[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
I may not be 20 percent but from that incredibly unflattering angle I look horrendous lol, i’m just trying to avoid purposely trying to look at my best and lulling myself into a false sense of security.
Well right now i’m having my carbs half hour before workout and half hour after in my shakes. CBL would be I have all carbs after right? Is it suggested whole food only rather than shakes? If so, I may try it then a couple of months down the line when I want to cut shakes out entirely to get the “better thermogenic effect” of whole foods whilst keeping calories and macros the same.
Switching to it may induce further fat loss without messing around with cals any further and by being carb loaded later on may help with the fasted cardio I enjoy so much. So it could be interesting to move to CBL soon, thanks for the suggestion![/quote]
Well it depends on when you train if you Backload immediately after. It’s more about the timing of carbs later in the day, in one large insulin spike. For example, whether I train in the morning or evening, I always backload after about 5-6pm.
You’re supposed to do a short 5-10 day keto style phase, less than 30g of carbs to get your body ‘primed’ to burn fat as it’s primary fuel source as well, but idk if that would be necessary as you go pretty low carb and may be fat adapted already.
Whole food isn’t advised anymore than it is one any other diet plan, unless you’re hitting just crazy carb numbers and can’t eat that much rice lol. only suggestion is to not use ‘low-GI’ carbs, as you want a large and fast insulin spike. But some have used high GI carb sources and done fine
Personally, and this is anecdotal, but I did find simply shifting carbs to the evening or night did have a positive effect on body comp without adjusting calories. Any time I’ve moved away from CBL in the last year or so, I never get as good of results or as lean of gains. Could be broscience, but it works for me. [/quote]
I will also support the carbs at night none during the day approach to help you body handle it. I think it teaches your body to handle it better along with helping it use stored fat. Also some new studies are showing 6 meals a day or 3 and snacks is a good way to get fat even iso caloric to less meals. So something else to think about
