Low carb days - Carb timing?

**legend05** · 06-14-2006, 04:27 PM

On my low carb days i go for 120-150g carbs per day, when should i consume these carbs? breakfast, pre and post workout?

**WEBB** · 06-14-2006, 05:42 PM

i would consume 75g after cardio in the am or for breakfast...and then 75g pwo...that is really low...i am 10 days from a show and that is where mine are...how come you are going so low....are you cycling your carbs, or are they this low all the time??

**sooners04** · 06-14-2006, 05:56 PM

I do breakfast, PWO and PPWO.

**legend05** · 06-14-2006, 06:11 PM

Do you think it is too low?

It's just a figure I had in my head so thought I would give it a try.

I am cycling carbs yes, 3 days at 150g and then a re-feed day at 350g and then back to low.

My first real atmept at a carb cycling diet

**legend05** · 06-14-2006, 06:13 PM

Also, I normally train at around 6pm, do you think that from breakfast till then is 2 long without carbs? If i was to use Webb's approach

THats why i was thinking pre workout to fuel the workout and then post workout for recovery?

**novastepp** · 06-14-2006, 06:32 PM

i would want the pre workout carbs to prevent my workout from being catabolic. if i were to lower mine i would go breakfast, pre and post workout. 60-70g per meal.

**WEBB** · 06-14-2006, 06:41 PM

what are your stats...i personally think 150g is to low unless you are rally trying to cut some fat...i would go for 200g a day, with 25-50g in the am then the rest spread out during the day, especially pre workout and pwo...

**copenhagen** · 06-14-2006, 06:53 PM

im currently at 150-200g for 5 days then 400-500g for 2 days.

i have read that bumping up healthy fats while going low carb is the way to go, am i correct?

**legend05** · 06-14-2006, 06:57 PM

Im about 223 @ 6'1, Sub 15%

Only really started cutting 2day, trying to really cut the fat and also "prime" my body before my next mass builder

aiming for 150g carbs, 400g protein, and 70g good fats

Comes to around 2800 cals per day, give or take a few

**chest6** · 06-14-2006, 09:02 PM

Out of my 8 meals of the day...usually 6 are pro/carb. I've found that carbs throughout the day keeps my energy levels up and my metabolism up much better than eating carbs during only 3 meals a day and one or two on nontraining days ever did previously.

**WEBB** · 06-15-2006, 04:50 AM

yep, what Chest said....not much more i can add other than, you should try for more carbs, just make sure they are complex and low GI as well....like sweet potatoes, right Chest

**Quil** · 06-15-2006, 10:29 AM

I'm going to have to try adding more carbs back into my cutting diet...makes me a little nervous because it seems like I might add fat instead of lose it, but I've been stalled for about 3 weeks now and really need a change. I'm not getting more than 100g a day right now. How much would you guys say I need to bump it up by? I tried a carb-up day for the first time this week, and I must say I feel a whole hell of a lot better afterwards. Sucks, I'm down to my last 5-10 pounds before I can go on a clean bulk, and it is just not coming off.

**IBdmfkr** · 06-15-2006, 10:36 AM

Kinda a thread hijack Quil but are you doing any cardio? What your stats and other macros for the day etc.. Not enough info.

**Quil** · 06-15-2006, 11:08 AM

Sorry bout that, I went to type a response and got a little carried away.. I do have another thread in this forum on my problem.

**IBdmfkr** · 06-15-2006, 11:10 AM

cool copy and paste a link to it for easy access.

I see no problem with that as to redirect ppl to your thread for help.

**Quil** · 06-15-2006, 05:31 PM

Cool, thanks man. Here's the link...
http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=246718

Any input is greatly appreciated. I've bumped to 1hr cardio/6x a week as well.

**chest6** · 06-15-2006, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by WEBB

yep, what Chest said....not much more i can add other than, you should try for more carbs, just make sure they are complex and low GI as well....like sweet potatoes, right Chest

Oh hell yeah. I just had one actually. I love em..good thing I saw you eatin them cuz ever since I did I threw them right back into my daily routine

**WEBB** · 06-15-2006, 06:06 PM

Chest peel one or two, chop em up into little chunks, boil them for 20 minutes, strain them and add a liitle cinamon powder and twinn sugar on top....GOD, there is nothing better imo....

**gr8gear** · 06-15-2006, 09:02 PM

sweet potatoes are da bomb! I got another great receipe for u Webb and Chest. Cook one potato in the microwave (fastest way). slice it as thin as possible (about the size of a poker chip or two) and bake in the oven @ 425 for 30-40 mins (keep checking on them) till there crunchy but not burnt........great tasty snack.

sorry for hijacking...........and not posting this in the receipe forum

**chest6** · 06-15-2006, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by WEBB

Chest peel one or two, chop em up into little chunks, boil them for 20 minutes, strain them and add a liitle cinamon powder and twinn sugar on top....GOD, there is nothing better imo....

ahhh taht sounds amazing. I eat the skin too.is that bad? I've been tryin to figure out if its bad or not and w/ skin and w/o skin..the kcals look similar so I'm guessing not?