This isnt to cast blame on any single carb source in context of starch vs simple sugars. Might be wrong, but after reading Ray's research it seems that starch would be the offender on a diet that's not restrictive on saturated fats. My impression would be that simple carbs would be more beneficial because they dont drive up insulin as much, making the digestion of fat more efficient.
So if this is true, how efficient is simple sugars (sucrose, maple syrup, milk, fruits) at storing muscle glycogen in the absence of all starch in this context? I'm in the Army, and while my physical demands arent as high as a trained athlete, we still have to workout minimum 1 hour 5 days a week, first thing in the morning with both run days and bodyweight exercise days. I'm 25 M, 5'6" at 175lbs, and I have bellyfat that I want to slowly remove, but I'd like to have enough energy for my basic drills. Those are my 2 priorities which hopefully dont compete.
Has anyone had success to what I mentioned above? If so definitely let me know. My jobs big on height/weight and I'm sick of getting taped every time I'm overweight on the scale. No history of extreme dieting I might add. The weight crept up eating normal. Also no supplements beside a multi. For now I cant think of any other factors about myself. I just figured that the combinations of my diet can be a good place to start. I'm asking about how it works with a diet higher in fat because that macro is the bulk of what we are served (I'm guessing because its just higher in calories and easier to package) especially during field environments so I'd like to work around a factor like that.
So if this is true, how efficient is simple sugars (sucrose, maple syrup, milk, fruits) at storing muscle glycogen in the absence of all starch in this context? I'm in the Army, and while my physical demands arent as high as a trained athlete, we still have to workout minimum 1 hour 5 days a week, first thing in the morning with both run days and bodyweight exercise days. I'm 25 M, 5'6" at 175lbs, and I have bellyfat that I want to slowly remove, but I'd like to have enough energy for my basic drills. Those are my 2 priorities which hopefully dont compete.
Has anyone had success to what I mentioned above? If so definitely let me know. My jobs big on height/weight and I'm sick of getting taped every time I'm overweight on the scale. No history of extreme dieting I might add. The weight crept up eating normal. Also no supplements beside a multi. For now I cant think of any other factors about myself. I just figured that the combinations of my diet can be a good place to start. I'm asking about how it works with a diet higher in fat because that macro is the bulk of what we are served (I'm guessing because its just higher in calories and easier to package) especially during field environments so I'd like to work around a factor like that.
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