Carb Cycling

The nutritional program I am following requires me to cycle my carbs. Most diets fail because of the lack of variety in it ultimately leading to failure. Carb cycling uses different amounts of carbs throughout the day on different days of the week. So for instance, Monday to Wednesday might be low carb days (under 150 grams) and Thursday would be a high carb day (350+). The individual would then repeat this cycle for a couple weeks then change the cycle. Changing the amount of carbs taken in each day requires your metabolism to keep switching gears. The low carb days are depleting your glycogen stores in order to use fat for energy. The high carb day requires your metabolism or inner furnace to burn hotter then its used to and that requires alot of energy therefor burning calories helping you to retain muscle and cut fat at the same time. This method is used by alot of professionals with alot of different variations. Some might do 3 high days in a row followed by 4 low days. Some might do 10 low days to put the body into a state of ketosis then shock the body with a high carb day.

Here is a great article written by one of my idols, Brenden Fokken.
http://www.cutandjacked.com/Carb-Cycling-Made-Easy

Hopefully you learned something from this post and can apply it to your own fitness goals if you wish to do so.

Study time

Sitting here writing this blog is getting my productivity juices flowing so following this blog post I will be studying for my Can-fit personal trainers exam that takes place on the 23rd of February. I chose to study on my own whether then in the class room course to make time in my own schedule for it and to save alot of hassle. The exam is 3 hours in length, consisting of 100 multiple choice questions along with case study questions regarding training beginners/intermediate lifters. Following the written exam, provided I pass, there is a practical exam where I must take a friend through a workout developed by me supervised by a trainer from the association. From this practical they decide whether I'm fit for certification and I can my license to train people in gyms or in the comfort of their own homes. I set aside maybe 2-3 days a week where I sit down and review the material for an hour or so. This helps me to retain information I learn and to enhance my understanding of what I already no. I will keep writing about my fitness journey in the upcoming blog posts as it is going well so far and I am keeping on track with diet, training and recovery.