Carbohydrate loading...
Karlynn1993
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Okay.. so I haven't had this in a while (and for a good reason too).. I'm gong to have some KD for carbohydrate loading..
I will be off to the gym tomorrow morning Do you think Kraft Dinner is good for carbohydrate loading?
I am at 4.4 pounds lost so far.
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I will be off to the gym tomorrow morning Do you think Kraft Dinner is good for carbohydrate loading?
I am at 4.4 pounds lost so far.
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Why do you think you need to do carb loading?0
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Why do you think you need to do carb loading?
Yes, I'm curious as well0 -
You only really need to carb load for exercise that last longer than 90mins in duration. Also if you are carb loading it takes several days to load up usually accompanied with a tapering off of exercise. If you are carb-loading I would suggest much healthier sources of carbs; whole grains, sweet potato, beans, oats. Kraft dinner is just processed crap
Eat a balanced meal of healthy carbs, protein and fat 2-3 hours before your session and you should be okay0 -
you should probably look up the nutrition info here and see if it has carbs in it. If so, good for carb loading.0
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Yepp.... I do about 2 hours or more a day of exercises0
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A "carb load" is typically for those people who are doing endurance type events or for those that have been low carb dieting. If you are doing 2hrs of exercise (what type?) everyday then that will just be your habitual carb intake.0
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I do...
20 minutes of running
20 minutes of weights
30 minutes of cycling
10 minutes of rowing
30 minutes on an elliptical
and whatever else of cleaning the apartment...0 -
I doubt you need a carboload for that activity as there are small breaks in between. You should have plenty of energy stores from your daily eating habits to survive that. When you're talking a couple hours of sustained activity such as a marathon, processed crap like mac and cheese would never fly - stick to simple breads, pastas, and low fiber starches. If this is a regular workout for you, perhaps you should up your calories rather than do erratic carboloading.0
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I don't see the need to carb load for that honestly. Even running from half marathons to marathons, I didn't 'carb load' for the halfs, just made sure my overall diet was healthy and included appropriate carbs, not just junk to fill the void. I did bring fuel as well. For my marathon, and what's recommended, is that you have a serving or two of carbs at lunch the day before so it can be processed before the run....but a marathon is usually a few hours of intense work.0
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Carb load for that? No. If you're doing that everyday for some crazy reason just set your macros accordingly to a higher carb count and eat.0
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