How much carbs after HIIT, off-day?

[Tobbee]

Hello,Trying to find answers on if I should eat carbs after HIIT on a day when I DONT do any weightlifting. Kiefer doesn't really mention anything about this in the book. So should I eat carbs after HIIT and if so, how much?

[steffenvisser]

Only eat carbs after lifting!

[tzanghi]

Kiefer says not to.  I recently started having a shake w/ carbs after HIIT but only when the HIIT involves heavy movements.  In this case, I do 20-30g of dextrose.

[Gnomer]

Zero..I do a half scoop protein, some leucine, and some creatine and that's it

[steve_76]

If you are density bulking then eat carbs every day, but on off days/cardio days have about 1 carb per 1lb/bw, and keep it clean on these days

[Tobbee]

Alright, no carbs! I'm doing the SA version 🙂 Thank you!

[steve_76]

Yep just stick to low carb in the day then no carbs in evening on off days then.

[Peter Hunt]

The only time you could eat carbs after HIIT on SA is if you do it at night and are training fasted the next morning.

[Tobbee]

This is great information. On off-days, how come you stick to low carb (<30g I guess) during the day and no carbs in the evening. Why not spread it out? It sounds kind of reversed compared to back-loading days…all carbs in the evening.

[Go Heavy]

They just mean no carbs all day.

[steve_76]

If you backload every day then you are density bulking. I assumed that you were on strength accumulation. If not backload every day but keep it clean on cardio/off days. Also reading the book is always a great idea.

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