Why low fats on refeed?

[srt33]

Just curious, why are you supposed to have lower fats on your refeeds?

[areya2005]

Just curious, why are you supposed to have lower fats on your refeeds?

This is how I understand it.

Insulin is a transporter of nutrients. Carbs and fats both have stores such as fat cells and muscle. With such a high insulin spike on high-carb days, you want to keep your fats low so the insulin doesn't immediately transport your dietary fats to your fat stores as you're also eating over maintenance on refeed days.

BB community, please correct me if I'm wrong.

[Barn01]

Fats are also calorie dense so if you want to keep your total cal count modest and still get the largest effect to fill back out some likely needed glycogen then your only option is really to keep fats low.

[simpleguy4]

This is how I understand it.

Insulin is a transporter of nutrients. Carbs and fats both have stores such as fat cells and muscle. With such a high insulin spike on high-carb days, you want to keep your fats low so the insulin doesn't immediately transport your dietary fats to your fat stores as you're also eating over maintenance on refeed days.

BB community, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Good response. You want to refeed the muscles with glycogen, not the fat cells with fat. As is often done, do not confuse a refeed with a cheat. Two separate mechanisms at work that distinguish one from the other....

[srt33]

thx for the info guys