I often check out a forum for bodyweight exercises because I do a lot of bodyweight exercises as part of my dry land training.
Anyway, many people on that board are all into this low carb stuff. I tried it out for 6 months but had the feeling that I don't have enough energy if I don't eat enough complex carbs like grains(pasta, rice, bread etc).
Is it just me or do other swimmers experience the same?
Just wondering...
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Here's one.
My weight increased from about 170 to 215 while eating a "so-called healthy" low-fat diet. I ate lots of brown rice, fruits, and other carbohydrates, just like the "experts" recommended. An exercise schedule including 3-5 swim workouts per week wasn't enough to keep me from gaining weight until I also made dramatic changes in my diet.
Maybe you just ate TOO MUCH food.
There is a Harvard Study that says it is not important WHAT you eat but HOW MUCH you eat: www.news.harvard.edu/.../11-calorie.html
If it's true that some people are "sensitive" to carbs and immediately gain enormous weight even though they eat moderate portions how come there weren't any overweight Olympic swimmers in the Seventies when athletes knew nothing about low carb and were all put on a high carb diet?:confused:
Here's one.
My weight increased from about 170 to 215 while eating a "so-called healthy" low-fat diet. I ate lots of brown rice, fruits, and other carbohydrates, just like the "experts" recommended. An exercise schedule including 3-5 swim workouts per week wasn't enough to keep me from gaining weight until I also made dramatic changes in my diet.
Maybe you just ate TOO MUCH food.
There is a Harvard Study that says it is not important WHAT you eat but HOW MUCH you eat: www.news.harvard.edu/.../11-calorie.html
If it's true that some people are "sensitive" to carbs and immediately gain enormous weight even though they eat moderate portions how come there weren't any overweight Olympic swimmers in the Seventies when athletes knew nothing about low carb and were all put on a high carb diet?:confused:
