Eating To Grow

[BlkWS6]

Hey BBF: What was your bf% in the pictures you recently posted? And were you "low carbing" at the time around those pictures were taken?


Needsize: I hope you can chime in this thread and say what you are doing in terms of diet recently. You are definitely looking much leaner, but you still look huge. Give us some insight if you don't mind man.

 

[JollyRogers]

I get around 3500-4000 cals a day roughly, enough that I should be getting a bit fat, but I stay leanish, tell me.... what does this mean?


I think it all has to do with metabolisim.

 

[louden_swain]

I think it all has to do with metabolisim.

I totally agree!

 

[overhead]

Hey Louden, would you then agree that it is possible for some to grow without eating huge numbers of carbs? If I ate like you guys I would be at 30% body fat.

 

[louden_swain]

Hey Louden, would you then agree that it is possible for some to grow without eating huge numbers of carbs? If I ate like you guys I would be at 30% body fat.

It depends on the metabolism.

If you have a slow metabolism and are able to gain weight fast. . . then you don't need as many carbs.

I preach high carbs because:

- I need the fuel for heavy intense training sessions
- I want the extra calories for weight gain
- I need muscles that are full
- I need high carbs for mental energy

On a low carb diet. . .I would never make it. I was down to competition condition in 1998 on a low carb diet. . my strength was stagnate and so was my progress.

 

[louden_swain]

I can understand that. I also know many people that cannot function and feel like crap on a keto diet. I am not one of them, I have been overweight most of my life, so I know how to gain weight. My problem is including the carbs at above 100-200 grams a day , I lay down fat in a big hurry. I currently eat about 2500 cals a day with only 20 of those being carbs, not counting the carb up day. Trying to drop fat before I attempt to gain some mass and strength. When I get closer to 10% body fat I plan on comsuming 4000-5000 cals a day, but still keeping carbs low. We will see if I gain mass or not. Either way it will be posted up on the diet board, so good or bad results, everyone will know .

The important thing is to listen to your body. Sometimes you will need to use trial and error to determine what works best.

I wish you luck and it seems like you are following a reasonable plan that works for you.

 

[overhead]

I can understand that. I also know many people that cannot function and feel like crap on a keto diet. I am not one of them, I have been overweight most of my life, so I know how to gain weight. My problem is including the carbs at above 100-200 grams a day , I lay down fat in a big hurry. I currently eat about 2500 cals a day with only 20 of those being carbs, not counting the carb up day. Trying to drop fat before I attempt to gain some mass and strength. When I get closer to 10% body fat I plan on comsuming 4000-5000 cals a day, but still keeping carbs low. We will see if I gain mass or not. Either way it will be posted up on the diet board, so good or bad results, everyone will know .

 

[Debaser]

I believe in a moderate carb intake, 1-1.5 times your BW in grams. DC also prescribes moderate carbs in his diet, especially because of the carb cutoff time. Considering this is just about the most intense routine you could embark upon, obviously we're getting enough energy. Protein is required for growth, carbs are not.

 

[overhead]

I followed DC's program , or something close to it for about a month. I enjoyed it, worked well for me. But, the diet he suggests (which probably works for most people) caused me to gain an unexceptable amount of fat. If took me a while to notice, thought all the gains were muscle but they were not. I still like the program, I just do not follow it anymore becuase I decided my goals did not include body building, I like the power lifting stuff a little more.

 

[jeremys]

i'm kinda fucked up. i gain weight VERY easily. only gain fat if i go way overboard on the crappy shit. so i get huge gains in LBM if i try to.

i went on keto a couple times..didnt feel too bad after the first week or two but my strength was WAY low. i'm talking benching 135 for a few reps then being tired, when lots of people make PRs on keto diets.

i lose bodyfat very easy if i just add in some cardio and eat just a little cleaner

of course, i am young, but i think most of us are relatively young anyway