Feel Good Personal Training
Introduction to Carb Cycling
Ever wondered how much you can change your shape through diet? Feel Good Personal Training trainers Dominic and Neil are going to blog and show you how they transform their body shapes through a hard carb cycling dieting programme with the end goal of being as lean as possible.
On 7/12/13 we started at;
Neil - 117kg at 21.1% Bodyfat
Dominic - 90kg at 18% Bodyfat
Carb cycling is a very effective form of weight loss. Carb cycling is a low carbohydrate diet with intermittent periods of high, low
or no carbs. The carb cycling diet is ideal for maximising fat loss whilst
maintaining muscle mass and the ability to perform high intensity exercise. The primary source
of calorie intake should come from proteins and fats.
Anyone of any shape or size who wishes to maintain muscle mass and burn body fat can do carb cycling. You tend to find due to the determination you need to follow the diet it tends to be serious amateur and professional athletes compared to yo yo dieters.
With carb cycling we want to aim
for 5-6 meals a day in intervals of 2.5 - 3 hours start at approximately 7am. It is important that you have a high carb day and a cheat meal. During the stage of ketosis your liver and
muscles will be depleted of glycogen causing them to convert body fat for
energy. What we don’t want to happen is for your muscles to become completely
depleted of glycogen because then the body will look at starting to break down
muscle tissue for energy, which isn’t what we’re looking for. Therefore it become important to stick to meal times and ensure that on high carb day your eating the correct amount of carbs.
Follow our blog for more information on carb cycling and how our dieting journal progresses.
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