#133 Dean, Lizzy and George - 3 Carb Loading Strategies for Peak Week
May 5, 2024
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Bodybuilding coach Dean, fitness trainer Lizzy, and athletic consultant George discuss 3 carb loading strategies for peak week in bodybuilding competitions. They explore front loading, backloading, and undulating approaches, emphasizing individualized methods, trial and error, and visual assessments. The podcast also touches on managing macronutrients, fluids, and the psychological aspects of peak week preparation.
Carb-loading strategies for Peek-Weeks help athletes finalize physique, adding cosmetic changes for competitions.
Choosing carb-loading strategies (front load, back load, undulating) is based on individual body responses and desired competition look.
Deep dives
Importance of Peek-Week Strategies for Physique Athletes
Peek-Week strategies play a crucial role in finalizing the physique for athletes competing on stage, adding the last 1% cosmetic changes. By manipulating carb-loading strategies during Peek-Week, athletes can enhance their appearance and differentiate themselves in competitions.
Three Carb-Loading Strategies for Peek-Week
The podcast discusses three main carb-loading strategies for Peek-Weeks: front load, back load, and undulating carb loading. Front loading involves consuming a dominant amount of carbs at the beginning of the week and tapering down. Back loading shifts carbs to the end of the week for peak glycogen at competition time. Undulating loading involves alternating carb intakes to achieve the desired look.
Considerations for Choosing Carb-Loading Strategies
Individuals are advised to choose their carb-loading strategy based on their body's response to refeed periods throughout their preparation. Front loading is safer for those unfamiliar with their body's refeed responses, while back loading suits those whose best look appears a day or two after refeed.
Pros and Cons of Front Loading, Back Loading, and Undulating Carb Loads
Front loading provides a safe approach to maintain a good look, but can risk flatness if fuel is burned through exercise. Back loading offers fullness but may lead to fluid retention issues. Undulating loading demands more experience and client cooperation but can achieve the best look with proper management of fluid, sodium, and fat.
Join us in this episode for an intro to the 3 main strategies of carb loading undertaken in a peak week for a bodybuilding competition. What are they, what are the pros and cons, how would you go about choosing which one to use, and how much carbs?
Would you rather: Never be able to manipulate carbs in a peak week for your competitors, or always have to do an undulating carb load?
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Episode Timestamps:
1:34 - What is ‘peak week’ 12:42 - What are the 3 main carb loading strategies 14:15 - How would you go about choosing which one to use 21:06 - What are the pros and cons of each 27:10 - How to know how much carbs to eat in a peak week 32:15 - Something worth sharing 38:25 - Would you rather
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