Posted by Caesar on February 09, 1997 at 02:45:02:
In Reply to: Get fat and build mucle or stay lean and build nothing posted by J.E.L.L.O on February 08, 1997 at 18:31:19:
: What do you guys think about getting fat in the offseason ya think its easier to gain mucle when you bulk up
: or do you think you could maintain a bf% of 8-9% and still bulid the same amount of mucle. If its not possible to do it naturaly can you do it if your on something.
I would tend to not put on too many extra pounds unless you know how to diet without losing muscle. That is, do you use a ketogenic diet or a high carb high aerobic plan?
Aerobics prohibit muscle from growing. Look at any marathon runner. If you want to put on the fat, use a ketogenic diet (Atkins or BodyOpus) to get it off. They are the same basic thing. You retain about everything you have, more than a high carb diet will allow you to keep.
If you're not into the ketogenic diets, don't let your fat get too high. You'll lose a lot of muscle trying to get it off with all of those aerobics.
Hail Caesar!