{"id":525,"date":"2013-02-26T18:39:21","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T17:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/?p=525"},"modified":"2013-02-26T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T17:43:00","slug":"why-is-carbs-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/2013\/02\/26\/why-is-carbs-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is carbs important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Hej!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nedan har jag hittat tv\u00e5 bra texter som beskriver varf\u00f6r kolhydrater \u00e4r s\u00e5 viktiga f\u00f6r oss. Jag har m\u00e5nga kvinnliga l\u00e4sare som \u00e4r r\u00e4dda f\u00f6r kolhydrater och tror att de ska g\u00e5 upp i vikt och att det bara \u00e4r allm\u00e4nt d\u00e5ligt att stoppa i sig kolhydrater. Det \u00e4r helt fel t\u00e4nk. L\u00e4s texterna nedan, de \u00e4r mycket l\u00e4rorika! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kolhydrater fungerar som br\u00e4nsle f\u00f6r musklerna. Kolhydrater lagras i musklerna och de lagrade kolhydraterna kallas Glykogen. \u00a0Det praktiska med glykogenet \u00e4r att det fortfarande kan anv\u00e4ndas trots syrebrist, vilket g\u00f6r att det fortfarande fungerar som energik\u00e4lla vid h\u00f6gintensiv tr\u00e4ning.<\/p>\n<p>Det finns tv\u00e5 olika typer av kolhydrater \u2013 Snabba och l\u00e5ngsamma.\u00a0De snabba (och medelsnabba) \u00e4r bra att \u00e4ta b\u00e5de f\u00f6re och efter tr\u00e4ningen, medan de l\u00e5ngsamma \u00e4r bra att \u00e4ta\u00a0vid de andra tillf\u00e4llena.<\/p>\n<p>Om intaget av kolhydrater blir allt f\u00f6r l\u00e5gt s\u00e5 kommer hormoner som kortisol och glukagon fris\u00e4ttas. Dessa hormoner bryter ner muskelmassa. Anledningen till varf\u00f6r de g\u00f6r s\u00e5h\u00e4r \u00e4r att de beh\u00f6ver \u201dn\u00f6dfallsenergi\u201d. De vill \u00e5t det lagrade proteinet som finns i musklerna \u2013 musklerna bryts ner. Kolhydrater efter styrketr\u00e4ning \u00e4r en f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning f\u00f6r att \u00e5terh\u00e4mta sig och bygga nya muskler. Folk \u00e4r ofta allt f\u00f6r insn\u00f6ade p\u00e5 att de beh\u00f6ver protein efter styrketr\u00e4ningen, men kolhydrater \u00e4r som sagt en f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning f\u00f6r att musklerna ska \u00e5terh\u00e4mta sig och bygga nytt.<\/p>\n<p>Kolhydrater \u00e4r inte bara viktigt f\u00f6r musklerna, utan ocks\u00e5 f\u00f6r hj\u00e4rnan. Kroppen omvandlar delvis kolhydrater till glukos, som sedan anv\u00e4nds som energik\u00e4lla. Om det finns f\u00f6r lite glukos f\u00f6r hj\u00e4rnan, blir man genast tr\u00f6tt. Prestationsf\u00f6rm\u00e5gan och orken f\u00f6rs\u00e4mras m\u00e4rkbart. Det \u00e4r d\u00e4rf\u00f6r viktigt att f\u00e5 i sig tillr\u00e4ckligt med kolhydrater innan styrketr\u00e4ningen, inte bara f\u00f6r musklernas energi utan \u00e4ven f\u00f6r hj\u00e4rnans. &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tr\u00e4nasmart.se\/styrketraning\/kolhydrater\/\"> k\u00e4lla\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>N\u00e5gra punkter varf\u00f6r vi beh\u00f6ver ett \u00e5terh\u00e4mtningsm\u00e5l efter tr\u00e4ningen. K\u00e4llan hittar ni<a href=\"http:\/\/www.styrkeprogrammet.se\/traningsguide\/12\"> H\u00c4R.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Inleder den anabola fasen.\u00a0<\/strong>Tr\u00e4ning \u00e4r en katabol (nedbrytande) fas och f\u00f6r att man skall f\u00e5 n\u00e5gon effekt av tr\u00e4ning \u00e4r den anabola (uppbyggande) fasen en viktig del. \u00c5terh\u00e4mtningsm\u00e5let inleder den anabola fasen genom att det hindrar den fortsatta nedbrytningen av muskler och immunf\u00f6rsvar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00d6kad glykogeninlagring direkt efter tr\u00e4ning.