Yes, low carb diets are for body builders not those of you trying to lose weight. Remember the Atkins Diet? This diet was named after Robert Coleman Atkins, MD. He was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Nutritional Approach (or "Atkins Diet"), a popular but controversial way of dieting that entails close control of carbohydrate consumption, emphasizing protein and fat intake, including saturated fat in addition to leaf vegetables and dietary supplements. You hear less about the Atkins Diet and more emphasis on a low-carb diet because Dr. Atkins suffered a heart attack in 2002. And the American Heart Association linked that heart attack to the Atkins Diet. Did you read that? The American Heart Association linked Dr. Atkins heart attack to his low carb diet. However, being the human that he was Dr. Atkins was in denial and claimed his heart attack was due to a "chronic infection." Whatever the case low carb diets are not good and here is my reason for stating that:
You need carbohydrates for energy, plain and simple. If you do not consume carbs your energy levels drop dramatically. There is absolutely nothing wrong with consuming carbs, they must be healthy ones and they must be eaten in moderation. Healthy carbs consist of vegetables, fruits, beans, and 100% whole grains. The more natural the food the better. I like to say, "If it came straight from God it is straight up the best!" Once food is processed by humans its' value drops. The more food is processed the worse its value gets. For example, fresh is best, frozen is good, canned is a no-no.
Here is why low carb diets work and who benefits from them the most. You know those commercials on TV where the guy with the absolutely great body tries to sell you a weight lifting machine? Do you know how he gets that great body? Or how about the body builder (steroids or natural) who is in competition and his muscles look absolutely beautiful <-matter of opinion? Nine times out of ten those guys do not always look that great. To prepare for those commercials and body building competitions those athletes go through a very thorough preparation.
About a week before the competition or commercial the individual will deplete his body of carbs. They consume absolutely zero carbs or practically zero for that matter. They still have to work out too and believe me these are the toughest workouts because they have very little energy because they have no carbs in their body. They have no fuel. BUT on the day of the competition, about an hour before they go on stage, they consume the exact right combination of carbs to make their muscles look absolutely perfect. This carbohydrate concentration plus a pump it up work out, not to mention a nice spray tan, puts that plumpness in the muscle and makes it look gorgeous. But that carb combo is what makes the body look so great.
One of my instructor's for my personal trainer certification had trained Arnold Schwarzenegger. He told us that Arnold would order a bottle of red wine and a sponge cake. Consuming that meal before his competition would give him that edge.
So this is one of the reasons why the low carb diet works for the normal person like you and me. You go on a low carb diet and your body goes into a type of stravation mode. When you do eat carbs again; and you will because your body will crave them like crazy; your body will give you those results you've been looking for. But this is only "fooling" you into thinking the low-carb diet is the way to go when in fact, it is not.
I am quite sure there are "die" hard Atkins fans who will argue the fact with me but I remain defenseless because I know there is nothing to defend. The proof is in the pudding, or should I say the proof is in the muscle tone. Happy Training!! -Kathie
You need carbohydrates for energy, plain and simple. If you do not consume carbs your energy levels drop dramatically. There is absolutely nothing wrong with consuming carbs, they must be healthy ones and they must be eaten in moderation. Healthy carbs consist of vegetables, fruits, beans, and 100% whole grains. The more natural the food the better. I like to say, "If it came straight from God it is straight up the best!" Once food is processed by humans its' value drops. The more food is processed the worse its value gets. For example, fresh is best, frozen is good, canned is a no-no.
Here is why low carb diets work and who benefits from them the most. You know those commercials on TV where the guy with the absolutely great body tries to sell you a weight lifting machine? Do you know how he gets that great body? Or how about the body builder (steroids or natural) who is in competition and his muscles look absolutely beautiful <-matter of opinion? Nine times out of ten those guys do not always look that great. To prepare for those commercials and body building competitions those athletes go through a very thorough preparation.
About a week before the competition or commercial the individual will deplete his body of carbs. They consume absolutely zero carbs or practically zero for that matter. They still have to work out too and believe me these are the toughest workouts because they have very little energy because they have no carbs in their body. They have no fuel. BUT on the day of the competition, about an hour before they go on stage, they consume the exact right combination of carbs to make their muscles look absolutely perfect. This carbohydrate concentration plus a pump it up work out, not to mention a nice spray tan, puts that plumpness in the muscle and makes it look gorgeous. But that carb combo is what makes the body look so great.
One of my instructor's for my personal trainer certification had trained Arnold Schwarzenegger. He told us that Arnold would order a bottle of red wine and a sponge cake. Consuming that meal before his competition would give him that edge.
So this is one of the reasons why the low carb diet works for the normal person like you and me. You go on a low carb diet and your body goes into a type of stravation mode. When you do eat carbs again; and you will because your body will crave them like crazy; your body will give you those results you've been looking for. But this is only "fooling" you into thinking the low-carb diet is the way to go when in fact, it is not.
I am quite sure there are "die" hard Atkins fans who will argue the fact with me but I remain defenseless because I know there is nothing to defend. The proof is in the pudding, or should I say the proof is in the muscle tone. Happy Training!! -Kathie
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