i was looking for some "experienced" info on carb rotating. i am thinking of giving it shot and see how it works, but wanted some more info. my stats are 236, 6 ft about 12-15 percent bodyfat. my current meal plan is
* wake up: 3 scoops protien shake
* meal 1: 12 egg whites, 1 cup oats
* pre-workout: 3 scoops protein shake, simple sugar
* post-workout: 8 oz steak, 1/2- 1 c brow rice or 1/2-1 sweet pot
* meal 4: 8 oz chicken, 1- 1 1/2 c green veg
* meal 5: 8 oz cod, 1- 1 1/2 c green veg
*meal 6: 12 egg whites

any info would be appreciated

so u mean to tell me no one is willing to help me out?

What do you mean by "carb rotating"? Do you mean rotating the amounts on a daily basis? Or using different carb sources? Or something else entirely?

rotating the amounts of carbs and protein. i.e. high carb day, low carb day

If you read through some of the NNN and Body Muscle articles you will find lots of info on Beverly's plan using a high protein, moderate fat and low carb diet with 2 carb up meals per week. In a nut shell you eat a diet high in protein and plenty of healthy fats and your minimal carbs coming from veggies and a small amount of fruit (grapefruit and strawberries) Then on Mondays and Thursdays you have a high carb meal of oatmeal sweet potato and banana to recharge your glycogen stores and rev up your metabolism. This method has worked great for me.

Yup you can do the 2x per week carb up as gopher stated or try a HI LO NO approach with carb cycling:

Sunday:HI
Monday:LO
Tuesday:NO
Wednesday:HI
Thursday:LO
Friday:NO
Saturday:NO

The amounts of carbs consumed would depend upon whether you were dieting, or in a offseason lean gain phase.

it is for contest prep. i am now a couple of days less than five weeks out. i usually tend to diet up for a show, meaninng i gain weight.

i do not concern too much with fat gain. i have an extremely hi metabolism

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"i do not concern too much with fat gain. i have an extremely hi metabolism"

"so u mean to tell me no one is willing to help me out?"

At 12-15%, 5 wks out, maybe you should reconsider.

A lot of us are not always online, but we do what we can.

I'd probably find a later show