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Have any of you guys every employed a CPWO (carbless post workout) diet for getting lean and had success? Obviously, if in a lean mass / bulk phase it is not ideal. However, a lot of guys over at Dat's forum seem to have a lot of luck using CPWO to get leaner. One recent post said the guy was stuck at a certain BF% using CBL (carb back loading) and that when he switched to CPWO he dropped that last bit of BF he was stuck at.
In a nutshell, the concept is you want to keep insulin sensitivity created by workout out high, not blunt it with a bunch of carbs. You can replenish glycogen in the morning or later that day before the workout. The idea is you only need carbs to prepare for intense activity. Replenishing muscle and liver glycogen is not necessary to induce protein synthesis or recovery that evening; in fact, there is no need to replenish glycogen until the next physical activity session.
Your evening workout is followed by a carbless HIGH protein meal (with or without fat depending on goals) and you carry that over into the next day until you have you first carb meal. Some ride this out and fast through morning and dont have a first meal until noon. Some dont and start having carbs upon rising. You then have carbs (at whatever level you choose) with the meals throughout your day and about 1hr before your workout. Then PWO, no carbs again that night. If you work out in the AM, CPWO is obviously harder to implement (waiting at least 4 hours PWO before carbs) but I work out in the evening and it would be very easy to do.
Thoughts?
In a nutshell, the concept is you want to keep insulin sensitivity created by workout out high, not blunt it with a bunch of carbs. You can replenish glycogen in the morning or later that day before the workout. The idea is you only need carbs to prepare for intense activity. Replenishing muscle and liver glycogen is not necessary to induce protein synthesis or recovery that evening; in fact, there is no need to replenish glycogen until the next physical activity session.
Your evening workout is followed by a carbless HIGH protein meal (with or without fat depending on goals) and you carry that over into the next day until you have you first carb meal. Some ride this out and fast through morning and dont have a first meal until noon. Some dont and start having carbs upon rising. You then have carbs (at whatever level you choose) with the meals throughout your day and about 1hr before your workout. Then PWO, no carbs again that night. If you work out in the AM, CPWO is obviously harder to implement (waiting at least 4 hours PWO before carbs) but I work out in the evening and it would be very easy to do.
Thoughts?
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