Carbs & Recovery

[pebblesus]

Ive read many times over aout carbs helping tremendously in muscle recovery and soreness.. then Ive also heard that it is overrated a bit...
Naturally I don't go crazy with it, but I was wondering.. If you increase carbs to help aid in recovery (I was so sore yesterday I could barely move lol), will they still wreak havoc on the diet or do the extra carbs get consumed by the muscle or something??

 

[amyg]

What kinds of carbs are you talking about what kind of exercise are you talking about and when are you talking about consuming them?

 

[catwoman88]

I subscribe to OnFitness magazine (the awsomest fitness magazine to grace the planet!) and read an article in last month's issue that talked about this. I can't remember the details, but walked away from the article understanding how and why simple carbs help in recovery after a workout, and it all made perfect sense at the time. It had something to do with the physiology and chemical processes occurring in the body after a workout, and how the body pulls glycogen stores for fuel and how carbs contribute to the fueling without having to get stored as fat, etc. All I know is that the best time to have a banana or a glass of orange juice is within an hour or two finishing my weight-lifting workouts. And it must be working okay, because I've been doing this for a few weeks and have actually felt slimmer, although I've not yet noticed the weight change on the scale.