<\/strong>\u00a0Direkt efter tr\u00e4ning \u00e4r insulink\u00e4nsligheten h\u00f6g samtidigt som muskelcellernas genomsl\u00e4pplighet \u00e4r h\u00f6g, vilket inneb\u00e4r att\u00a0<abbr title=\"Den grupp n\u00e4rings\u00e4mnen som, ut\u00f6ver fett och protein, ger energi. Kolhydrater \u00e5terfinns framf\u00f6r allt i v\u00e4xtriket. De ger energi (4 kcal\/g), bygger upp cellv\u00e4ggar, bildar viss upplagringsn\u00e4ring och ing\u00e5r som viktiga best\u00e5ndsdelar i \u00e4mnesoms\u00e4ttningen. De viktigaste kolhydraterna i kosten \u00e4r sockerarter, st\u00e4rkelse och kostfiber. Vikitgaste br\u00e4nslet vid intensiv tr\u00e4ning, eftersom det ger mer energi per tidsenehet \u00e4n fett. L\u00e4s mer om kolhydraters funktion i samband med tr\u00e4ning i artikeln \u00c4t r\u00e4tt f\u00f6re, under och efter tr\u00e4ning.\">kolhydrater<\/abbr>\u00a0i form av\u00a0<abbr title=\"Glukos, som ofta kallas druvsocker, dextros eller blodsocker, \u00e4r en monosackarid som i sig \u00e4r en grupp av kolhydrater . Glukos finns i fri form i m\u00e5nga livsmedel, ing\u00e5r i de vanliga disackariderna och bygger bl.a. upp st\u00e4rkelse och cellulosa. De flesta kolhydrater bryts ner till glukos, som i sin tur anv\u00e4nds som energi eller till inlagring i form av muskel- eller leverglykogen. Glukosniv\u00e5n i blodet varierar med avseende p\u00e5 kostintag och tr\u00e4ning. \">glukos<\/abbr>\u00a0f\u00f6rs in i muskelcellen mycket effektivt. Genom ett \u00e5terh\u00e4mtningsm\u00e5l direkt efter tr\u00e4ning kan man lagra in en st\u00f6rre\u00a0<abbr title=\"Beskriver tr\u00e4ningens kvantitativa niv\u00e5, t.ex. antal set eller antal pass per vecka.\">m\u00e4ngd<\/abbr><abbr title=\"Kroppens f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att lagra kolhydrater \u00e4r mycket begr\u00e4nsad. Kolhydraten och tillika monosackariden glukos kan lagras i muskler och lever i form av glykogen, som \u00e4r en polysackarid. Kroppen kan lagra glykogen i leverns och i musklernas glykogenf\u00f6rr\u00e5d, men denna f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga \u00e4r begr\u00e4nsad. 1\/3 av kroppens totala glykogen f\u00f6rekommer huvudsakligen i lever och resterande 2\/3 i muskulatur. M\u00e4nniskan har en glykogenreserv p\u00e5 ca 1 600 kcal. Denna f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga kan dock f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttras genom h\u00e5rd tr\u00e4ning genom att musklernas inlagringskapacitet \u00f6kar. Under muskelarbete oms\u00e4tts energi fr\u00e5n glykogen. Glykogen \u00e4r det viktigaste br\u00e4nslet vid h\u00f6gintensivt arbete och det enda br\u00e4nslet vid maximal intensitet, d\u00e5 spj\u00e4lkning till mj\u00f6lksyra sker. \">glykogen<\/abbr>\u00a0i muskeln \u00e4n om det har g\u00e5tt mer \u00e4n en timma efter tr\u00e4ningen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minskar infektionsrisken<\/strong>. Efter ett tr\u00e4ningspass \u00e4r immunf\u00f6rsvaret kraftigt nedsatt, bl.a. genom att antalet och aktiviteten av lymfocyter och antikroppar \u00e4r l\u00e4gre \u00e4n i normala fall. D\u00e4rf\u00f6r \u00e4r du extra k\u00e4nslig f\u00f6r att bli sjuk timmarna efter tr\u00e4ning. Protein och\u00a0<abbr title=\"Den grupp n\u00e4rings\u00e4mnen som, ut\u00f6ver fett och protein, ger energi. Kolhydrater \u00e5terfinns framf\u00f6r allt i v\u00e4xtriket. De ger energi (4 kcal\/g), bygger upp cellv\u00e4ggar, bildar viss upplagringsn\u00e4ring och ing\u00e5r som viktiga best\u00e5ndsdelar i \u00e4mnesoms\u00e4ttningen. De viktigaste kolhydraterna i kosten \u00e4r sockerarter, st\u00e4rkelse och kostfiber. Vikitgaste br\u00e4nslet vid intensiv tr\u00e4ning, eftersom det ger mer energi per tidsenehet \u00e4n fett. L\u00e4s mer om kolhydraters funktion i samband med tr\u00e4ning i artikeln \u00c4t r\u00e4tt f\u00f6re, under och efter tr\u00e4ning.