To carb or not to carb

[RickRock13]

Everyone responds to things differently, so you really just need to know your body and how your body responds to different caloric levels and carb loads. You should be tracking everything if you aren't already and make small adjustments over time to see what works best for you. Only you know what carbohydrate level will produce the best results without adding fat. Carb sensitivity varies so much from person to person, that there is no cookie cutter answer. I know people that get fat on less than 200g per day, and people that are running 400+ while prepping for a contest. Your training and cardio change things as well, as it impacts how much carbs and glycogen you need for energy versus how much you will store as fat.

 

[stevesmi]

I started at 175 ended at 215. 2 months after pct im at 205-208. Thats why im asking about low test, I barely changed my diet, from where I was stuck and couldnt gain at all for nearly two years. All I did was add the Test and it changed everything dramatically.

how tall are you? i am guessing you are over 6 feet. so to put it simply 6 feet and 175 you were so below your genetic potential that you even look at a weight or pick up juice and you are gonna gain weight.

your problem and this is what you are gonna learn very quickly is you are gonna open yourself up to a tremendous amount of lipid strain during that + tendon/ligament issues. this is why its important to trian your ass off for atleast 5 years before touching gear.

 

[BEAST420]

Somthing had to be wrong with ur diet bro... I am on my first cycle of test and have gained 7-8 pounds total and am on week 8... It was not the test that put on all that weight... For me, I thought test was gonna be some magical thing that slapped muscle on and I thought that if I ate to many carbs I would get "bloated" so I kept carbs low on the first end of the cycle.... I did not gain one pound for about 6 weeks, however, dropped at least 4%bf and added small amount of size... I realized at this point I wanted to grow more so I started carb cycling as opposed to low carb and withing 2 weeks I'm up 7 pounds with minimal fat bc of the carbs I eat! I have high, high, medium, low, that's i ton of carbs ... I only eat rice, sweet potato, oatmeal, and wheat pasta.... I have that with 8oz lean meat and cup of spinach or some other green... At the end of the day diet willl be the doctator of everything, yes I kno everyone is different but I would think you mad that gain due to a lack of diet and way under genetic potential...