ReddyMcMeaty
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low carb and exerciseJust a small piece from a recent article I read... nothing we didn't know already 
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5. Low Carb Eating
From Atkins right up to the Anabolic Diet and Bodyopus, this type of dieting has hit the bodybuilding mainstream in the past 10 to 15 years. However, few know that it was actually Gironda who popularized this approach to pre-contest dieting.
He called this type of diet his "Maximum Definition Diet." It consisted of eating only fats and protein for three to four days straight, followed by one day where you include onelarge carbohydrate-containing meal and then repeat the cycle.
This diet was so effective that Gironda himself probably lost some contests because he was considered "too ripped" compared to the standards of the time (which favored a smoother, rounder look).
Eventually, his dietary approach to maximum definition became the diet of choice of several champions, from Larry Scott to Arnold to Dave Draper and other stars of the time. Back then it was simply called the "meat and eggs diet."
6. Amino Loading
Gironda was way ahead of his time on this one! He reasoned that the key to muscle growth was to keep the body in a constant positive nitrogen state. As long as there were amino acids freely available in the body, we wouldn't enter a catabolic state and would continue to build muscle.
Gironda was, of course, limited by the supplements available in his time: he had to use low quality amino acid tablets. Despite the rather crude supplement used, this method worked big time! It's the actual influence for my own "anabolic mix" consumed five times per day. The difference is that instead of using amino acids, I recommend BCAAs (branch-chained amino acids), which are responsible for sending the protein synthesis signal.
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Dean
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For that "ripped" look in muscle "contests", this carb loading strategy is probably not real good for one otherwise, I would guess.
For the building of muscles, does it seem that the "80/20 rule" is going to give one enough protein? Would be very curious as to what others are doing to help build muscle. I really need to start doing all I can, if I am going to get the definition I need to lose the remaining body fat I have and build good solid muscle tone. Any suggestions? Like eating 5 or 6 meals a day with good amounts of protein? What about ratios of fat to protein?
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ReddyMcMeaty
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I think at that level things are done a little differently than the level of most on here. The carb "load" as you call it would do nothing other than fill the muscle with water. I don't know enough about glycogen to argue that kind of thing - I'd not reccomend the loading to anyone here, but if you do a search for Vince Gironda it's pretty clear he knew what he was doing... the point of the quote had more to do with his meat and eggs diet than the carb part in it
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Dean
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| ReddyMcMeaty wrote: | | I think at that level things are done a little differently than the level of most on here. The carb "load" as you call it would do nothing other than fill the muscle with water. I don't know enough about glycogen to argue that kind of thing - I'd not reccomend the loading to anyone here, but if you do a search for Vince Gironda it's pretty clear he knew what he was doing... the point of the quote had more to do with his meat and eggs diet than the carb part in it |
I know why you posted it. And, yes... it is the glycogen (water) filling that they are after... makes the muscles look "pumped". It's basically cheating!  
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ReddyMcMeaty
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Whatever works.... lol I used to "pump" my leg muscles sometimes before going out in a miniskirt. hahah!! I just remembered that. I'll be glad to be at a point in my life where there is room for a little occasional vanity again one day.
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