14 Objectives, 28 Days a New You - Mission #15

Missions #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9,#10, #11, #12, #13 and #14.

MISSION #15 - CYCLE YOUR CARBS

Now that we have carbs somewhat under control, we can take this step a bit further to aid us in our efforts to burn bodyfat.

Carbs can be thought of as petrol for the body. 

When you’re doing a day trip to the country and back, you’ll need a full tank of fuel to get you through. 

When you’re simply driving down the road to the market and back, you can test the empty signal on the petrol gauge and hopefully make it back!

When you stay in the house on one of those quality Melbourne July days, then it doesn’t matter what the gauge says, it’s too bloody cold anyway!!

Back in the world of exercise, the country trips would be our intense exercise days. 

On these days you need your carbs as they will fuel the more intensive workouts. 

On these days you can have 50 total grams of carbs before, during or after training.

You can split this up however you want to but try and limit 50g of any carb that isn't a fruit or a veg.

The market days would be our non-intensive training days which might be a light jog, some yoga, Pilates or a long power walk. 

On these days you can have 20 total grams of carbs that isn't a fruit or veg.

The rainy days are our off days and you’re best served avoiding anything that isn’t meat or vegetable - trying to go totally carb free if you can!

Further Reading:

A Beginners Guide to Carb Cycling –

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/a_beginners_guide_to_carb_cycling

Work Book Exercise: Again looking at your schedule with your training days already locked in, determine what days require more carbs and what days require lower carbs. Also actually determine what 50 and 20 grams of carbs actually looks like through measuring and reading food labels so you can decide what will give you the biggest bang for your buck from a volume of food standpoint (50 grams of ice cream vs 50g of broccoli).