Carb-backloading question…

[TheCowboyFan]

If i have a carb nite after my first 9 day reorientation, which I plan on being on a Sunday…and if I have my resistance training the following Wednesday evening and Saturday evening with carb backloading after each workout…can I then have a Carb Nite on Sunday again?  Just curious. 

[Damon Amato]

No, you're doing both protocols at once. Need to choose one or the other based on your goals.

[TheCowboyFan]

So that I understand this clearly…carb backloading is for those who workout and Carbnite is for those who don't.  Correct?

[Damon Amato]

You can work out on carb nite, you just won't gain muscle like backloading.

[TheCowboyFan]

I wasn't planning on working out on Carb Nite I was just wondering if I could still have it, or would the two backloading days suffice?

[Damon Amato]

Either one is ok. If you don't feel like working out and want to get rapid fat loss, do carb nite.

[Trevor G Fullbright]

There is a difference between the feeding of a carb night and a backload, you have to one or another.

[TheCowboyFan]

Trev, can you explain the difference?  I just want to understand so I don't screw anything up.  What are the reason(s) why you can't backload during the week and have CarbNite too.  Thank you. 

[Brandon D Christ]

You only “earn” a Carb Nite by going Ultra Low Carb for 6 and one half days.  You are not going Ultra Low carb for 6 and one half days because you are backloading and having carbs on two nights.  Therefore you can not have a Carb Nite.

[TheCowboyFan]

Thank you for clarifying.  Much appreciated.

[Brandon D Christ]

With your plan though you might need to have a small backload Tuesday night to refill some glycogen for Wednesday's workout.  Thi is because otherwise you would be going Low carb for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and half of Wednesday.

[AciD]

It's just backloading… What's the difference between CBL an CNS except from just eating more carbs?

[Brandon D Christ]

It's just backloading... What's the difference between CBL an CNS except from just eating more carbs?

CBL is eating carbs after weight training.  CNS is carbs after going low carb for a week.  There is a huge difference.  CBL depends on exercise and CNS depends on going low carb for an extended period of time.

[AciD]

It's just backloading... What's the difference between CBL an CNS except from just eating more carbs?

CBL is eating carbs after weight training.  CNS is carbs after going low carb for a week.  There is a huge difference.  CBL depends on exercise and CNS depends on going low carb for an extended period of time.

I know what these two diets are, but this guy is asking if "he can have a carb nite"- and you answer, that he can't.But he CAN have a backload, so... where would be the difference?

[Trevor G Fullbright]

There is also a difference in the amount you eat.A carb night is pretty much as much as you can eat in a 6 hour window.Backloads are much more controlled, and without working first have a better chance of fat gain.

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