Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I have a question on the diets most of you guys run. I see that all of you have alot of carbs and fat in your diet. My question is cant i just eat alot of protein, low carb, and low fat and get big. I dont understand how fat and carbs get you big i thought that protein was the only thing. Wouldn't the extra fat and carbs just pack on alot of bodyfat?
Carb question
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DJLegacy2k1
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When bulking you need the carbs as fuel for your muscles....If all you give it is protein, its going to use that up for repairing your muscles and leave no engery for hard workouts. You have to give you body enough fuel to run through the day, workout, and repair and build the muscle. If all your eating is protein, I dont see how youll be getting enough calories to do your body any good while bulking.
SgtSlaughter
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Honestly, we're not here to pursued you do eat how you need to, to get big and add muscle.
What are you stats? (height, weight, age, body fat %?)
Simple trial and error on your part will show that if you eat a shitload you'll put on way more muscle than eating how it seem you may now (not enough). Yes you'll put on some fat, but that's what a diet is for.
Putting on sheer lean muscle i'm under the impression that it takes some Drugs to aid in that.... well at least for me being an endo/mesomorph body type.
I hope Lifter4life (or any other brosephs around, Mr.X is everywhere
) can chime in 
Very knowledgeable person... i'd have to look it up to give you specifics other than what the good bros already posted here.
Do some research for yourself too bro.. .you'll find that you won't grow eating grilled chicken salads homie.
What are you stats? (height, weight, age, body fat %?)
Simple trial and error on your part will show that if you eat a shitload you'll put on way more muscle than eating how it seem you may now (not enough). Yes you'll put on some fat, but that's what a diet is for.
Putting on sheer lean muscle i'm under the impression that it takes some Drugs to aid in that.... well at least for me being an endo/mesomorph body type.
I hope Lifter4life (or any other brosephs around, Mr.X is everywhere
) can chime in Very knowledgeable person... i'd have to look it up to give you specifics other than what the good bros already posted here.Do some research for yourself too bro.. .you'll find that you won't grow eating grilled chicken salads homie.
SgtSlaughter
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Correct.Killerpak said:
Simple equation for mass:
Calories In > Calories Out = Weight Gain
DJLegacy2k1 said:
This is half true as per is you are not eating any carbs, the protein/fat that you eat will be used as fuel by your body, not leaving enough protein for repair. If you supply your body with carbs for fuel, then the protein that you have consumed will be spared and used completely for the repair process.
The whole process is quite more complex, but that’s a start
Read up more here at elite and you will find all your answers
SgtSlaughter
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well put.
One does need a positive nitrogen balance to build/repair muscle.
One does need a positive nitrogen balance to build/repair muscle.
Lifterforlife
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Simple terms....you will not gain much muscle, at most keep the current mass you have.
When carbs are totally restricted and fats, the body has to find something to make glucose from...it is smart, and can and will metabolize protein for its needs. Muscle building is probably the last thing your body wants to do in the first place after normal growth.
So it will metabolize protein in the absense of other nutreints(carbs and fats) for all normal uses, glucose for the brain, liver, etc.
To further cloud things, there is an energy cost to protein turnover, which may exceed the utilization of the ATP and GTP used for activation of amino acids. This will more than likely be a big player in no muscular gain also without adequate macronutients. Which is another reason it is even more difficult to even maintain lbm on an all protein diet. Then hormones come into play......
When carbs are totally restricted and fats, the body has to find something to make glucose from...it is smart, and can and will metabolize protein for its needs. Muscle building is probably the last thing your body wants to do in the first place after normal growth.
So it will metabolize protein in the absense of other nutreints(carbs and fats) for all normal uses, glucose for the brain, liver, etc.
To further cloud things, there is an energy cost to protein turnover, which may exceed the utilization of the ATP and GTP used for activation of amino acids. This will more than likely be a big player in no muscular gain also without adequate macronutients. Which is another reason it is even more difficult to even maintain lbm on an all protein diet. Then hormones come into play......
