Hi,

I have read about cycling carbs and that we should also eat more carbs on lifting days. Since I'm busy with school, I can only weightlift on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Is it a good idea to have my Carb Up days on Friday and Saturday (since those are two days that I lift) and then Tuesday? Or should I just spread them out about every three days say Friday and Mondays?

I'm not sure which method you are doing, but if you are just doing high and low days, then make carb ups on lifting days.


Jason

Thanks for the reply txtitalian,

Do you personally agree with Carb-up days? Is cycling carbs more effective than just steadily lowering calories? Of course both with cardio included and weight training included.

shirley

Thanks for the reply txtitalian,

Do you personally agree with Carb-up days? Is cycling carbs more effective than just steadily lowering calories? Of course both with cardio included and weight training included.

shirley
I absolutely agree with it but it may not be for the same reasons as some people.

I don't necessarily "schedule a carb up day" or "schedule low carb days." But what I do do is take in more carbs on weightlifting days than on non-weightlifting days. When I work out, I have some carbs before I train, immediately after, and again about 45 minutes after that. On my non-training days I still have that "again about 45 minutes after that" (complex) carb meal, but I don't have the pre and post meal.

So, if I were on your schedule, I'd naturally have more carbs on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays than on other days.

Thanks for the reply txtitalian,

Do you personally agree with Carb-up days? Is cycling carbs more effective than just steadily lowering calories? Of course both with cardio included and weight training included.

shirley

It really depends as there are different ways to do it. GTX gave an example where he has more carbs on lifting days. This probably increased his total calories on carb days by a few hundred calories. The way I do it is High Day / Low Day / No Day. On high days, I probably take in around 2900 calories, low days will be around 2400 and no carb days are around 1800-1900. Even though these numbers vary quite a bit, at the end of the week it averages to my target fat loss goal of 2400 calories per day.

Short story long, both carb cycling and steady lowering of calories are fine. In the end, its all about calories in vs calories out.

Here (http://magazine.mindandmuscle.net/magmain.php?issueID=15&pageID=159) is the method I use if you're interested.

Jason