How Many Carbs Are Best For Building Muscle? In my experience , most people will need at least 100 to 150 grams of carbs (some times more) to fuel their training sessions. If you find your performance in the gym is lacking, increase the amount of carbs you eat on training days. Uber Geek Alert on Metabolism If you want to take this one step further read on. If not, you know what to do already so it it action time and skip this part. The highest outputs of the body are via anaerobic metabolism which can only run off 1) ATP-PC or 2) glycolysis. While you can train to get better at using fat (I do that with all my clients/athletes) and it does help a ton, you will never seen the highest outputs from that person fueled by only fat. Bioenergentically it just can't happen. The downside of anaerobic work is the production of other byproducts such as H ions (notelactate is actually a very good fuel) that prevent the sustained output. The cool part is that you don't have to pick just one; train both to their fullest extent and then train the ability to switch from one to the next constantly. This fast switching between fat and carb metabolism (metabolic flexibility) is the basis of my PhD research. Lean Muscle Summary • If your training sessions are lacking, trying increasing your carbs in 50 gram increments until performance returns. • Only glucose (carbohydrates) can be used by your body for high out exercise like weight training. • Once you are done lifting, the goal is to shift back to using fat as soon as possible. • Train your body to use carbs in the gym and fat the rest of the day. • There you have a basic outline for a simple way to ensure more lean muscle with less fat. For more simple Fat Loss tips, tactics, articles and free exercise videos to re-charge your body, re-activate sore muscles and joint, and condition your mind for extreme health, visit us at www.MikeTNelson.com. Rock on! Mike T Nelson
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