Will low carbs on a cycle allow muscle growth

[granby140]

the kind of carbs matters also

 

[hardrock]

I did ckd for 8 weeks while on prop/winny/fina. Lost 30 lbs fat. Gained a little strength. I call it a toss up.

 

[mrflexdiesel]

I made the best gains of my life training for my last bodybuilding comp. Carbs were definitely lower than normal, but I still did take small amounts in throughout the day from oats, sweet potatos, rice, and veggies. If I had to cut out carbs completely and just rely on protein and fat I'm not sure if I would have gained lean mass the way I did. But, all in all, carbs were still fairly low and clean. I was jacked up though too, so who knows?

 

[Mr.X]

Re: Not buyin the old school line on Carbs & Muscle growth...

I've heard the same old story, if you don't include carbs in your diet you can't grow muscle. I call "bullshit"...

My last cycle was done on a near "Atkins" diet of almost no carbs at all along with massive amounts of protein in the form of meat, seafood, & eggs. And I gained 15 fat free bloat free pounds. 12 of which I kept after the cycle was over. Maybe being a lean hard gainer makes a difference, but all I know is that it works for me.

I'd be really interested in hearing the results from others that have "actually tried" a low carb or no carb diet during a cycle. Because it seems that most people trumpeting the absolute need for carbs are the one's that have never tried it.

Your body used Protein as energy - i.e. as glucose. Through the the process known as gluconeogenisis, the body was able to use specific amino acids as glucose. Thus, it IS true you got away w/o eating carbs, but, in fact, if you ate carbs your results would have been greater.

Mr.X