Pre W/out carbs needed for maximum growth?
I am been upping calories for a few weeks and I am up to around 3400 calories while still doing cardio. I have been eating carbs before workouts but stregth has been about the same so I swithced it up to this diet a couple days ago just to see how I felt. I know the last carb meal is not ideal but I still feel like I need some carbs a few hours after lifting. The following eating is on Satruday,Sunday,Tuesday and Wednsday. On Monday and friday evening I carb load and on Thursday I cut all carbs out and eat only P/F meals all day while upping saturdated fat to about 50 % daily intake. My calories are always up and down from 3300-4200 down to 2200 on Thursday.
empty cadio at 70% for 35 minutes
2 1/2 whey, 1 tbs. flax and 5 fish oil (450 cal. 48 P, 24 fat)
8 egg whites, 4 whole eggs ( 420 cal. 52 P, 18 fat)
8 oz. chicken breast, 1/4 cup walnuts (400 cal. 48 P, 20 fat)
2 whey, 1 tbs. flax ( 340 cal. 19 fat)
WORKOUT
2 1/2 whey, 96 carb via (smarties) dextrose ( 680 cal. 48 P, 96 carbs)
1 hour later
11 egg whites, 1 scoop whey, grits, boxed macaroni or any low, low fat carb
the equals 100 grams of carbs ( 700-900 cal. 60 P, 100 carbs)
last meal 1-1:30 later
3/4 cup oats, 1 1/2 whey ( 375 cal. 28 P, 40 carbs)
You guys have helped alot and just wanted to see what you thought about this backwards approach to gaining mass (and a little fat).