Carb Sources

  • anonymous658
    Carb Sources
    on: 2015-08-29 07:34:37
    Lets talk about carbs, it seems in this industry that the only carbs you can have are sweet potatoes, brown rice, or oatmeal for the most part, is this really that necessary? What would be so wrong with designing a meal plan placed around sweet potato fries,quinoa,couscous,whole grain pasta, cream of wheat/malt o meal or jasmine rice?
  • IFBB Undercover
    Re: Carb Sources
    on: 2015-09-16 18:03:55

    Great question. The answer will come down to a lot of factors. Goals are a big one. If you are trying to gain mass, your menu can be a lot more diverse than if you are trying to get lean. And if you are trying to get lean, it will come down to how lean you are trying to get. I'm confident that a lot of guys can keep getting leaner while eating bread for instance, but for most guys, there will come a point that they will want to replace bread with a cleaner carb, in order to continue getting lean. It also depends on your response to carbs. An ecto has a lot more room than a endo, trying to lose fat. At the end of the day, brown rice, sweet potato and oats are popular for a reason. They work!