Would it be possible to still gain muscle if one were to say follow a keto style diet monday to friday...then have a 2day carb up?
Or would a more conventional diet be more effective?
I am on a typical keto diet year round... maintaining, cutting, bulking.
When bulking, I may have a few pre-workout carbs; that is if I feel I need them. If I don't need them, then I don't eat them.
Then I either have a cheat meal or 16-24 hour carb-up depending on how I am feeling.
I find it very easy to gain muscle and maintain bodyfat levels below 10%... Typically in the 6-8% range. And I am a straight up former fat boy.
Exact same sitution as me.
Are any of you guys doin cardio offseason? I'm experimenting with Carb numbers as well, I was doin 4 carb meals per day surrounded near the workout, started adding some bodyfat now I'm dropping to 3 meals, no more than 150 CARBS total ..
Are any of you guys doin cardio offseason? I'm experimenting with Carb numbers as well, I was doin 4 carb meals per day surrounded near the workout, started adding some bodyfat now I'm dropping to 3 meals, no more than 150 CARBS total ..
Take into consideration your overall calories as well. I mean, I always blamed carbs for making me fat, but instead my overall calories were just too damn high and I wasn't doing any cardio. Now that I lowered my fats and upped my carbs (500g initially and I'm losing weight, George Farah-type-diet-plan) and keep my protein high, getting in fat only in trace amounts and my last meal, my muscles look fuller, my waist is smaller and I'm still making quality gains even though I dropped my dose from 600mg to 250mg..
A lot of people get a distended waistline and feel bloated from too many fats in their diet.. or vice versa with carbs. You have to tinker around with it and look at the overall calories.. are your fats too damn high? insanely too much protein?
I'm probably not the best example, but I can attest to similar stuff. I hired Alex A cause he was different than what I was doing, and whatever I was doing wasn't working.
When I was bulking, my carbs were very high but I never felt fat or anything, despite prior to this point I always kept it low carb. I think calories are what matter.
Obviously, the leaner you start the better. I was at a very high protein intake, very high carb intake and a low fat intake. I would've never done that on my own. Previously, I did high protein, moderate fat, low carb. Then i wouldn't grow and I'd add a lot of carbs and get fat. I think it's calories really.
Sonicwaste- do u prefer a 16-24 hr carb up or a big cheat meal?
I havent seen any proof that states carbs are esential for muscle growth , yea they do help.
I stayed pretty lean this off season eating 2g-protein(550-600) , almost 1g-fat(225-250) per pound and about 150-200g carbs a day and a little kore than half of that was from grapefruit , bananas and apples
I dont know if I buy into this low carb bulking approach. I do agree that carbs make me feel like shit, gas all day, bloated, etc. But every diet I ever got from a nutritionist (2 that prep pros for shows) had carbs in it and one even had me eat carbs pro and fat in every meal. And if this is coming from them, how can other diets be better? I tried low carb and it doesn't work, im flat, weak and dont grow. I am at least half endo. My dad was endo and maybe half meso. My other half is meso since my mom is a meso. But i gain fat easily, i can maintain bf easily though, gain muscle easily. I can look bloated fast. I also noticed that alot of fruits are not ideal since they give me the runs as well. I grew my best when I had moderate to high carbs, a ton of protein and no added fat, whatever was in my beef. Oh and a shitload of test and some dbol mixed in there.