Carbs PWO by Robb Wolf

[Vedic]

Hahaha ya it is. I just have other focuses right now. His cert would be very worth while, a true expert.

[Justin_Time]

Awsome read, thanks V.

I am going out and picking up a few cans of coconut milk for my strength PWO whey shake.

does anyone know how long you could keep coconut milk in your gym bag(out of the can) for?

[MikeMartial]

I found this interesting:


Low Carb PWO-How
I used ~ 50g of Whey protein from a brand called Isoflex. It’s a mix of whey protein isolate, hydrosolates, glutamine peptides, some insulin sensitizers and other goodies. I ran with a vanilla flavor that is sweetened with sucralose. To this I added about ¼ can of coconut milk (legit Thai coconut milk…hardly any English on the can, not Whitey watered-down crap!) and 2 heaping tablespoons of coco powder. I shot this concoction down as soon as I wrapped up my CrossFit Football or ME-Black Box session. Recovery was good as in I was not particularly sore and miraculously, I started to lean out again, especially when I upped my fish oil to about 15g/day (Kirkland brand). Overall I was getting in less than 50g of carbs per day and feeling pretty damn good. Strength was solid, short met-cons were “ok” and I started to look like someone who “strength trained”.


He goes on to clarify in the comments section that he's taking 15g of EPA/DHA, not total fish oil. That's a shwackload.

[Bry]

I always like Rob's articles. I think they are a nice blend of science and common sense.

Thanks for sharing.

Bry

[Justin_Time]

Originally Posted by MikeMartial

I found this interesting:


Low Carb PWO-How
I used ~ 50g of Whey protein from a brand called Isoflex. It’s a mix of whey protein isolate, hydrosolates, glutamine peptides, some insulin sensitizers and other goodies. I ran with a vanilla flavor that is sweetened with sucralose. To this I added about ¼ can of coconut milk (legit Thai coconut milk…hardly any English on the can, not Whitey watered-down crap!) and 2 heaping tablespoons of coco powder. I shot this concoction down as soon as I wrapped up my CrossFit Football or ME-Black Box session. Recovery was good as in I was not particularly sore and miraculously, I started to lean out again, especially when I upped my fish oil to about 15g/day (Kirkland brand). Overall I was getting in less than 50g of carbs per day and feeling pretty damn good. Strength was solid, short met-cons were “ok” and I started to look like someone who “strength trained”.


He goes on to clarify in the comments section that he's taking 15g of EPA/DHA, not total fish oil. That's a shwackload.

I know nutrasea makes a double strength fish oil, some thing like 2.5g EPA/DPA per teaspoon... I'd have to check to get exact amount

[canadapride**]

awesome things happened to me when I bumped my first oil to 13 a day

[Sohryu]

Originally Posted by canadapride

awesome things happened to me when I bumped my first oil to 13 a day

Like a decrease in libido?

[XTrainer]

.3g EPA/DHA per capsule x 50 capsules = 15g EPA/DHA.

50 capsx10 cals per capsule=500 cals per day of fish oil

Wow.

[Btwestyo]

Originally Posted by XTrainer

.3g EPA/DHA per capsule x 50 capsules = 15g EPA/DHA.

50 capsx10 cals per capsule=500 cals per day of fish oil

Wow.

thats a little nutty. I think thats too much fish oil. It is a blood thinner so that could also get dangerous.

[MikeMartial]

Originally Posted by Btwestyo

thats a little nutty. I think thats too much fish oil. It is a blood thinner so that could also get dangerous.

While I think it's a lot, I have zero doubt that Robb has a reason for intaking that much. While it might be a Poliquin-esque amount, he is far, far more rational. He posted this in the comments regarding my question:

Mike-
Just something I’ve been tinkering with. Depending upon your source, this level of EPA/DHA intake is well represented in the ancestral environment. For me it really flicked the switch towards insulin sensitivity and really accelerated leaning out. Interestingly, nicks ad cuts I;ve sustained recently do not bleed excessively. I suspect once I get quite lean that will change and this si when I will titrate down the fish oil. I might even do a coag-panel and track things that way. Sorry about the acetic acid gfollow-up…I WILL get it someday. Keep pestering me!