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If your STOP week is coming up would you still carb up. So say my 10 week cycle ends next thursday and I would usually carb up on the following sunday, would you still have the carb up or would you avoid it as you wont be in the gym again until thursday? I know there are no real rules but just thought it would be nice to get your thoughts.

Cheers

I carb up before my S.T.O.P. week. At the end of May is my next one, and I actually plan to take an entire week "off" the diet and exercise program while I vacation in St. George, UT: eat what I want, when I want, where I want, as I want, exercise only as I feel like it recreationally. That said, I want to try to make healthier choices than I used to, but without the benefit of a carb/calorie calculator in my pocket all the time, and I'm eager to see how I do on a "week off" the program.

--Matt B.

I wouldn't carb up personally, but I go more for cut and definition rather than increasing size/weight so that's just my personal choice. A day or two of carbs when your body might not need them isn't going to make a significant difference either way.

Ok thanks for the input guys, your plan Matt sound like one I may implement myself at some point just to see how my body goes with it.