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Raw Paleo Diet Forums => Exercise / Bodybuilding => Topic started by: Max on June 21, 2011, 01:55:06 pm
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Carb Cycling, who's done it? Did it work? Did you gain Muscle? How did it make you feel?
I was thinking of trying carb cycling for fat loss/muscle gain. I heard Randy Roach talk about it in a radio interview but he didn't give specifics.
I was thinking two Zero Carb days a week(non-consecutive). One unlimited carb day per week, and four low carb days a week. How low do you think low carb days should be?
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http://www.emascc.com/downloads/The%20Ketogenic%20Diet%20by%20Lyle%20McDonald.pdf
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That's similar to the anabolic diet which is supposedly pretty good for strength gains. You eat very low carb all week and high carb(he says 60% carbs is best) on the weekends. If you want you can give me your email and I can give you a pdf copy of the book.
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Hi,..
Carb cycling is a powerful tool for weight loss. Combining the benefits of a low carb diet plan with periodic days of carb loading is one of the most effective ways to lose weight and keep it off.
regards,..
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http://www.emascc.com/downloads/The%20Ketogenic%20Diet%20by%20Lyle%20McDonald.pdf
Great book. Seems to have a lot of insights about low carb. e.g. eat at least 150g protein for the first 3 weeks on zero carb, then you can reduce it to 50g.
Explains a few things for me.
I don't quite understand how anaerobic performance is necessarily reduced so much by zero carb/standard ketogenic diet. Surely the inuit would have done a large amount of anaerobic exercise hunting?
Opinions on here seem divided about whether sprint fitness is necessarily affected or not.
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I too found it a good read.