I changed my mind, no recipe today, because I found this info more important.A lot of people think carbs are evil, and they can be, but they don't have to be. It's very important what kind of carbs you eat and when you eat it. When it comes to carbs it's all about TIMING. There is a difference between people who want to lose fat and people who want to gain muscle however (I'm assuming not many people have the goal of gaining fat or losing muscle so I'm leaving those two out :)). So I decided to give you two scenarios; carb timing for fat loss and carb timing for muscle gain.
Fat Loss:
You have to earn your carbs. Do you want to have some bread or pasta? You can, but mostly within 1-2 hours after exercise in combination with a good source of lean protein (watch out for fat intake after your workout it'll slow down your metabolism during that time). Another time to have carbs would be with breakfast, but make sure you eat it in combination with protein. Always try to go for the least processed, organic food. So you don't have to eliminate your carbs, you just have to control it.
Muscle gain:
When you're looking to gain more muscle you want to have an exercise drink (good guideline is 20-30g carbs + 15-25 g protein + 600 ml water) during and after your workout. Have a meal with unprocessed carbs within 3 hours after your workout and depending on how well your body tolerates carbs you can have some (generally 30% of your meal) with every meal too. Just like with fat loss try to go for the least processed, organic food.
Next time you will for sure get a recipe though! Have you bought coconut oil and quinoa yet?
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