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Advanced Carbmaxxing Guide for infinite motor units
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Key takeaways
Key wellness & performance strategies from the “Advanced Carbmaxxing Guide”
Focus: maximizing gym performance (“motor unit recruitment”) and muscle gain via a carb-timed, low-fat, high-carb approach—while using mainly raw animal foods.
1) Advanced carb-max “double sandwich” timing (core method)
- Keep the same fast-acting carb “carb sandwich” around training as in basic carb maxing:
- ~40 g fast carbs before your workout (within ~30 minutes)
- ~40 g fast carbs after your workout (within ~30 minutes)
- Add starchy carbs for a longer window to increase total carb calories for performance:
- ~1.5–2 hours before training: starchy carbs
- ~1.5–2 hours after training: starchy carbs
- Goal: reach ~300 g+ carbs on training days (the video example lands around ~325 g/day usable carbs in the carb budget).
2) Carb types & preparation precautions
- Fast-acting carbs (around workout)
- Fruit, raw honey, orange juice/juice (emphasized for fast absorption)
- Bananas with raw honey are suggested post-workout
- Starchy carbs (before/after training)
- White rice or potatoes
Precautions for starchy carbs
- White rice
- Soak overnight to reduce arsenic/“anti-nutrients” (not necessarily 100% removal)
- If you forgot: rinse 2–3 times
- Avoid “brown rice” (explicitly discouraged in the subtitles)
- Potatoes
- Peel to reduce anti-nutrients (solanine/chaconine)
3) Macro framework (performance-based tradeoff)
The video frames this as a performance-first approach, accepting reduced “healthiness” compared to more fruit/honey-only strategies.
- Fat
- Minimum 60 g/day (natural); 30 g/day if “enhanced”
- Video example uses ~70 g/day
- Prefer raw fat sources
- Protein
- 0.8–1.0 g per lb bodyweight/day
- Video later uses a ~165 lb example target (~145 g)
- Emphasis on raw muscle meat + raw dairy for protein/recovery
- Carbs
- Training days target ~300 g+
- Example allocation:
- ~40 g fast before
- ~40 g fast after
- Subtract dairy carbs (example: raw kefir added carbs)
- Remainder becomes starchy carbs, split pre/post
4) “Athlete-style” meal structure (3 meals; around training)
Build meals to distribute protein (suggested 3 meals/day).
Example for an afternoon workout
- Breakfast: light; includes eggs (~4) + some carbs (fruit/orange/coconut water)
- Lunch (pre-workout): white rice/potatoes + raw/rare meat + needed raw fat
- Workout window: orange juice (or similar fast carbs) before; bananas + raw honey after
- Dinner (post-workout starchy reload): rice/potatoes + raw/rare meat + raw fat as needed
Also includes:
- Optional raw dairy daily (raw milk/kefir/cheese)
- Macro tracking
5) Raw-food wellness support for recovery/sleep/stress
Several “micro” add-ons are included to reduce stress, improve recovery, and manage bloat.
A) Raw dairy for recovery & gut support
- Raw dairy (especially raw kefir) is positioned as:
- A recovery enhancer
- Potential aid for gut dysbiosis if you get extreme facial bloat
B) Methionine:glycine ratio support (sleep/stress optimization)
Amino-acid balance idea (Ray Peat framing):
- Aim to shift from a “typical muscle-meat” ratio (~1–1.5) toward ~1:2 methionine:glycine
Tools suggested:
- Bone broth (or concentrate) for glycine/connective-tissue amino acids
- Glycine powder: ~3 g nightly
- Claimed to improve sleep quality and counter methionine-associated stress
C) Magnesium supplementation
- Elemental magnesium: ~200–400 mg nightly
- Prefer “nano magnesium” if possible; otherwise magnesium glycinate
- Optional stack with glycine for a sleep-focused routine
D) Raw liver
- Target: ~300 g raw liver/week
- Suggested habit: ~40 g per day in the morning
- Can be frozen for convenience
E) Salt
- Celtic sea salt to taste
- Positioned as acceptable/beneficial rather than avoided
6) Side effect handling: carb bloat guidance
- Muscle “fullness” water retention is expected/normal.
- Concerning sign: severe facial bloat beyond “normal” fullness → interpreted as possible gut dysbiosis.
Suggested adjustment
- Increase raw milk/raw kefir (especially raw kefir)
7) Who should use basic vs advanced carb-maxing (eligibility guidance)
- Under 18 / teenagers
- Stick to basic carb maxing (avoid starchy carbs; emphasize meat/dairy calories)
- Rationale: support development (bones) and keep nutrients animal-based
- Maintenance / health-maxers who don’t care about physique
- Stick with basic (fast carbs only around workout; starchy carbs avoided)
- 18+ young men aiming to build physique
- More likely to use advanced (starchy carbs included)
Presenters / sources mentioned
- BP Fitness (course/platform referenced)
- Aajonus Vonderplanitz (raw-fat and diet theory references)
- Ray Peat (methionine:glycine ratio and orange juice support references)
- Face IQ (mentioned as a reference point for carb/ketogenic claims)
- Organifi Thunder Planets / Organifi (mentioned via a low-carb influencer hydration product example)
- Show Speed (referenced as an example transformation)