bit of help needed please!

[dom]

i play under 85kg rugby and on game day currently weigh in at 84. am trying to lose an extra couple of kgs to give myself a bit of room to not stress each week. i know its not ideal to be trying to lose weight during the season but thats not for now..was wanting to know if low carb during the week then on the friday and before games on saturday have higher carb meals so im not blowing out early would be a good idea? dont really know how the stored glycogen thing works and how much it affects weight so would appreciate help.

otherwise stick with low carb all week until pre game meal?

appreciate any pointers!

[farrout]

i play under 85kg rugby and on game day currently weigh in at 84. am trying to lose an extra couple of kgs to give myself a bit of room to not stress each week. i know its not ideal to be trying to lose weight during the season but thats not for now..was wanting to know if low carb during the week then on the friday and before games on saturday have higher carb meals so im not blowing out early would be a good idea? dont really know how the stored glycogen thing works and how much it affects weight so would appreciate help.

otherwise stick with low carb all week until pre game meal?

appreciate any pointers!

IMHO you have basically answered your own question,

... low carb during the week then on the friday and before games on saturday have higher carb meals so im not blowing out ...

Well done ... :nod:

EDIT Wouldn't hurt to have a high carb meal/s after rugger to restore glycogen levels.

[dom]

sweet will give it a go, had a general idea but obviously (hopefully?) on here thered be a few more people with a better knowledge of this kind of thing. cheers.

[denzil]

sweet will give it a go, had a general idea but obviously (hopefully?) on here thered be a few more people with a better knowledge of this kind of thing. cheers.

u pretty much have it covered, carbs only for brekkie during the week keep the protien intake high, before your games say an hour before carb load, but then again we can break it down furthr as to what carbs your eating before your games and at what quantity..

[Pseudonym]

That's generally a good plan, but I'd just be a bit cautious with it in your case.

Carbs make you hold extra water, and often people see quite big weight fluctuations when they switch between low-carb and high-carb diets. It's quite possible that a rebound effect from your carb-up would take you close to (or even over) the 85kg limit. It wouldn't be such a problem if you're only talking about one meal of carbs an hour before the game, but I'm not sure that would be enough to restore your glycogen levels.

To be honest, if you only need to drop 1-2kg to make the weigh-in more comfortable, I wouldn't risk extreme dieting like this. Keep your carbs in all your meals, but just cut back the carb portion sizes slightly. You'll probably find that's enough.