So I just came off a cut which brought me from 15% body fat to 9%, and I’m ready to put on some size. Now, I’ve done the Anabolic Diet before, but found that the 2 days of carbing up made me feel like crap. This time around I’m going to drop the carb re-feed to one day. But while thinking over this, I REALLY don’t want to gain any fat, so I have some questions about the actual re-feed itself.
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Does glycogen overcompensation really occur due to the re-feed? If so, is there a way to find out how much glycogen I have the potential to store? Obviously this would be relevant to know as it would be used as a guideline as to how many carbs to intake.
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With the temporary gain in water weight from the storage of glycogen, does the refeed cause an increased subcutaneous water retention outside of the muscle cells? (For example, a loss of definition around the abdomen.) Or would this strictly be a case of fat gain?
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Is the insulin spike truly necessary? Wouldn’t it make sense to control the insulin spikes?
I had done a bulking diet before with a ratio of 40% protein and 60% carbs per meal (fat was factored in at less than 50g a day) and had success eating upwards of 300g of carbs a day (this was weighing around 175lbs)
Utilizing a dietary strategy such as this one, insulin spikes would be controlled (at least based on my personal experience)
Would this be advantageous for a refeed day?
Any information or experience is appreciated!