re: PuttaDaForkDown

oh..get this guys. i posted this on the 'bread' thread below but completely forgot to mention it here.

in the past..cyclists are NOTORIOUS eaters of sugary/carb loaded sweets on rides along with GIGANTIC KING-SIZE meals of pasta the night before a big race. the idea being you have to constantly replenish your glycogen stores so you don't 'bonk' on a ride...a practice affectionately known as 'carboloading'.

however, the latest cycling journals (yes..these exist) i've been reading have thrown this advice under the bus and are now recommending...

..wait for it..

eating LOW CARB the week leading up to a major race so the cyclist's metabolism will shift into a fat-burning mode so they can ride harder longer without having to stuff their face and risk bonking the entire time they're racing!

I love it. the funny thing is..i raced years ago following a low carb diet..and i was ridiculed the entire time..everyone told me 'dude..you cant eat low carb and race..you will go slow'. well i didnt win (also didnt train well) but i finished mid-pack in all the races i did..and i did it without eating sugary shite during the ride so i dindt have the same 'ups and downs' as the people i was riding with.


anyway..i am VINDICTED! now even fitness/coaches are recognizing perhaps the constant sugar high/crash isn't as good on our bodies as everyone thought...the little cartoon in fathead that shows how insulin attacks sugar vs. your body using your naturally stored fat as fuel pretty much nails what is going on. why torture your body with constant insulin/suagar spikes as part of your training?? seems really dumb when yo uthyink about it.

sorry too much caffiene at 5am

ANYWAY

257/201.4/185

199 still elusive..i cant really count what i saw when i was out of town because the scales were different so the 201 is a new "official" low for me.

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265/255/190

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gj bham

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on topic, what do you recommend as a carb cap. I've been hovering around 150 a day but could easily cut that in half. I'm just prone to hypoglycemic episodes if I'm too low for too long.

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I'm hypoglycemic and once my body kicked into ketosis I have 0 problems. When your body is burning fat for fuel your sugar levels will remain constant. I'm still limited to 20g per day, but by next monday I'm going to start bumping it up.

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By the way, on Lester's question earlier about going off Atkins, no diet works forever if we go back to our old habits. That's not to say you can't enjoy yourself and even pig out occasionally. I think the key is monitoring it and recognizing when you've gained 3-5 lbs instead of waiting until you've gained 35 lbs.

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bham is very wise. bingo. this is all there is to it. its not magic.

2 words can sum up what needs to happen 'after atkins' so you dont regain weight

PAY!
ATTENTION!

It comes down to the scale.

I think most people hide their scale in the deepest dark corner of their homes when they reach their goal. Mainly so they can pretend things are fine even as buttons pop off their jeans.

You have to keep getting on that damn thing.

Personally, I enjoy this guy's outlook more than any other.

LINK

He's not dogmatic about dieting, he's not selling anything, and he's open to changing his mind about certain things. He also has some very interesting (some pretty controversial) blog postings.

"OFWHAP
PUTTADAFORKDOWN

Personally, I enjoy this guy's outlook more than any other."

Thanks for the link. Been reading it for over an hour now.

ETA: I'll guess I'll have to change my sig quote to a carb-free one.

Sounds freaking amazing Bham! I had some pork chops that were phenominal, just put a little tony's, a little onion powder, basil, and a mix call "rudy's rub" and cooked them on the good 'ol george foreman for about 8 minutes.