wanted to try the anabolic diet with my offseason training, but with the high amount of acivity and anaerobic work i have to perform throughout the week, the 30g of carbs is a no go. Presently I use 100g on the non carb days, and that is still tough. With my caloric intake of 4000 cal a day this is 10% of my calories with fat acounting for 55-60% and protein the rest. My theory is this should still work, as I’m not compromising the main principle of the diet which is fat as the primary source of calories, and a gross amount of cholesterol and saturated fats.
It would seem 30g is kind of a trivial number, as the effect of 30g of carbs would vary dramatically depending on body size and activity level and type of carbs consumed. So my question is, am I wrong and why? If i am wrong and anyone has some insight as to how to ellict the same effect with a higher carbohydrate intake, please enlighten me.
before you over think this, actually get into ketosis - no more than 30g of carbs a day for 2 weeks. get your body used to using fats for fuel before tinkering
Like Caveman said, if/when you survive the initial super-low carb period and become adapted, your body runs on different fuel, which is really the “main principle” behind the AD. Going higher carb will make that transition difficult, if not impossible.
If you want to try the Anabolic Diet, the off-season is the ideal time since that’s when it’s “safest” to experiment, but trying to do a “higher carb Anabolic Diet” would be like trying to do a sprinting program with slower running. If you’re going to try the AD, give it a fair shot by following it to the letter for a solid four weeks before re-evaluating.
There are plenty of fat loss diets that use low carbs, high carbs, and everything in-between. For what I’ve seen, most athletic sport athletes (rather than strength sports or physique sports) do have trouble operating on such low carbs for a prolonged time. So just keep focused on what your priority really is: Fat loss? Going low carb? Performance? The answer to that should determine the plan you follow.