to either lift or do some kind of conditioning work, I feel bloated. Should this be one of the bigger meals of the day?? does the size of the meal depend on how long/intense you plan on working out that day??
also if your trying to lose weight would you just eat vegetables and moderate starch carbs (a potatoe or 2) with protein before you go to the gym??
For me, I schedule my workout as a meal. Prior to lifting I drink 2.5 scoops of vanilla Metabolic Drive and have 9 BCCA tablets. Afterwards I have 2 scoops of chocolate Surge and 9 BCAA tablets. I then eat a real food meal in about an hour.
Usually my meal before training is approx 2-3 hours prior, and is low carb (not necessarily no-carb) I don’t consider potatoes to be moderate carbs.
well, whenever I eat a potatoe I barely feel full, only when I eat more then one do I feel like I’ve gotten some calories in. What would you consider to be low/moderate carbs before a workout?? if I’m trying to lose weight.
I’m currently cutting according to CT’s “Refined Physique Transformation” protocols. 30 minutes pre-workout I take in a scoop of whey, BCAAs, Glutamine, and Creatine.