Carbing Up on the Cyclical Ketogenic Diet by Lyle McDonald
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Okay. I'm looking to start this diet. It's 5 days a week low carb - under 30 grams daily - then 2 days of high carbs.. I have a few concerns..
First, a low carb, high fat and high protein diet is good for cholesterol. Right? It's been proven. But what about when only maintained for 5 days a week? Do you still benefit from the improved cholesterol effect of a traditional low carb diet?
What do you think about the two days on high carb? This is there to refill glycogen in order to get good workouts during the week. I'm planning on Saturday and Sunday carb-ups - then heavy training on Monday and Tuesday - with more cardio type work beyond that for the remaining week. I figured in order to avoid killing the diet altogether, I'd do more of the sugar carb-up Saturday, and more of a pasta and bread carb-up on Sunday. Any thoughts on this?
I've read a few articles and they're not concrete on something. Some say you should stay with low-carb for awhile BEFORE you go into carb-loading on the weekends. My own interpretation brings me to the conclusion that you start this right away - 5 days on / 2 days off. Let me know what you think...
Also. I've read that going through phases of eating sugar and avoiding sugar is bad for your pancreas (and maybe other organs). Wouldn't this be the same? In this event, if you eat too many sugars on the first high-carb day - wouldn't this be bad?
I'll probably have more questions but I'd like to get these out of the way first. Thanks in advance...
Build Muscle & Lose Fat Through Strength Training | StrongLifts.com (not working at the moment)
Okay. I'm looking to start this diet. It's 5 days a week low carb - under 30 grams daily - then 2 days of high carbs.. I have a few concerns..
First, a low carb, high fat and high protein diet is good for cholesterol. Right? It's been proven. But what about when only maintained for 5 days a week? Do you still benefit from the improved cholesterol effect of a traditional low carb diet?
What do you think about the two days on high carb? This is there to refill glycogen in order to get good workouts during the week. I'm planning on Saturday and Sunday carb-ups - then heavy training on Monday and Tuesday - with more cardio type work beyond that for the remaining week. I figured in order to avoid killing the diet altogether, I'd do more of the sugar carb-up Saturday, and more of a pasta and bread carb-up on Sunday. Any thoughts on this?
I've read a few articles and they're not concrete on something. Some say you should stay with low-carb for awhile BEFORE you go into carb-loading on the weekends. My own interpretation brings me to the conclusion that you start this right away - 5 days on / 2 days off. Let me know what you think...
Also. I've read that going through phases of eating sugar and avoiding sugar is bad for your pancreas (and maybe other organs). Wouldn't this be the same? In this event, if you eat too many sugars on the first high-carb day - wouldn't this be bad?
I'll probably have more questions but I'd like to get these out of the way first. Thanks in advance...
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