Should bodybuilders employ the Ketogenic, or Atkins diet? Is it useful for naturals as well as those using steroids? What about for the off-season? Can people really make gains in muscle in a carb-deprived state? Let’s tackle some of the more commonly discussed concepts regarding low-carbohydrate dieting for bodybuilders. If you are a tad overweight, the low-carb diet can be very fun. Maybe you have experienced a bit of difficulty controlling the bulge. You deprive yourself of the greasy breakfasts that you love so much in order to keep your waistline tight. The moment you jump to a low-carbohydrate diet, you will immediately drop 5 to 7 pounds of water, and look leaner than you have in years! As a bodybuilder, this will be a very good, and very bad thing. That ...

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There have been many debates on the famous low carb, high fat diet. Some people have professed it is the best thing that could have happened to people who struggle with weight management while others will argue that it does not help people keep the weight off. If you are focusing on getting your weight off quickly, Atkins delivers. What most people have found out though is that keeping the weight off is the struggle once coming off of the diet. Here is where I get frustrated. The yo-yo dieting comes from people who do not realize that once you start a diet and get the results you were aiming for, you cannot go off of the diet and expect to maintain those results. Dieting, along with exercise, is a lifetime commitment. A lot of the debates on ...

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Let’s be honest… Dieting is the worst! We train all year using a surplus of everything. We train using a lot of sets. We rest using a lot of sleep and ‘couch time’. We eat a lot of food. Our off-season growth occurs when we have an excess of calories and rest, as well as an elevated level of training stressors which facilitate muscle fiber damage which leads to growth. Then, the pre-contest phase of our bodybuilding regimen arrives and suddenly the surpluses are gone! Our bodies are expected not only to function, but to maintain our levels of muscle mass, while our surpluses of training, rest, and calories are suddenly lessened. They’re replaced with a surplus of caloric demands, namely in the form of cardio. We don’t have enough calories ...

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For most of us, daily life is very structured and consistent. We wake up, shower and get dressed, and hit the road for work. We put in our eight hours at work, taking breaks on regular schedules. We come home, make dinner, get the kids ready for bed (if we’re at that stage), then we have a few hours to ourselves. This daily structure is actually very good for bodybuilding nutrition – most of the time. The consistent schedule of a work day is wonderful for getting in all of your bodybuilding meals on a regular basis. Breakfast is consumed at the same time every day, because you have to. Breaks give you a chance to drink a protein shake, and lunch and dinner are on the same schedule as well, dictated to you by ...

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