Carbs...good or bad while trying to burn fat?

[Elroy1]

I can see carbs before lifting..but if you are doing cardio only should you not eat carbs before running?? because won't you be burning the carbs off first before you burn the fat?

Negative. You can only burn fat whilst burning carbs at the same time. Carbs are like lighter fluid and fat is like coal, the lighter fluid produces quicker more intense energy but the coal produces much more, over time. The aerobic system responsible for producing the energy for prolonged exercise uses fat as it's fuel source regarless of whether there is excess carbohydrate moreover.

If your body is starved of carbohydrate and you decide to go for a long run, your body MUST have carbohydrate one way or another anyway. It gets it, by breaking down your body's protein's (muscle tissue and infection control systems particularly) and converting them in the liver to carbs via a process called glucogenesis which as a by-product also produces ketoid bodies which are toxic and must be eliminated by the kidneys from the body. This process is spared by consuming carbohydrates, "sparing protein".

Of course athletes controlling their weight should not consume big bowls of pasta etc etc. You need to manage your caloric intake. It's simple as that!

But interestingly the most proven diet for distance (cardio-oriented) sports performance is the "carbohydrate-LOADING diet".

That's right, the idea is to gradually build up the level of carbs in your diet over time so that you teach your body to store more of the carbs in your muscles as glycogen. Then drastically reduce them to low levels periodically to build them up again so your body must "rethink" it's carbohydrate storage.

This is the complete opposite of what fad dieters preach.

Limited weight boxing of course combines both concepts as athletes and dieters so there will be some confusion.

But dieters are very unintelligent people ****** in by media etc and easily sold on crash diets. They are also generally physically very ordinary people.

Boxers are elite athletes, they are anything but physically ordinary and they either research themselves and/or have expert advice/control over such things like diet. An athletic diet definitely applies!

[HedonisticFrog]

I only have soylent for one meal a day and have real food after that and haven't had any side effects. I use olive oil instead of soybean oil, but soybean oil doesn't increase your estrogen levels. I just didn't want to buy soybean oil.

Oh no, my disguise is ruined!

[Resilient]

Your body is a machine that needs fuel to operate. If you feed it fuel, then it will run, if you starve it, then it will stall. If you feed your machine cheap fuels (starchy, sat-fatty, etc.), the fuel lines get clogged up. If you feed your machine lean fuels (high protein, low fat, etc.), it will run clean.

Basically, your body will burn whatever you consume, it doesn't matter, calories in, calories out. Now if you eat high trans-fatty foods, then what you don't burn will be more easily stored as fat....that's the key. So the leaner the foods you eat, the less likely you are to pack on pounds of fat when you don't reach your caloric deficit and the less likely you are to have clogged arteries.

You need carbs for energy as well as the regulation of your glucose levels and several other vital functions. This is ESPECIALLY important if you are restricting the amount of fat in your diet because your body looks to carbs for energy first, then fat. If you have no fat and you aren't eating carbs, then............there goes your hard earned muscle mass.

Strong broscience lol.

[W1LL]

I am still educating myself on this. I am not the biggest fan of eating veg for carbs, unless I chop it small enough to not be so noticeable mixed in with the meat and potatos/beans etc. I get my basic carbs from eating porridge for breakfast, and then tuna or peanut butter bagels at work. When I have more time, and/or if I'm wanting more cals/carbs I'll have a pasta dish for dinner.

[WhiteCollar]

Depends on the carb. Sweet Potates & Avocado are good fat

[HedonisticFrog]

Depends on the carb. Sweet Potates & Avocado are good fat

What are you even talking about? Sweet potatoes have no fat, and what does avocados having healthy fat have to do with carbohydrates?