Comments for Nate Miyaki: Fitness Author & Fat Loss Educator

Comment on Carbs at Night? by trojan02

trojan02 — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:17:27 +0000

Robb Wolf: “no post workout carbs until one is lean (men less than 10% bodyfat).”

“So, one way to look at this is the a LowCarb-PostWorkOut meal is focusing on muscular recovery and growth, while minimizing or limiting the effects of insulin or carbohydrate.”
http://robbwolf.com/2009/07/01/post-workout-nutrition-high-or-low-carb/

So what do you recommend for someone to add to their protein shake? Thanks!

Comment on Carbs at Night? by natemiyaki

natemiyaki — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:31:11 +0000

Well, I think the critical role that post-workout nutrition plays supersedes everything. So if you train in the morning, I would definitely have a post-workout pro:cho combo. Just enough to initiate some of the recovery processes but not so much that you trigger rebound hypoglycemia and feel tired/sluggish the rest of the day. I generally recommend a 1:1 pro:cho ratio. The old Sports Nutrition recommendation is 0.4g pro/kg and 0.8g cho/kg. I say split the difference, 0.6g/kg of each.

Comment on Carbs at Night? by natemiyaki

natemiyaki — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:27:17 +0000

Yeah man, when science and evolution meet, that’s when you know you are onto something valuable.

Comment on Carbs at Night? by natemiyaki

natemiyaki — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:26:33 +0000

Hey Otto, absolutely. I hate dogmatic approaches to anything (even my own) because I know multiple methods can work. I’ve followed traditional bodybuilding nutrition in the past with success, know many competitors who get great results with that approach, etc. Trust me, I’m not one of the coach’s who bashes bodybuilding nutrition, but I do feel there are alternative ways to get in shape. I just feel like this approach is more realistic, functional, and sustainable for the long-term, especially for busy professionals.

Comment on Carbs at Night? by natemiyaki

natemiyaki — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:19:28 +0000

Thanks bro. And yes, y’all should check out Kiefer’s work. He is the only other coach I know of that recommends this approach to eating, which is accurately called Carb Backloading.

Comment on Carbs at Night? by DH Kiefer

DH Kiefer — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:52:55 +0000

Good read, Nate. You break it down well. Although we disagree about breakfast, there’s a lot of synergy here between my Carb Back-Loading and your upcoming plan. Here’s my first major write up: http://articles.elitefts.com/nutrition/carb-back-loading/

There’s also a book available for those who want to check it out. Just google “carb back loading” for more info.

Comment on Carbs at Night? by Otto

Otto — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:52:51 +0000

And then there are the folks who do the complete opposite and they are also ripped. I think though that givig this a try regardless of theory and see if it works for oneself is worth a try.

I do eat more at night it seems. I’ve also discovered that eating starchy foods at night creates a horrible sleeping experience. I itch and I’m restless.

I’v nenever thought of protein only for breakfast though, that’s something I’ll have to explore.

Very interesting post. Thanks for your hard work!

Comment on Carbs at Night? by john michael

john michael — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:38:30 +0000

Cool it’s carb backloading with an evolutionary justification!

Comment on Carbs at Night? by Jason

Jason — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:06:05 +0000

Nate, love the stuff you’re putting up here, T-Nation, and everywhere else..one question though…Where does the timing come into play? Obviously you want some post-workout carb and protein, but as far as the meals go…Would the template you talk about stay the same for a guy who trains at 6am as opposed to a guy who gets his lift in at 5pm?

Comment on Strength Training vs. Cardio for Fat Loss by Tim

Tim — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:18:26 +0000

I've been saying this for ages, high intensity low repetition exercises are better for fat loss than low intensity high repetition or indeed cardio work outs. People can not get away from the cardio for weight loss myth though