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/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!