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Title: Carb Question
Post by: lion33 on February 08, 2007, 03:52:04 AM
I weigh 210 pounds and i need to know how many carbs a day i should be eating. I would like to find out a range, the low end being where your carbs should be if you are cutting and the high end being where they should be when bulking. Any help would be good............
Title: Re: Carb Question
Post by: dontknowit on February 08, 2007, 04:11:07 AM
Anything between 100-300 grams ( about 400 to 1200 calories ) off carbohydrates should be sufficient for anybody. Just try to find the right balance.
If you do a lot of cardio/endurance-sport you could go higher.

The biggest challange is to actually find out what you're eating and where you could make adjustments. Buy a small notebook and write it all down, after a couple off weeks you will have a better idea of your consumptions.
Title: Re: Carb Question
Post by: MidniteRambo on February 08, 2007, 07:55:57 AM
The type of carbs consumed and the timing are almost as significant as the number IMO.  A diet of 200+ carbs of white bread and crackers in 3 meals is obviously different than a diet of 200+ carbs built over six meals on sweet potatoes, oatmeal, etc. Yesterday I totalled 115 carbs (currently in slim down mode after the holidays), but those included, for example, 16 carbs from brocolli and 22 grams from brown rice.  I also totaled 41g of fiber.
Title: Re: Carb Question
Post by: WhiteHulk4 on February 08, 2007, 08:00:08 AM
I get 100% of my daily carbs from 5 servings of CELL-TECH every day!  That's 375 grams of carbs in pure liquid sugar form!

I weigh 300 lbs!  With only 60% bodyfat!!! ;D
Title: Re: Carb Question
Post by: canadian_husker on February 09, 2007, 10:24:50 PM
I get 100% of my daily carbs from 5 servings of CELL-TECH every day!  That's 375 grams of carbs in pure liquid sugar form!

I weigh 300 lbs!  With only 60% bodyfat!!! ;D

that's 50 grams of creatine a day. you should be ripped.....what's going on? ;D