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                                                                                 Does	carb	nite	work
  Fact	Checked	Evidence	Based	Like	intermittent	fasting,	carb	backloading	has	exploded	in	popularity	over	the	last	few	years.	The	pitch	is	pretty	alluring,	too:	according	to	carb	backloading’s	main	proponent,	John	Kiefer,	you	can	use	this	unorthodox	style	of	eating	to	lose	fat	and	build	muscle	while	over-indulging	in	your	favorite	sugary	carbs,	7	days
  per	week.	It	sounds	pretty	awesome	but	is	there	any	truth	to	it?	Is	carb	backloading	any	better	than	traditional	dieting?	Let’s	find	out.	Carb	Backloading	101:	The	Method	Behind	the	“Madness”	In	case	you’re	not	familiar	with	the	carb	backloading	diet,	it’s	fairly	simple:	You	eat	light	during	the	morning	(which	may	include	skipping	breakfast)	and	early
  afternoon	hours,	and	feast	at	night.	You	eat	little-to-no	carbs	until	after	your	workout,	which	should	be	later	in	the	afternoon	(5	PMish).	Your	carb	intake	begins	with	your	post-workout	meal	and	it	continues	throughout	the	evening.	According	to	Kiefer,	the	most	well-known	promoter	of	carb	backloading	(I	wouldn’t	say	the	creator	of	the	method
  though,	as	the	idea	has	been	around	since	Arnold’s	time),	this	style	of	dieting	takes	advantage	of	the	natural	daily	fluctuations	in	insulin	sensitivity	in	muscle	and	fat	cells,	as	well	as	the	exercise-induced	increase	in	insulin	sensitivity	in	muscle	cells.	You	see,	research	shows	that	insulin	sensitivity	in	both	muscle	and	fat	cells	is	higher	in	the	morning
  than	the	evening,	which	means	that	both	muscle	and	fat	cells	will	be	more	receptive	to	glucose	earlier	in	the	day.	This	is	good	in	the	case	of	muscle	(more	glucose	absorbed	into	the	muscles	=	better	performance	in	the	gym),	and	bad	in	the	case	of	fat	(more	glucose	absorbed	into	the	fat	cells	=	more	fat	storage).	The	basic	premise	of	carb	backloading
  is	you	use	these	mechanisms	to	your	advantage	by	not	eating	carbs	when	your	body	is	most	able	to	store	them	as	fat	(early	in	the	day).	Instead,	you	eat	carbs	when	your	body	is	most	likely	to	store	them	as	glycogen	in	the	muscles	(later	in	the	day,	after	working	out).	The	post-workout	point	is	important:	you	use	weightlifting	later	in	the	day	to	deplete
  glycogen	stores	and	increase	insulin	sensitivity	in	the	muscle	cells,	but	not	the	fat	cells,	so	when	you	then	start	eating	carbs,	your	body	preferentially	shuttles	them	into	the	muscles,	not	fat	cells.		That’s	the	theory	at	least.	And	while	it	sounds	pretty	cutting	edge	and	Kiefer	lists	dozens	of	studies	to	back	up	his	ideas,	it’s	not	all	it’s	cracked	up	to	be.	But
  before	I	get	to	that,	let’s	briefly	review	a	few	of	the	positive	aspects	of	carb	backloading.	Carb	Backloading	Helps	Break	the	Mainstream	Dietary	Trance	Those	stuck	in	the	festering	swamp	of	bullshit	fad	diets	are	misled	to	think	that	losing	fat	and	building	muscle	are	much	trickier	than	they	really	are.	Instead	of	being	taught	the	truth	about	healthy
  weight	loss,	they’re	sold	on	all	kinds	of	scientifically	bankrupt	(and	in	many	cases,	debunked)	principles	revolving	around	food	restriction,	meal	frequency,	starvation,	worthless	weight	loss	pills,	and	more.	Carb	backloading	can	help	you	escape	the	maze	of	mainstream	dietary	nonsense	and	show	you	that	proper	dieting,	whether	your	goal	is	weight
  loss	or	muscle	growth,	is	nothing	more	than	hitting	daily	macronutrient	targets.	What	you	eat	to	get	there	doesn’t	really	matter.	That	is…	When	we’re	talking	body	composition,	WHAT	you	eat	and	WHEN	isn’t	nearly	as	important	as	HOW	MUCH.	Carb	backloading	also	fits	certain	people’s	lifestyles	nicely.	If	you	train	at	night,	you	might	enjoy	eating