\">kolhydrater<\/abbr>\u00a0\u00e5terst\u00e4ller kroppens immunf\u00f6rsvar och kan p\u00e5verka immunsystemet till att endast vara nedsatt under 4 h efter tr\u00e4ning, ist\u00e4llet f\u00f6r \u00e4nda upp till 3 dygn efter tr\u00e4ning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00d6kad v\u00e4tskehalt i musklerna &#8211; positivt f\u00f6r muskeluppbyggnaden<\/strong>. 1 g muskelglykogen binder 2.7 g vatten. En \u00f6kad glykogeninlagring i muskeln bidrar d\u00e4rmed till en \u00f6kad vattenm\u00e4ngd i muskelcellen. En h\u00f6g v\u00e4tskehalt \u00e4r positivt f\u00f6r proteinoms\u00e4ttningen och s\u00e5 \u00e4ven f\u00f6r muskeluppbyggnaden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ger en b\u00e4ttre ork vid n\u00e4sta pass.<\/strong>\u00a0Om du intar ett \u00e5terh\u00e4mtningsm\u00e5l direkt efter tr\u00e4ning, orkar du under n\u00e4sta pass prestera p\u00e5 en h\u00f6g niv\u00e5 en l\u00e4ngre tid. Det beror p\u00e5 att \u00e5terh\u00e4mtningsm\u00e5let \u00f6kar glykogeninlagringen. Glykogenet ger i sin tur energi vid muskelarbete. Har man bara halvfyllda glykogenlager d\u00e5 man p\u00e5b\u00f6rjar n\u00e4sta pass, kommer man inte att orka h\u00e5lla samma h\u00f6ga niv\u00e5 under lika l\u00e5ng tid, som om d\u00e5 man hade haft v\u00e4lfyllda glykogenlager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/files\/2013\/02\/PicMonkey-Collage2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-529 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/files\/2013\/02\/PicMonkey-Collage2-680x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/files\/2013\/02\/PicMonkey-Collage2-680x340.jpg 680w, https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/files\/2013\/02\/PicMonkey-Collage2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/files\/2013\/02\/PicMonkey-Collage2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Hi!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I have found two great texts that describes why carbohydrates are so important for us. I have many female readers who are afraid of carbs and believes that they&#8217;re going to gain weight, and that it&#8217;s just generally bad to eat carbohydrates. It is totally wrong thinking. Read the text below, they are very instructive! \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Carbohydrates serve as fuel for the muscles. Carbohydrates are stored in the muscles and the stored carbohydrates called glycogen. The practical with glycogen is that it can still be used despite the lack of oxygen, making it still serves as a source of energy for high intensity training.<\/p>\n<p>There are two types of carbohydrates &#8211; fast and slow. The rapid (and medium speed) is good to eat before and after exercise, while the slow is good to eat at the other occasions.<\/p>\n<p>If the intake of carbohydrates becomes too low, the hormones of cortisol and glucagon will be released. These hormones breaks down your muscle mass. The reason why they do like this is that they need &#8221;emergency power&#8221;. They want to access the stored protein that is found in muscles &#8211; the muscles break down. Carbohydrates after strength training is a prerequisite to recover and build new muscles. People are often too snowed that they need protein for strength training, but carbs are as I said a prerequisite for the muscles to recover and rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>Carbohydrates are not only important for the muscles, but also for the brain. The body converts carbohydrates into glucose in part, which is then used as an energy source. If there is too little glucose to the brain, you become instantly tired. The performance and energy levels will be noticeably decreases. It is therefore important to consume enough carbohydrates before strength training, not only for muscle energy, but also for the brain.