July 28, 2010
How To Get More Carbs Into Your Muscles After A Workout
Carbohydrates help you lose more fat because with carbs you can exercise much harder. And harder exercise translates into more calories burned.
Fortunately, you can super load your muscles with carbs right after a resistance training workout.
So here is how to get more carbs into your muscles after a workout:
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1. Drain your muscles: You will need a very intense workout here to get the best effect. In the absence of complete muscle fatigue, it will be very hard to top off your muscle's stores of carbs. So make sure you exercise with the highest levels of intensity.
2. Lose weight: Although ironical, the more weight you lose the easier it is to get carbs into your muscles. This happens because as you get leaner your body has a heightened ability to make insulin do its job. Thus, make sure you have a fat loss plan in place if you are overweight.
3. Use supplemental carbs: You want to have carbs in supplement form right after your workout. This is the one time when your body will work best on a supply of fast digesting carbohydrates. Otherwise, stick to slow digesting carbs like beans and legumes.
4. Have protein with your liquid carbs: Now you only need a very small amount here. However, having some protein with your liquid carbs will enhance the absorption of said carbs within your muscles. More often than not, a supplement will be the most time effective source of protein.
5. Have some natural cinnamon, not common cinnamon: Natural cinnamon helps insulin do its job. This in turn helps your active tissues absorb more carbohydrates. The key here is to get natural, ceylon cinnamon. This type of cinnamon does the best job.
6. Get high quality sleep: Interestingly, being sleep deprived can decrease your muscle's ability to absorb carbs. So make sure you stick with a stable sleeping schedule. Even better, a stable sleeping schedule will increase your overall energy.
Increasing carbohydrate absorption after a workout isn't just about building muscles. It's a sound strategy for anyone wishing to burn more calories and get in shape!
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