  your	entire	day’s	worth	of	carbs	afterward.	I	wouldn’t	(I	also	wouldn’t	enjoy	having	no	carbs	throughout	the	day),	but	that’s	me.	--	DAYS	--	HOURS	--	MINUTES	--	SECONDS	Carb	Backloading’s	Shaky	Scientific	Foundation	Despite	the	impressive	roster	of	studies	cited	to	back	up	the	theory	of	carb	backloading,	it’s	just	that	until	proven	effective	in
  randomized	controlled	trials.	Sometimes	things	just	don’t	pan	out	in	vivo	as	they	appear	on	paper,	and	correlations	in	epidemiological	research	are	not	causations.	Well,	there	are	two	such	studies	that	are	commonly	touted	as	definitive	proof	that	carb	backloading	is	more	effective	than	traditional	dieting	for	building	muscle	and	losing	fat.	The	first
  study	compared	the	effects	of	eating	70%	of	daily	calories	in	the	morning	vs.	the	evening	on	body	composition.	10	subjects	were	placed	on	a	six-week	weight	loss	(calorie	restricted)	diet,	and	the	group	that	ate	the	majority	of	their	daily	calories	in	the	evening	lost	more	fat	and	less	muscle	than	the	morning	group.	While	the	design	of	this	study	was
  strong–food	intake	was	strictly	controlled	and	exercise	was	a	structured	routine	consisting	of	cardio	and	resistance	training–the	sample	size	was	quite	small	(10)	and,	more	troubling,	the	notoriously	inaccurate	method	of	total	body	electrical	conductivity	was	used	to	assess	body	composition.	The	second	study	was	published	in	2011,	and	consisted	of	a
  6-month	program	wherein	Israeli	police	officers	ate	about	1,500	calories	per	day,	with	one	group	eating	carbs	throughout	the	day	and	another	eating	the	majority	of	carbs	at	dinner.	Researchers	found	that	the	evening	group	lost	more	body	fat	than	the	control	group	and	enjoyed	greater	levels	of	satiety.	While	this	study	sounds	really	promising	for
  carb	backloading,	it	has	several	major	flaws:	Calorie	intake	was	self-reported,	which	opens	the	door	to	major	inaccuracies.	Protein	intake	was	very	low	considering	the	average	weight	of	participants:		75	–	90	grams	per	day	with	an	average	weight	of	about	215	pounds.	This	isn’t	enough	to	maintain	muscle	mass,	and	is	far	less	than	you	or	I	would	eat.
  Subjects	weren’t	exercising,	which	is	a	major	part	of	the	carb	backloading	theory.	The	key	isn’t	just	eating	carbs	later	in	the	day,	but	eating	carbs	later	in	the	day	after	your	workouts.	The	evening	group	only	lost	about	5	pounds	more	over	the	course	of	6	months.	That’s	hardly	indicative	of	a	revolutionary	dietary	method.	Furthermore,	there	are
  several	RCTs	that	show	that	carb	backloading	is	no	better	than	traditional	dieting	when	it	comes	to	losing	weight	and	preserving	muscle:	This	study	found	that	calorie	intake	in	the	morning	or	evening	didn’t	affect	weight	loss	or	body	composition	parameters.	This	study	demonstrated	interesting	results:	subjects	that	normally	ate	breakfast	lost	more
  weight	skipping	it	and	eating	the	majority	of	calories	at	dinner,	whereas	subjects	that	normally	skipped	breakfast	lost	more	weight	eating	breakfast	every	day.	Researchers	chalked	this	up	to	greater	levels	of	satiety	and	thus	better	dietary	compliance.	This	study	showed	that	splitting	up	calories	into	5	equal	meals	per	day	eaten	between	9	AM	and	8
  PM,	eating	all	calories	in	the	morning,	or	all	in	the	evening,	didn’t	affect	weight	loss	parameters	or	body	composition.	While	the	available	research	does	indicate	that	eating	large	amounts	of	carbohydrates	at	night	can	help	with	overall	satiety	and	thus	dietary	compliance,	there	just	isn’t	any	compelling	evidence	that	it	does	anything	special	in	the	way
  of	maximizing	fat	loss	and	muscle	growth.	Carb	Backloading’s	Sketchy	Sales	Pitch	If	carb	backloading	were	being	sold	as	nothing	more	than	another	way	to	make	meal	scheduling	fit	your	lifestyle,	should	you	prefer	its	prescriptions,	it	would	be	fairly	representing	itself.	That’s	not	how	it’s	sold,	though.	Instead,	you’re	told	that	with	it	you	can	build
