IMHO the time to carb up is right after each workout. Something with
50g carbs and 25g protein. This does two things:
1. The insulin spike helps get the protein into the muscles quickly
and begins repairs.
2. The carbs load up the glycogen stores in the muscles and prepare
them for the next time.
In general, your muscle glycogen should slowly replenish over time
even if you don't carb up, so you get the most benefit if you do it
right away (because of the protein).
Steven C \(Doktersteve\) - 11 Jan 2004 04:59 GMT
> IMHO the time to carb up is right after each workout. Something with
> 50g carbs and 25g protein. This does two things:
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> even if you don't carb up, so you get the most benefit if you do it
> right away (because of the protein).
Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it.
I will consider something like a supplemental type bar tomorrow that is high
in protein such tomorrow after the gym.
Bob M - 11 Jan 2004 13:50 GMT
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 04:59:55 GMT, Steven C (Doktersteve)
<real_doktersteve@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> IMHO the time to carb up is right after each workout. Something with
>> 50g carbs and 25g protein. This does two things:
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> high
> in protein such tomorrow after the gym.
I take 10g of dextrose (glucose) and about 20g of protein after my workout
and the same before. Currently, I'm doing an HST style of lifting
followed by one-half hour of treadmill/stairstepper, for about 1 hour and
15 minutes total. I do this three days a week and ride my bike outdoors
one day a week. 50g of carbs is a lot, but it depends on how much
exercise you're doing and how long you have to recuperate between exercise
routines.

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> Does anyone find that if you are going to partake in vigorous
> exercise, it is a good idea (if you are on maintenance levels of a
> general low carb diet) to eat a bit more carbs before hitting the
> gym, etc?
There's a FAQ about weight-lifting and low-carb which actually
specifies carb doses in units of one Smartie. I believe that a smartie
is supposed to deliver exactly one gram of sugar.
> I find that when I partake in exercise, I can feel very drained
> afterwards. Roger Zoul said that this might happen for me, because
> I am eating lower carbs... However I do not want to negatively
> impact my body, or my workouts.
Can't speak from personal experience--I'm not half the athlete that
many on this group are. I don't have that experience when I go to the
gym; I just make sure that I'm fed and very well hydrated. If your
workouts are much tougher than mine, you could be experiencing
problems related to sugar depletion.
Again from memory, avid low-carb byciclists do use "goo" on long rides
so they won't "bonk".
> If you were to burn more protein working out on a LC diet, then what
> is the best (and hopefully inexpensive) way to replace the extra
> protein burned?
Eat more meat. The body will use dietary protein in preference to
catabolizing muscle.
Regards,
Len.
Roger Zoul - 11 Jan 2004 14:16 GMT
:: "Steven C \(Doktersteve\)" <real_doktersteve@hotmail.com> writes:
:::
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:: specifies carb doses in units of one Smartie. I believe that a
:: smartie is supposed to deliver exactly one gram of sugar.
Make that glucose (dextrose) not sugar. Sugar breaks down to half glucose
and half fructose, and the latter refills liver gylcogen while the former
refills muscle glycogen (which is the goal for a carb up).
::: I find that when I partake in exercise, I can feel very drained
::: afterwards. Roger Zoul said that this might happen for me, because
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:: Regards,
:: Len.