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I decided to start lifting heavy shit... everyday. When I say heavy shit, I mean getting close to the max I can lift in one lift, each day I dedicate to that l
by dylanz 10y ago
I decided to start lifting heavy shit... everyday. When I say heavy shit, I mean getting close to the max I can lift in one lift, each day I dedicate to that lift.
I've tired no-carb days, lifting on fasts, lifting on protein heavy mornings, etc... and it comes down to carbs being mental energy for me wanting to lift heavy. If I don't have carbs, I feel less energetic, and less willing to continue my lifting regimen for that day.
Eat a lot of carbs when you want to accomplish a lot of shit... physically.
- itchyouch 10y agoCarbs are very popular in the lifting community. And for good reason. Ultimately, one needs ATP in order to exert movements and the ATP generated from carb sources is the most efficient for anything physically intensive. Protein has to go through gluconeogensis to get converted to carbs and lipids require double the oxygen to be converted to ATP. I think the religion of food would be much better understood if food was approached as workloads. CPU bound, memory bound, IO bound, etc. But in general, carbs for physical activity and fats for mental activity.