Nick Bare

I didn't enjoy the way I felt in the gym and training.

I felt flat and depleted and it just wasn't for me.

So,

All that being said, I wanted to set the stage.

I'm obviously going to lean more carbohydrate heavy because that is my preference.

That's what I enjoy.

And that's what works for me.

So diving in, how and why does your body need and use carbohydrates?

So carbohydrates supplying energy to the body, four calories per gram of carbohydrate.

As many of you probably know, might know, might not know, one gram of carbohydrates is four calories.

One gram of protein is four calories.

One gram of fat is nine calories.

And actually a gram of alcohol is seven calories.

So dietary fat is the most calorically dense per gram of the macronutrients.

Carbohydrates also, when broken down after consumption, digestion into glucose, glucose is the body's primary energy source mentally and physically for bodily functions and

for our muscles, for our movement, and for our brains.

Now, what happens when you consume carbohydrates?

I'm sure many people have heard of insulin, insulin resistance,

Some people have a negative connotation between carbohydrates and insulin and blood sugar spikes.

So let's talk about some of this.