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list with some &#8221;reasons&#8221; why its important for us to have a recover meal after training:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initiates the anabolic phase<\/strong>. Exercise is a catabolic (destructive) phase and in order to get an effect of training is the anabolic (building) phase is an important part. Recovery goal starts the anabolic phase by preventing the continued destruction of muscles and immune systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increased glykogen intercalation\u00a0immediately after exercise.<\/strong> Immediately after the training the insulin sensitivity is high, while the muscle cells permeability is high, which means that carbohydrate in the form of glucose entering the muscle cells very efficiently. Through your recovery meal immediately after exercise, you can store a large quantity of glycogen in the muscle than if it has been more than an hour after the workout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reduces the risk of infection.<\/strong> After a workout, the immune system is severely impaired, including in that the number and activity of lymphocytes and antibodies is lower than normal. Therefore you are extra sensitive to getting sick hours after exercise. Protein and carbohydrates are the body&#8217;s immune system and can affect the immune system to only be reduced for 4 h after exercise, instead of up to three days after exercise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increased water content in muscles &#8211; positive for muscle building.<\/strong> 1 g of muscle glycogen binds 2.7 g water. Increased glycogen, thereby contributing to an increased amount of water in the muscle cell. A high liquid content is positive for protein turnover and so for muscle building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Provides a better strength at the next session.<\/strong> If you having a recovery meal immediately after exercise, bothered you during the next session to perform at a high level for a long time. This is because the recovery target increases glykogeninlagringen. Glycogen in turn provides energy for muscle work. If you have only half filled glycogen stores when you begin the next session, will not be able to hold the same high level for as long time as if the man had had a well-stocked glycogen stores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hej! Nedan har jag hittat tv\u00e5 bra texter som beskriver varf\u00f6r kolhydrater \u00e4r s\u00e5 viktiga f\u00f6r oss. Jag har m\u00e5nga kvinnliga l\u00e4sare som \u00e4r r\u00e4dda f\u00f6r kolhydrater och tror att de ska g\u00e5 upp i vikt och att det bara \u00e4r allm\u00e4nt d\u00e5ligt att stoppa i sig kolhydrater. Det \u00e4r helt fel t\u00e4nk. L\u00e4s texterna &#8230; <a title=\"Why is carbs important?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/2013\/02\/26\/why-is-carbs-important\/\" aria-label=\"L\u00e4s mer om Why is carbs important?\">L\u00e4s mer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4212,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trainingfood-facts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.improveme.se\/fitspooration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}