Carb timing diets / carb back loading ?

[Dastardly]

Was the actual study to determine if a certain diet works for fat loss, or what?

Actually much more abstract. I can give you a clue and tell you it is related to the brain, but if I revealed full details it would totally derail this thread.

[Dastardly]

This evening I was feeling so wrecked, I really wanted to just rest. But my cravings for carbs forced me over to the gym when I did 2x1km sprint on the C2 rower, some shoulder exercises and a whole load of stretching for my tight sore muscles.

Then came home and stuffed my face with carbs.

[melody]

This evening I was feeling so wrecked, I really wanted to just rest. But my cravings for carbs forced me over to the gym when I did 2x1km sprint on the C2 rower, some shoulder exercises and a whole load of stretching for my tight sore muscles.

Then came home and stuffed my face with carbs.

Ur doin it wrong

[tzanghi]

I eat 200 g carbs in a 3 hour window before/during/after training. None for the day after that and especially not in the evening/night. On non workout days I eat 100g, but before the afternoon.

Just to let you know, the whole no-carbs-before-bed thing is a myth. It's more about your total macronutrient intake for the day. If this works for you, though, then keep it, I just thought you might wanna know incase you wanted to eat carbs late.

[melody]

Just to let you know, the whole no-carbs-before-bed thing is a myth. It's more about your total macronutrient intake for the day. If this works for you, though, then keep it, I just thought you might wanna know incase you wanted to eat carbs late.

Just to let you know, it's not a myth for me and I do what my coach tells me to do because it works. Ymmv. I have experimented with this quite a bit.

[Bazza20]

If your total macro intake is the same whether you eat all your carbs in the morning or just before bed it will make no difference. Just eat them when you prefer.

[Ezpeasy]

What you seemingly want to run is almost like leangains protocol (just no 8 hour eating window). Other than the eating window, the protocol is pretty simple:

Workout day - High carbs, preferably after workouts. Minimal fat. Intake ~ maintenance or slightly below (depending how fast u want to lose weight)
Rest day - Low carbs, higher fat. Intake ~ -10-20% off maintenance
Protein always remains high.

Goal is basically over a week period to have a calorie deficit, assuming 3 days on 4 days off. you can play around with the + or - on intake to see what you like.

Tried it myself, but never liked it. The difference between eating a steak, bacon, whole milk and veggies one day and chicken breast, rice, and fat-free milk another was just too weird for me. Got carb cravings on the rest days and fat cravings on the workout days.

[tzanghi]

Just to let you know, it's not a myth for me and I do what my coach tells me to do because it works. Ymmv. I have experimented with this quite a bit.

Check out leangains. That program has guys around 5-6% BF eating 200+ grams of carbs before bed. I'm not saying don't take your coach's advice, I was just saying that you don't have to be that weary of when you eat carbs, only how many.

[melody]

Check out leangains. That program has guys around 5-6% BF eating 200+ grams of carbs before bed. I'm not saying don't take your coach's advice, I was just saying that you don't have to be that weary of when you eat carbs, only how many.

I am sure that is true, but I am a 30 year old mother of two with a fucked up metabolism. No bread for me.

[Dastardly]

What do you guys think I should do on the last few days of this experiment, when I am no longer attempting to build muscle but more importantly trying to decrease the size of my belly.