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folks please tell me what is the reason for carb loading? I do carb loading for bodybuilding reasons. Or rather glycogen supercompensation, but otherwise I am mostly on low carb/high fat diet. What is so special that spearfisher needs from food?
Do you do carb depletion before carb loading? Many years ago I worked with long time marathon runner. He pointed out that (for distance running) it was important to deplete carbs for several days before carbo loading and also, you don't need to eat pasta - he ate spuds instead. I hadn't heard of this being used for bodybuilding before, I thought carbs were avoided when preparing for competition in order to reduce water retention, to "get ripped". So is idea to retain water to "pump up" the muscle & blood vessel volumes?folks please tell me what is the reason for carb loading? I do carb loading for bodybuilding reasons. Or rather glycogen supercompensation, but otherwise I am mostly on low carb/high fat diet. What is so special that spearfisher needs from food?
yes, depletion is what causes the overcompensation. Not to steal the thread, will quickly outline the process. Also check "better than steroids" book by Dr. Whiley, if interested. Basically, low carb diet initially creates low glycogen stores. I say initially because body eventually adjust to just about anything. 5 days on low carb diet with usual resistance training, and then on 5th day there is a specific depletion workout, followed by 48-hour carb loading. This is a very specific routine, doesn't have much to do with spearfishing. I was just curious what you all talking about when you say carb loading. And how does it transfer to better spearfishing. To me, simply eating more carbs mean bloating and having massive insulin spike, and water retention with all the goodies attached to it. Kind of a little skeptical, is there anything to it or is it just a parasympathetic effect driven by a belief system.Do you do carb depletion before carb loading? Many years ago I worked with long time marathon runner. He pointed out that (for distance running) it was important to deplete carbs for several days before carbo loading and also, you don't need to eat pasta - he ate spuds instead. I hadn't heard of this being used for bodybuilding before, I thought carbs were avoided when preparing for competition in order to reduce water retention, to "get ripped". So is idea to retain water to "pump up" the muscle & blood vessel volumes?
As mentioned above, for me avoiding sea sickness/nausea while diving is a particular consideration. Not sure if it is for anybody else tho'
A carbohydrate-loading diet, also called a carb-loading diet, is a strategy to increase the amount of fuel stored in your muscles to improve your athletic performance for endurance events.
Carbohydrate loading is a result of continuing to eat a high-carbohydrate "training diet" while scaling back your activity level during carbohydrate loading.
Any physical activity requires carbohydrates for fuel. For most recreational activity, your body uses its existing energy stores for fuel. But when you engage in long, intense athletic events, your body needs extra energy to keep going. The purpose of carbohydrate loading is to give you the energy to complete an endurance event with less fatigue, improving your athletic performance.
Carbohydrate loading is most beneficial if you're an endurance athlete — such as a marathon runner, swimmer or cyclist — preparing for an event that will last 90 minutes or more. Other athletes generally don't need carbohydrate loading. It's enough to get half or more of your calories from carbohydrates.
...Any physical activity requires carbohydrates for fuel. For most recreational activity, your body uses its existing energy stores for fuel. But when you engage in long, intense athletic events, your body needs extra energy to keep going. The purpose of carbohydrate loading is to give you the energy to complete an endurance event with less fatigue, improving your athletic performance...
Do you have any more information on this?...However, for anaerobic muscular performance the body strongly prefers to use stored glycogen from carbohydrates as opposed to ketones (from fat)....