The general rule of thumb is to consistently hydrate and consume 30 - 60
grams of carbohydrates during rides over 60 minutes.
If a typical intake were 200 grams of protein and 200 grams of carbs, this would shift to 325 grams of protein and 75
grams of carbohydrate during the carb - depletion phase (as an example).
Not exact matches
Basically my opinion is this — you have 30
grams of carbohydrate to play with
during the week days.
Protein takes the most energy to digest: Between 20 and 30 %
of the calories in each
gram of protein are burned
during digestion, compared to 5 - 10 %
of the calories in
carbohydrates.
One study from the Journal
of Nutrition found that the ingestion
of both protein and
carbohydrates (0.15
grams of both per kilogram
of body mass) prior to a bout
of resistance exercise increased protein synthesis (anabolism) by 48 per cent
during exercise, and an additional 19 per cent after exercise.
Yes, a lot
of assumptions were made here (and I'm sure you could argue plus or minus 10 - 25 % for ANY
of these numbers), but this hopefully puts it a bit in perspective - ~ 200 calories
of glycogen is about 50
grams of carbohydrates, and given the body can synthesize around 15 - 20
grams of glycogen per hour, and is doing so
during the workout from any food remaining in the gut, unless you haven't eaten in 12 hours you really only need ~ 30 additional
grams of carbohydrates post workout,
of which the body will use about 15 - 20 per hour to top off your stores.
One study demonstrated that taking Glutamine
during or after a workout, stimulates and increases glycogen synthesis as effective as taking a high dose
of carbs.The study showed that taking an 8 -
gram glutamine solution after an intense workout was as equally effective as taking 60
grams of carbohydrates for restoring muscle glycogen.The combination
of glutamine and
carbohydrates (glycose) was even more effective than glutamine or
carbohydrates separately.
This diet recommends you decrease your daily carb intake to less than 20
grams a day
during the initial weeks, but allows you to reintroduce small amounts
of carbohydrates as you get closer to your desired weight, according to your individual tolerance.
So, if you are following a typical low carb meal plan
of 80 - 125
grams of carbohydrates daily, what you want to achieve
during a re-feed is to fully restore glycogen levels or, close to it.
During the course
of the study, one group ate a low carb diet defined as limiting
carbohydrates to 40
grams or less each day.
Post-resistance training whey plan: Take 20 - 40
grams of whey + a dose
of carbohydrate (20 - 40
grams) + water
during the hour before training.
Research from Gabriel's lab at the University
of Illinois, however, has demonstrated that lowering it to 1.5
grams of carb results in improved insulin sensitivity, fat loss and greater increases in muscle
during training.9, 10 Thus, we recommend eating no more than one to 1 1/2
grams of carbohydrates per
gram of protein at a meal.
Meal Replacement Shakes -
During the Max Phase, you will replace one meal per day with the Meal Replacement Shake, which includes 22 - 24
grams of protein, 24
grams of carbohydrates, 5 - 6
grams of fiber, 26 vitamins and minerals, and 50 percent
of the recommended daily allowance
of calcium.
During the super compensation phase, the subject would consume 100
grams of protein and 300
grams of carbohydrate.
During normal carb days, I recommend eating between 350 to 400
grams of carbohydrates.
The maximum amount
of carbohydrates that can be digested / absorbed
during exercise is 60 - 80
grams per hour.