I am confused about how a diet should be???
i read that ideally insulin spike should be post workout…so for fat loss/muscle gain or building I should just be focusing on carbs mostly post workout??
can anyone help with a template pls??
ps i train mornings
Different strokes for different boats. Lots of conflicting research out there, find what works for you and stop being lazy. You’ll be able to find plenty of stuff alone on the forums/articles here.
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
Different strokes for different boats. Lots of conflicting research out there, find what works for you and stop being lazy. You’ll be able to find plenty of stuff alone on the forums/articles here.[/quote]
What Mercury said! Everybody responds differently. I usually consume around 75-100g of Carbs around my workouts. I have tried consuming them before, during, after, and all 3 together and noticed absolutely no difference in strength, body comp or hypertrophy while consuming my carbs at different times. The next guy may respond completely different. You won’t know till you try it.
For insulin spike post workout, just take dextrose+protein powder.
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
Different strokes for different boats. Lots of conflicting research out there, find what works for you and stop being lazy. You’ll be able to find plenty of stuff alone on the forums/articles here.[/quote]
Like you say, there’s a lot of conflicting research out there, so I think it’s fair to ask what people’s experiences here have been. That’s the point of a forum, no?
For me, I had the biggest increase in strength from eating a rice-based cereal after a workout, though I did gain a good amount of fat. I think I didn’t properly balance my macros.
I looked up what foods give you the biggest insulin spike, but the glycemic index is close enough.
I personally didn’t do as well when having carbs before or during my workouts.
I think the younger you are the less it matters but that’s my own speculation.
Howdy Ant
Do a search on Carb Backloading. Better still buy the e-book it’s $89 or something but well worth it. I’m packing away quite the cals in carbs and getting leaner following CBL at present. My carb and cal counting OCD has improved and I’m enjoying a few tasty treats that aren’t usually on my food list when following other diet plans.
moog
[quote]AzCats wrote:
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
Different strokes for different boats. Lots of conflicting research out there, find what works for you and stop being lazy. You’ll be able to find plenty of stuff alone on the forums/articles here.[/quote]
What Mercury said! Everybody responds differently. I usually consume around 75-100g of Carbs around my workouts. I have tried consuming them before, during, after, and all 3 together and noticed absolutely no difference in strength, body comp or hypertrophy while consuming my carbs at different times. The next guy may respond completely different. You won’t know till you try it.[/quote]
I concur with this guy. I don’t do any carbs pre or during and am making more progress than ever. I’ve tried pre, during, after…Anaconda, SWF all the rest and honestly I’d rather nail my carbs via a tasty meal (I have 20g carbs via gatorade + protein powder post work-out just to spike insulin, then massive amounts of fast solid carbs in the 2 meals after - ala CBL)
Some )including myself in the past) have used loadsa suppliments in the past and they became a bit of a crutch. I’m not saying they don’t work, (Biotest make some great stuff) but they’re like 5% - 10% of the equation. Good diet, programming and traing hard but sensible are paramount