turbozed
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Has anyone actually put on slabs of muscle on a low-carb diet? Obviously such a diet can work wonders for losing fat, but I wonder about it for bulking.
I have gained a lot of lean muscle on my low carb diet. Don't know if it qualifies as 'slabs.' But muscle building is a very slow process where it's extremely difficult to gain a couple of lbs of lean muscle mass a month.
Also, metabolically, I don't see any reason why carbs are necessary for muscle gain at all. You can get enough energy through protein and fat. I guess a middle-of-the-road approach would be to schedule your carbs peri-workout. I eat my carbs early in the day and PWO. The rest of the time I avoid it.