Thanks for the tips. It does seem like a balancing act; increase carbs just enough to fill out the muscles, but don't go overboard. I will take the more conservative approach and keep the carb servings small.
Taken from my training diary, this what my 2 carb loading days will look like. Keeping the overall calories to around 1700, which is what my body is used to. The overall volume of food isn't that great.
Carb Loading
- No Workout (Remove Pre & Post Workout).
- 60g oats for Breakfast.
- Add 25g of peanut butter and morning protein powder to Breakfast.
- Buckwheat pancakes for Dinner. Night protein powder with pancakes.
----- Calories --- 1695.
----- Fat ------- 28% (51.5g)
----- Protein ---- 33% (139.9g)
----- Carbs ----- 39% (165.1g)
The buckwheat pancakes only contain 70g of carbs and 15g of sugar. I'll put up a recipe later. I'm mixing the protein powder into a topping for the pancakes to reduce water intake.