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carb backloading

gymkoala
gymkoala Posts: 76
edited February 21 in Food and Nutrition
in the past few days i read some articles and watched some inteviews with john kiefer, decided to go with carb backloading i think it's working for me for performance but i just started, i mostly eat clean, is someone else on carb backload??
how are you doing how it is going?
how's your meal timing?
what carbs do you prefer?

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  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    what are you doing/hoping to achieve by doing this??
  • gymkoala
    gymkoala Posts: 76
    optimal performance first, steady energy thru the day, and some fat loss with stregth gains . . and a sustainable diet
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    So why not figure out how many calories you need during the day for fat loss/losing weight...
    And then space your carbs out through the day??

    Me personally I do IF.
    So I workout in a fasted stated, and I do fine for my workouts (which is weight lifting)
    And then post workout I pound down the protein and carbs
  • gymkoala
    gymkoala Posts: 76
    because spaced carbs have a different effect compared to a backload,
    so i workout in a carb fasted state so i can mobilyze fat and then i can replenish my glycogen stores to continue to workout optimally the day after. . .post workout i get an insule spike eating things like banana or dates and my protein shake . . .
    if i eat fats in the morning or at lunch i feel that my energy is a lot better than eating carbs
    but with my training i need carbs so i eat them in the evening post workout
    but i just started, for this i wanted to know some opinions from someone that is doing this from some times
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    In a way it kinda sounds like what I am doing.....

    But for me, I finish eating around 8pm and don't start eating again til around 1pm the next day.

    What kind of activity/exercise are you doing?
  • gymkoala
    gymkoala Posts: 76
    i do mostly strenght training and some circuit training but now i added playing squash that is pretty intense .. .so i need more carbs

    yes is in some way similar to IF because you are mobilizing fat as energy and not eating before training works best also for me my body functions better

    i remember the relief when tried if and i undestood that in not necessary to eat a big breakfast and you can train fasted and still get at high intensity

    but with my schedule i eat late at night and i fast in the morning
  • FunkyTobias
    FunkyTobias Posts: 1,776 Member
    because spaced carbs have a different effect compared to a backload,

    No
  • gymkoala
    gymkoala Posts: 76
    *no * humm what a great contribution to the topic. . .noth sure if it's worth replying . . .
    anyways your metabolism is working in a different way if in the morning you are IF , eating eggs,drinking a litre of soda, or eating two pizzas so .. . . yes they have a different effect
  • FunkyTobias
    FunkyTobias Posts: 1,776 Member
    Care to back that up? Keifer makes claims based on two small studies which show a negligible effect, while ignoring the body of evidence that fails to support it.

    http://josephagu.com/2013/05/04/an-objective-review-of-john-kiefers-carb-back-loading-part-2/
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    i do mostly strenght training and some circuit training but now i added playing squash that is pretty intense .. .so i need more carbs

    yes is in some way similar to IF because you are mobilizing fat as energy and not eating before training works best also for me my body functions better

    i remember the relief when tried if and i undestood that in not necessary to eat a big breakfast and you can train fasted and still get at high intensity

    but with my schedule i eat late at night and i fast in the morning

    Yeah doing something like squash on top of the other stuff.....I am not sure how I would work that out....

    Since you have added squash, which would be very aerobic.....
    Why even bother with fasting?

    I know for me, I do it this way cause I don't really do cardio/aerobic stuff.....just weigh lifting.
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    as far as carbs go that I like.
    Steamed White Rice
    Sweet Potatoes (white are fine too)
    Cinnamon Toast Crunch
  • gymkoala
    gymkoala Posts: 76
    you have a good food diary, maybe after experimenting with backloading for a month or more i'm gonna give another try at IF since it fits perfectly my fluctuations of huger
  • gymkoala
    gymkoala Posts: 76
    i love potatoes, for me better than grains, i'm also experimenting with plantanes lately, pretty interesting food
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    you have a good food diary, maybe after experimenting with backloading for a month or more i'm gonna give another try at IF since it fits perfectly my fluctuations of huger

    Yeah feel free to look things over.

    I usually eat from 1pm - 8pm or so....
    My workouts are usually around 1130 - 1245....

    Ignore this past sunday's diary.
    I felt like eating. :laugh: :laugh:
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