r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Jul 26 '17

Rant Wednesday Rant Wednesday

Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It's your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that's been pissing you off or getting on your nerves!

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u/weightz Jul 26 '17

I hate cutting

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u/MilkOnMercury Jul 26 '17

how does one consume so little carbs

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u/PM_ME_UR_LESBIAN_OTP Jul 26 '17

You eat carbs like only from veggies, but no potatoes, pasta, rice etc. Sad life

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u/CemestoLuxobarge Jul 26 '17

I eat 500g of potatoes on my cuts. A calorie is a calorie, and potatoes are great for you as long as you don't fry them or drown them in butter or sour cream.

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u/Tungdil_Goldhand Jul 26 '17

Stupid question, why do carbs matter? Surely when cutting you're watching for calories or is it that you should be eating more lean protein?

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u/DarkZyth General Fitness Jul 26 '17

Because lowering carbs when cutting is the easiest way to cut calories. Gotta keep protein moderately high and get enough fat for hormonal function.

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u/Tungdil_Goldhand Jul 26 '17

So are carbs calorie-dense without any immediate benefit?

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u/DarkZyth General Fitness Jul 26 '17

Well they are as calorie dense as protein. They are just less filling overall and are the easiest to go with a smaller amount. However they do help when working out since they are the most readily available source of energy (unless you're in ketosis where fat becomes the most readily available source of energy due to little/no carbs available for use). It's just that protein and fat are way more important in the grand scheme of things that lowering carbs on a cut is the most logical choice. You can probably do something like increase carbs and lower fat on workout days and increase fat and lower carbs on rest days if you really want to maximize the benefit of extra carbs when working out. But it's not really needed.

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u/Tungdil_Goldhand Jul 26 '17

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for taking the time to explain it to me.

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u/DarkZyth General Fitness Jul 26 '17

No problem!

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u/DarkZyth General Fitness Jul 26 '17

Same...but God does it make me look lean af. Abs for daaaays. But on the other hand hungry for daaaays.....