High carbs or low carbs?

**ATZ** · 08-03-2011 04:13 PM

Put it into something like FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal and work it out yourself.

**James** · 08-03-2011 04:13 PM

If you want to stay glucose adapted then the body requires around 120g of carbs daily BEFORE any activity, add in a high intensity, low volume workout and you are looking at around 150-170g to replenish glycogen stores optimally.

**cheef** · 18-04-2011 12:47 AM

heres my broscienece on this lol

for ME

the best way to keep lean and lose fat is to only eat cabrs around wo around 150g pre and pwo keeping fat low minmising fat storage down due to insulin

for bulking i find the same protocal but more carbs around wo's around 300g or so and pro/fats thats keep insulin sensitivivty etc

another BIG thing is fructose even without cal surplus eating an oversplill of this can and will make you fat so its diffferent to eat 400g of cho of sweets dried fruit etcetc compared to starches.

so bascially carbup around wo's (carb cycling really if you dont workout and are sendentary i think keto style diets are ideal for health for many reasons

fats>cho everytime to make up kcals except around workouts imo

**tim_bowman** · 28-04-2011 01:15 PM

ji

**Smitch** · 25-05-2011 08:46 AM

People over complicate stuff.

If you feel you need carbs then eat them, if not then eat enough fats and protein to support muscle growth and give you energy to workout.

Humans survived for thousands of years living off meat without all the processed carbs that everyonme started living off when farming started. As had already been stated, you do not need any carbs to survive but you need fats and protein.

**tim_bowman** · 25-05-2011 02:51 PM

Well that's not right, the human race was surviving on pure vegetation and fruits (carbs) long before meats were introduced into the diet! And as for refined carbs, obv your diet Is wrong, you need to be eating unrefined oats, fresh fruit and veg for carbs! Carbs are our main source of energy!

**James** · 25-05-2011 03:37 PM

No Tim, just no.... any research for your claims man?

**comanight2** · 25-05-2011 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tim_bowman

Well that's not right, the human race was surviving on pure vegetation and fruits (carbs) long before meats were introduced into the diet! And as for refined carbs, obv your diet Is wrong, you need to be eating unrefined oats, fresh fruit and veg for carbs! Carbs are our main source of energy!