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Heavy carb days

hcarb001
hcarb001 Posts: 28 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
For heavy carb days, what is the recommended amount to go over your normal carb macros?

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  • skymningen
    skymningen Posts: 532 Member
    What is a heavy carb day? As long as you hit your minimal goals for fat/protein/fiber, feel free to have as many carbs as your calories allow.
  • hcarb001
    hcarb001 Posts: 28 Member
    High carb day...carb loading..etc. I do mine on heavy leg days
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    hcarb001 wrote: »
    High carb day...carb loading..etc. I do mine on heavy leg days

    how many extra cals do you want to eat?
  • hcarb001
    hcarb001 Posts: 28 Member
    No more than 150
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    hcarb001 wrote: »
    No more than 150

    then however many carbs make up an extra 150 cals... or drop your fat so you can get more carbs...
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I did some calorie cycling when I was in a deficit, I would say my low days were 125-150g of carbs, high days anywhere from 250-400g. In terms of recommended amount, I have no idea..it depends how you want to do it. You can calorie cycle, keep fat and protein around the same and adjust carbs.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,438 MFP Moderator
    Most high carb days when I was cycling was 2x bw.
  • Dayle1984
    Dayle1984 Posts: 70 Member
    I do 215C on training days and 165C on rest days... so a difference of 50C or 200cals.
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