Many an athlete has asked himself or herself at one time or another, 'will cutting carbs help me lose weight?' Others on the outside might be wondering why an athlete would still want to lose weight. After all, they are into physical activity in a significant way and this is a major component of weight loss.
Speaking from experience, you can be into activities like mountain biking, and be really into it, spending 3 to 4 hours daily doing it and STILL need lose weight. Why? The hearty appetites of long distance bikers is legendary. Just look at the food choices that are available either at the start, end, or at rest point along a popular cycling route. You won't see diet food here. What you will see is REAL food and observe how a mountain of food magically disappears after encountering group of riders coming in from a century ride. So yes, sometimes athletes need to lose weight too.
Cutting Bits
But the question of what to reduce becomes a major issue because the type of food you take in can affect your performance in a big way. This is especially true for cyclists because their intake of carbohydrates is quite critical. No, I am not making this up just because I am a cyclist, I have experienced the agony of carbohydrate depletion, otherwise known as 'the bonk'. It is one experience you will normally go through just once, because you will avoid it forever after.
That is why cutting carbs to help one lose weight is not the primary concern for athletes, it's more about what effect cutting carbs will have on their sport. Since the question is for endurance type sports then the only prudent answer to give is 'maybe'. Unless, you know for a fact that you are overdoing the carb bit. In this case, it might be good to stick with the better carbs and utilize sports preparations to provide bulk of your carbohydrate requirements. That way you are sure that you are not consuming empty calories which will make it difficult to reduce bulk.
So for the endurance athlete who is thinking, 'will cutting carbs help me lose weight?', study your carb intake and requirements, possibly with the help of a good nutritionist. Keep in mind that if you are a bit overweight, then you simply need to either turn up your workout intensities to burn more calories, or eat less calories, starting with the fat calories first. Of course doing both won't hurt, but proceed with caution and never do this before a competition. Remember, do everything in moderation. With proper planning, accompanied by sound judgement, you can achieve your optimal weight.
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