What's a Refeed Day?

What's a Refeed Day?

A refeed day is a day on which you intentionally overconsume calories after a period of being in a calorie deficit — whether it arose from eating fewer calories or increasing physical activity, or both ( 2 , 3 ). ... Cheat days involve uncontrolled and unplanned eating for one day.

Should you refeed on a rest day?

Have your refeed on a rest day

So a Sunday afternoon nap is often the order of the day, thus enhancing the restorative and recuperative qualities of a properly planned refeed.

What do you eat on refeed day 80 day obsession?

The purpose of Refeed day is to replenish glycogen stores in your muscles so you can work out harder and get better results. On Refeed day you choose carbs from the supplemental yellow list. Instead of whole grain carbs you are allowed white rice, pretzels, and white pasta.

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