Michele Tourville Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Was thinking about starting another round of a Whole 30 tomorrow. However I also wanted to incoporate the Body for Life plan workouts. Do you think these two would go well together??? I was told you needed sufficiant amounts of carbs while doing Body for Life, but if I add in enough vegetables and fruit I should have plenty of energy??? Am I on the right track??? Thanks guys!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLazyCaveman Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Hi Michele, It's a great idea to incorporate workouts while also on your Whole30. I'm not too familiar with Body For Life routines, but if they feature a decent amount of high-intensity interval training, then scale up your carbs from starches (like sweet potatoes) in relation to how active you are. Also review Whole9's guidelines on post-workout nutrition and you'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Having done BFL after both my babies, I can say that the basic workout principles would mesh well with W30. Interval training definitely has its benefits, and moving more is never a bad idea. If you do work out to the intensity prescribed, just make sure you're getting enough starchy carbs like Badier mentioned. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider29 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 The workouts themselves are sound, but the idea that you need to eat 6 times a day to keep your metabolism high is based on bad science if any at all (note that Phillips was promoting EAS protein shakes for 3 of those meals at that time due to a financial interest in the company). I'd simply use the workout platform and ignore most of the nutrition advice in the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Rider29 - Wholeheartedly agree. At one point in time, one of my daily meals was an English muffin with butter, three Oreos, 3 strawberries and a glass of milk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Man that sounds good! (Sorry, couldn't resist). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Tourville Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 Thanks!!!! You guys are so helpful!!! I hear from the low carb crowd that you can also workout pretty hard in ketosis??? Am I wrong to assume that taking out fruit and putting myself into ketosis would endanger my workouts??? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Urban Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Michele, if you are doing high-intensity activity, you really should not aim for a VLC (very low-carb) diet. The higher your activity intensity, the more your body relies on carbohydrate (glucose) to fuel that activity. Your body CAN convert fat and protein to energy, but nowhere near fast enough to supply glucose for longer-duration, high-intensity activity, and that puts a lot of stress on the body. To put it another way, purposefully limiting carbohydrates to a very low level while attempting to train hard, long, and often is a recipe for metabolic disaster. Match your carbohydrate intake to your activity levels. On a Body-for-Life style program, you should do really well with lots of leafy greens, some starchy veggies (how much depends on whether you are exclusively weight training, or doing more metabolic conditioning), and some fruit. Best, Melissa Best, Melissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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