How different should my diet be on rest days?

[will86]

How differnt should it be? I was thinking about eating the same amount of carbs, and upping the fat by a little. Also thinking about eating non-lean meat on these days. Also, how much carbs should a 5'11 170lber consume when bulking?

[SwoleCat]

On days you don't train the first rule of thumb will be that your carbs are NOT the same, not even close.

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[bigsd67]

i second that..definately lower carbs on off days

[will86]

hwy swole what do you mean by different carbs?

[bigsd67]

Lower your carbs on rest days...should only come from veggies and small amount of oats....
Me, I do 120 carbs on workout days and 60 on rest days....most of the carbs eliminated are from my two post workout meals and i up the fat to compensate.

[will86]

so the whole basis of consuming mass carbs for bulking is a fallacy? Also 120 carbs on training days? How much calories do you consume a day and what are your stats?

[bigsd67]

Ah..sorry bro I'm actually cutting, i didnt realize you were bulking though i would still imagine carbs would be lowered on rest days....
Stats:
5'9, 195, 11-12% BodyFat
Consume 2250-2350 Cals, 250-275 Pro, 60-120 Carb,95-125 Fat...The low carb number is off day carb count with the higher fat number and vice versa for Workout Days.

[will86]

so lets say my PWO shake consisted of 40 g of carbs and my PPWO meal consistted of 80g carbs. IS that all the carb i can consume for the day when bulking? If not what time of day can i consume carbs?

[bigsd67]

I would check out the Massive Eating article at www.t-mag.com it's by John Berardi and you can find it by doing a search on that site...it should point you in the right direction.

[SwoleCat]

Remember that carbs are protein sparing, but do not contribute to muscle growth other than glycogen restoration in the initial stages, aka, the pwo drinks/meals.

Protein builds flesh......

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