The Anabolic Diet is a Two Phase Diet

So, Chris D. has been wondering how you can lift on low carbs, and Andy, who I actually see in person at the gym, has been raising the same issue.  Andy even went to look up the anabolic (metabolic) diet on the web.

Here's something that I don't think I've been making terribly clear.  The anabolic diet includes a carb load on the weekends once you make it through induction.  So, it's not like a standard low carb diet because you really carb up sometimes.

Also, I've been tracking workout performance, and I may come to the conclusion that I should boost carbs some during the week at strategic times.   So, the idea is to become a strategic user of carbs vs. someone who relies on carbs as his or her main fuel source.

Comments

[Andy]

How long was this indroctination phase? Was it two weeks long like the South Beach Diet - before you could have some real carbs? Did this doctor guy rip off the South Beach word for word (except his diet is more fun because you can pig out on the weekend)? In John Berardi's Precision Nutrition plan, you only have carbs like oatmeal, pasta, bread or whatever the meal immediately following a work-out (due to muscle absorbing glycogen, blah blah blah etc). This becomes a real drag for someone like me who never exercises before breakfast. This means eggs every day. I happen to enjoy oatmeal and pancakes once in awhile. During your carb load on the weekend, are you required to exercise, or is it more like - "get ready for the workouts coming up this week" (and sit around watching sports on TV)? Is the Metabolic Diet designed around exercise or will any exercise at all enhance your results of following the Metabolic Diet (like the SBD)?

[Bud Gibson]

Induction is two weeks. Then you do this carb loading. You train during carb loading. You alter your carbs during the week if you notice training performance going down.

To be honest, I'm not sure who has the original claim to low carb diets.