  muscle	and	get	an	awesome	six	pack	without	counting	calories	or	doing	cardio,	and	you’ll	get	to	indulge	on	junk	food	every	day	(this	isn’t	even	optional–you’re	instructed	to!).	Yes,	you	can	lose	weight	eating	foods	you	like	and	it	is	possible	to	build	muscle	and	lose	fat	simultaneously,	and	no,	you	don’t	necessarily	have	to	do	cardio,	but	the	only	way	you
  can	do	these	things	is	by	maintaining	a	calorie	deficit	and	training	properly–not	trying	to	hack	the	body	by	following	strange	dietary	routines.	The	idea	that	you	can	maximize	fat	loss	by	keeping	insulin	levels	low	throughout	the	day,	and	that	you	can	eat	only	protein	to	do	this,	including	whey	protein	isolate,	might	sound	good,	but	it	just	doesn’t	pan
  out.	While	it’s	true	that	insulin	regulates	lipolysis	(the	process	whereby	the	body	releases	energy	stored	in	fat	cells	for	use),	any	additional	fat	loss	caused	by	lower	insulin	levels	throughout	the	day	can	be	negated	by	the	fat	storage	resulting	from	when	you	do	actually	eat.	This	is	just	how	the	body	works–when	you	eat,	it	uses	the	food	for	immediate
  energy	and	it	stores	a	percentage	of	the	excess	energy	as	fat;	and	once	it	finishes	using	and	absorbing	the	energy	from	the	meal,	it	turns	to	its	fat	stores	for	energy	until	the	next	meal.	So	sure,	by	eating	fewer	calories	throughout	the	day	and	keeping	insulin	levels	low,	you’ll	lose	more	fat	during	that	period	than	if	you	had	been	eating	throughout	it.
  But,	that	evening,	if	you	then	eat	(in	calories)	what	you	would	have	eaten	throughout	the	day,	you’ll	end	up	with	the	same	result	in	terms	of	weight	loss	or	gain.	You	just	can’t	“hack”	the	body’s	energy	burned	vs.	energy	consumed	mechanisms	by	playing	with	meal	timing	or	frequency.	Also,	it’s	worth	noting	that	protein	consumption	causes	insulin
  levels	to	rise	as	well.	In	fact,	whey	protein	is	more	insulinogenic	than	white	bread.	If	you	eat	protein	every	few	hours,	your	insulin	levels	are	going	to	remain	quite	elevated	throughout	the	entire	day.	There	are	other	oddities	in	the	carb	backloading	theory.	For	example:	Kiefer	states	that	training	at	night	results	in	a	lower	cortisol	response,	which	helps
  you	build	more	muscle.	Research	shows	otherwise,	though:	this	study	demonstrated	that	cortisol	response	to	weightlifting	is	positively	correlated	with	muscle	growth.	And	while	this	study	isn’t	the	final	word	on	the	matter,	there	is	no	valid	evidence	that	I	know	of	demonstrating	that	a	lower	cortisol	response	to	exercise	results	in	greater	muscle	gains.
  Kiefer	states	that	you	need	to	stick	to	high-glycemic	carbohydrates	so	insulin	levels	rapidly	spike	and	return	to	normal	before	bed	for	optimal	growth	hormone	production.	While,	the	jury	is	still	out	as	to	whether	elevated	insulin	levels	interferes	with	growth	hormone	production	while	sleeping,	it	won’t	interfere	with	muscle	growth	one	way	or	another–
  growth	hormone	isn’t	anabolic	like	testosterone.	Furthermore,	if	you’re	eating	hundreds	of	grams	of	high-glycemic	carbs	a	few	hours	before	bedtime,	you	can	be	damn	sure	your	insulin	levels	won’t	have	returned	to	baseline	levels	by	the	time	you	fall	asleep.	Just	35	grams	of	sugar	is	enough	to	raise	insulin	levels	above	baseline	for	a	few	hours,	and	a
  mixed	meal	of	75	grams	of	carbs,	37	grams	of	protein,	and	17	grams	of	fat	will	elevate	insulin	levels	for	several	hours	(5+	in	the	study	cited).	The	bottom	line	with	carb	backloading	is	if	you	like	eating	on	that	type	of	schedule,	you	can	do	it	without	harming	your	metabolism	or	health.	But	it	is	not	the	magic	pill	for	muscle	growth	and	fat	loss	like	it’s
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