Carb Cycling?

[Max]

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?

[HIT_it_RAW]

http://www.emascc.com/downloads/The%20Ketogenic%20Diet%20by%20Lyle%20McDonald.pdf

[cliff]

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.

[Broderick5]

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,..

[Josh]

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.

[Max]

I too found it a good read.