Synergizing Carb Cycling and Training

[33sun33]

Hello all,

I am relatively new to the board, but would like to note that I have been very impressed with the great information and knowledge shared in the forum.
I have read the stickies, and have done some searches on carb cycling.

My goal is to continue to lose bodyfat, and Im currently at about 199lbs, 12-13% bf (according to those bf calipers- I dont know how accurate they are). I lost about 6-7% bodyfat simply using a 40/40/20 ratio per one of the stickies. But my gains seem to have stopped, and I want to give carb cycling a try.

Ive read Twin Peaks article, but have a question on how to synergize carb cycling with my training schedule. Im currently doing a push/pull/legs routine, and workout on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. If I followed a basic Hi/Low/No carb schedule, I would have no carbs on some of my workout days- which I think would make the workout totally suck.

So, I am thinking of doing the following:

Sunday: High carbs
Monday (PUSH): Low carbs
Tuesday: NO carbs
Wednesday (PULL): Low carbs
Thursday: NO carbs
Friday (LEGS): Low carbs
Saturday: High carbs

Please let me know if you think this would work as a carb cycling plan. Thanks for your help,

Christian

 

[atherjen]

Sunday: High carbs
Monday (PUSH): Low carbs
Tuesday: NO carbs
Wednesday (PULL): Low carbs
Thursday: NO carbs
Friday (LEGS): Low carbs
Saturday: High carbs

I would do this:

Sunday: No carbs
Monday (PUSH): High carbs
Tuesday: low carbs
Wednesday (PULL): Low carbs
Thursday: NO carbs
Friday (LEGS): High carbs
Saturday: low carbs

 

[33sun33]

Thanks. Did you make those changes in order to space out the High carb days?

 

[Muscleparasite]

Does anyone here workout at 12-1 in the afternoon find it hard to get high carbs in early in the day? Any suggestions?

 

[33sun33]

hey mp,

I work out about an hour or two later than you. Breakfast should be pretty easy to get high carbs in, what with oatmeal, etc... The mid-morning snack can be a problem though. Im not big on making my own meals and bringing them to work, so I generally have some whey protein, fruit, and bring some oatmeal to cook up in the microwave at work. At lunch, I just make sure I have sufficiently large servings of good carb sources (sweet potatoes, brown rice, beans, etc...).