| When you are on a muscle-building program, | | | | This is one of the most accurate ways of telling if |
| carbohydrates provide very important nutrients. It's | | | | you're eating the correct bodybuilding carbs. |
| important to know what carbohydrates are best for | | | | Regarding the glycemic index, high GI ranks aren't |
| bodybuilding because they are our bodies' main source | | | | necessarily bad for you, it's just that natural |
| of fuel. Since they aid in the absorption of protein and | | | | carbohydrates with low GI rankings usually make the |
| help prevent catabolism, they should be included in | | | | best bodybuilding carbs. The reason for this is that |
| every meal you eat. | | | | when you eat high GI foods in combination with other |
| Besides providing fuel for your brain and muscles, | | | | foods, it does not cause your insulin levels to spike. |
| carbohydrates also have another important function. | | | | What really changes the GI effects in your body is |
| They help maintain an ideal environment in your body | | | | eating carbohydrates with other food sources like |
| by raising levels of testosterone and insulin. | | | | proteins and fats. Therefore, it's not always wise to |
| However, eating high-glycemic carbohydrates results in | | | | blindly follow the Glycemic Index when choosing which |
| an insulin spike. While you should avoid this at other | | | | carbohydrates to include in your diet. |
| times of the day, this insulin spike plays an important | | | | Your diet should include foods like oatmeal, potatoes, |
| role after a workout or in the morning. At any other | | | | yams, brown rice and whole grains; these help you get |
| time of the day, an insulin spike causes your body to | | | | the correct bodybuilding carbs because they contain |
| deposit excess blood sugar into your fat cells. | | | | natural, unrefined carbohydrates. When they are part |
| For this reason most of the carbohydrates you eat | | | | of a full meal, these foods will have a negligible effect |
| should be of the low-glycemic type. Such carbs break | | | | on blood sugar levels because they will break down |
| down slowly and provide your body with a slow, | | | | slowly. |
| sustained release of sugar. This provision lasts | | | | You should also include other bodybuilding carbs in |
| throughout the day. In so doing, they moderate your | | | | your diet like low fat dairy products and fresh fruits. |
| insulin and blood sugar levels, which keeps you from | | | | Vegetables are also good, but they're not the best |
| storing excess fat. It also maintains energy levels. | | | | choice when you want to maximize your |
| To tell whether a carbohydrate is high-glycemic or | | | | calorie-burning without over-eating; they're not as high |
| low-glycemic, you can use the Glycemic Index. The | | | | in caloric value. |
| Glycemic index is a chart that rates carbohydrates | | | | Only eat refined carbohydrates on rare occasions. |
| depending on the speed at which they increase blood | | | | Take a look at the website below for more |
| sugar levels, within two hours after consumption. | | | | information on what carbohydrates are best for |
| These rankings vary from 0 to 100. | | | | bodybuilding. |