How Often Should I Have A High Carb Day?

[justinbrown]

title says it all folks

im currently cutting...im 185 at 10% BF

if you need any more/different info...dont hesitate to ask

[gfundaro]

If you're doing CKD, carbup every 1 or 2 weeks. I do it every 2 weeks on a cut, but some people can do it more often, it's really a personal thing.

[justinbrown]

ahhh ok...so if i tend to hold water easily due to carbs i should just go for every 2 weeks?

because as far as fat gain from carbs goes...im pretty good

[gfundaro]

ahhh ok...so if i tend to hold water easily due to carbs i should just go for every 2 weeks?

because as far as fat gain from carbs goes...im pretty good

Well the carbs will restore the glycogen to your muscles, and water is pulled into your muscles as well. If you can get through two weeks of workouts, then carb up every 2 weeks. If that doesn't work, do it every week. Just keep track of your gains/losses. The water weight and glycogen will be gone in a couple days after you carb up.

[justinbrown]

Well the carbs will restore the glycogen to your muscles, and water is pulled into your muscles as well. If you can get through two weeks of workouts, then carb up every 2 weeks. If that doesn't work, do it every week. Just keep track of your gains/losses. The water weight and glycogen will be gone in a couple days after you carb up.

thanks for the info!

[.ridiculous]

If you're doing CKD, carbup every 1 or 2 weeks. I do it every 2 weeks on a cut, but some people can do it more often, it's really a personal thing.

So what do you eat on the non carb up weekend?

[ronz0r]

I had done one a week for the first 10 weeks of my keto trip. I've adjusted to eating keto so well that I'm going to try for 2 weeks now. I want the accelerated fat loss.

Its a personal thing...if you are dragging in the gym it wouldnt be a bad idea to go once a week. If you can go 2 weeks without it...thats good too.

[Teacher77]

ahhh ok...so if i tend to hold water easily due to carbs i should just go for every 2 weeks?

because as far as fat gain from carbs goes...im pretty good

Before tweeking your carbup frequency, i'd sure TRY it first with weekly carbups. After sticking to that recommended frequency for a while, you can adjust.

A sure thing though : holding water won't stop you from burning fat so i wouln't take that into account. Factors are more the following :
- how is your strenght in the gym ? If you feel faint after a week, then you need to carbup.
- how is your psychological adherence to the diet ? Spacing carbups too much caused binging during keto days, in my case.
- Lenght of the carbups is important too. If you have 6 hour carbups, maybe you should have them more often than if they last 2 full days.
- how long have you been on keto ? The longer your experience, the more carbs it seems to take each time because your body gets more and more fat adapted.

Personnaly, i carbup for 30 hours every week, but i try to stick to 3-3.5g of carbs per lb of LBM. Also, I only cut the calories by 200 on the 5 other days. That's how i got the best results.

Yes, you understood : my weight goes down faster with carbs each week and just a slight cut in calories on keto days than with carbs each 10 or 14 days and less calories on keto days. It i cut too much, it seems my metabolism slows down to adapt in a rather quick manner.

[justinbrown]

ahhhh ok thanks

i got what i needed

thank you all!