Why I Do a Carbohydrate Reset Week with my Clients

We’re in Week 1 of my brand new Lean Body Lifting online training & nutrition boot camp, and my second group is starting on the 17th — you could say it’s an exciting month – especially since this is the last time I’ll be running any online boot camps for the year!

This week my clients in the program have been crushing it at finding new tasty, creative ways to hit their macros in our ‘carbohydrate re-set’ week. There’s a ton of recipe and tip-sharing going on, and I already know this group is going to thrive in their goals!!

Now, this program is extremely effective, but in order to register, I ask that you have a base level knowledge of nutrition, and some experience lifting, because it is a little bit more advanced. In includes carbohydrate cycling, changes with your nutrient timing, and the training program requires previous experience with strength training.

But one part of it I don’t think I’ve mentioned publicly before is that week 1 consists of what I call a ‘Carbohydrate Reset‘ with my clients in the program.

I’m not going to get into the nitty gritty details of it, because exact macronutrient splits vary from person to person. Even in my group programs, I give each client individual nutrition coaching and macronutrients to follow.

However, more often than not, we’ll start off with some type of carbohydrate reset before we begin carbohydrate cycling, which includes a lower amount of carbohydrates (nothing extreme, of course) than the rest of the program.

This is actually something I did with one of my trainers, and after seeing how it positively affected me firsthand, and after seeing the research behind it, I began implementing it with some of my clients.

Why I Do a Carbohydrate Reset Week with my Clients

Now, for my more advanced clients and in my ongoing and October 17th boot camp, we start with a lower amount of carbohydrates for the first week or so. This generally goes hand in hand with their training that I design for them, and the goal is threefold:

1. To sharpen insulin sensitivity
2. To find their carbohydrate “sweet spot,” and
3. It generally also kickstarts some results

Sharpens Insulin Sensitivity

What happens when we eat a higher amount of carbohydrates throughout the day is that our body starts to rely on carbs for the insulin spike — and that insulin spike happens fairly often throughout the day. When we decrease carbohydrates for a minute, we begin producing that insulin on our own more efficiently.

Find Your Carbohydrate “Sweet Spot”

After our carbohydrate reset week, I ask a series of questions that helps me determine how much to raise carbohydrates, as well as the other macronutrients, protein and fat, in order to get you:

• performing optimally in your training
• feeling good and keeping your energy and satiety levels up
• making progress and seeing consistent results

In my programs, we make 2-3 adjustments, as needed and as your body responds throughout the program.

Kickstart Some Results

And sure, in general, most of my clients also start seeing – and/or feeling – results after just the first week or two. This not only brings upon confidence and encouragement, but also helps us determine adjustments moving forward.

Today and this weekend is your last chance to sign up for my October 17th group for this online boot camp! If you’d like to sign up, or reach out to me with any questions, you can do that HERE.