proeliator
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Alright, I've been reading everything I can get my hands on concerning the keto-style diets, and from this I've put together some questions and hoping the minds here can help me out
1. Shouldn't BCAAs become more important now than ever?
In my humble logic, I would believe that during the assessment phase and at the end of the weeks during normal weeks, shouldn't BCAAs be a staple during workouts and post workout? Since all training is in some form catabolic, from my understanding the absense of glycogen in muscles while training on the AD seems to promote catabolism earlier. Wouldn't supplementation of BCAAs through the entire workout help with making sure the body is only burning ketones for energy? I may be way off here, but just wanted to ask.
2. How much fish oil should I try to get in / day?
This is something I haven't been able to pin down. I'm about 270lbs @ ~15% bf.
3. Does the old addage of AM cardio still apply?
Traditionally, I subscribed to the idea of AM cardio before eating, but of course doing low intensity cardio, and depending on how lean I was getting, I'd add in BCAAs during. The logic behind that was based on burning fat, since muscular glycogen would be low from the fasting of 8 hours of sleep. Since I have basically NO muscle glycogen at all when on the AD assessment phase, is morning cardio worth it? Is timed cardio worth it?
4. (Carryover from 3) Is post workout cardio as effective ?
By the same principle of #3, is post workout cardio as important? Again, since I don't have muscle glycogen to worry about burning, would the added CNS tax from doing PWO cardio be more or less valuable while on the AD? Would it be better to simply schedule cardio mid morning, have ample time to recover, then weight train in the evening?
Alright, thats all I have for now, I hope this thread can help answer questions others have as well.
TIA
1. Shouldn't BCAAs become more important now than ever?
In my humble logic, I would believe that during the assessment phase and at the end of the weeks during normal weeks, shouldn't BCAAs be a staple during workouts and post workout? Since all training is in some form catabolic, from my understanding the absense of glycogen in muscles while training on the AD seems to promote catabolism earlier. Wouldn't supplementation of BCAAs through the entire workout help with making sure the body is only burning ketones for energy? I may be way off here, but just wanted to ask.
2. How much fish oil should I try to get in / day?
This is something I haven't been able to pin down. I'm about 270lbs @ ~15% bf.
3. Does the old addage of AM cardio still apply?
Traditionally, I subscribed to the idea of AM cardio before eating, but of course doing low intensity cardio, and depending on how lean I was getting, I'd add in BCAAs during. The logic behind that was based on burning fat, since muscular glycogen would be low from the fasting of 8 hours of sleep. Since I have basically NO muscle glycogen at all when on the AD assessment phase, is morning cardio worth it? Is timed cardio worth it?
4. (Carryover from 3) Is post workout cardio as effective ?
By the same principle of #3, is post workout cardio as important? Again, since I don't have muscle glycogen to worry about burning, would the added CNS tax from doing PWO cardio be more or less valuable while on the AD? Would it be better to simply schedule cardio mid morning, have ample time to recover, then weight train in the evening?
Alright, thats all I have for now, I hope this thread can help answer questions others have as well.
TIA