PWO carbs on CKD?

[KingMike]

My buddy is new to the game and just bulked up for 4 months and want sto run a CKD. I told him there are better ways but he insists. He read that you are supposed to have 10-20 grams of carbs after workout or HIIT cardio. Is this true? RALA sure would help him out if he does this. I ran CKD for 4 months without the POW carbs and got real lean but also got real small.

[BeerBaron]

I hav never heard of CKD. Would you mind explaining it?

[KingMike]

Monday - Friday 70-80% fat calories and the rest protein and under 20 grams of carbs daily. Carb load over weekend.

[SwoleCat]

A true CKD has no pwo carbs, no.

CKD's are old school, and their original creation was neat because it introduced new ideas/theories when it comes to dieting and losing bodyfat. However, with a few adustments to that core approach, you can attain something far superior to a CKD both in the addition of lean mass AND in fat loss, which was/is the initial goal.

~SC~

[KingMike]

If you did a ckd type diet but cut the fat down per meal to about 20 grams and brought the protein up to about 50 a meal and had carbs only after a workout would you still need a refeed or carb load day?

[RoNNy THe BuLL]

Adding in Carbs PWO in a CKD would eliminate it being a CKD, then you'd be running a low carb, high fat, moderate protein diet.

Just tell him to suck it up for 5.5 days and he can have his carbs.

[KingMike]

He want sto know if he would be better off with no high carb days and just eat high protein, moderate fat and about 150-200 carbs within 2 hours after working out. He would only have carbs after workouts for 8-12 weeks. Can he do this without a high carb day?

[Giantz11]

He's best to follow the exact CKD diet, which everone he follows, he should do what is stated.