Building muscle on a low carb diet

I wouldn't think it's a good idea to inject insulin without eating any carbs.

Take a look at Dr Dominic D'Agostino. He's been on a keto diet for nearly 10 years. Does it look like he has problems with building/maintaining muscle mass?



This talk is about keto and muscle building:

And then there's Ted Neiman...
http://burnfatnotsugar.com/

Check out Jason Wittrock.. keto bodybuilder.. he doesn't seem to have any problems at all...
http://www.jasonwittrock.com

A lot of these keto body builders, including Jason Wittrock, do "carb refeeds", though:

NoCrbs4Me said:

A lot of these keto body builders, including Jason Wittrock, do "carb refeeds", though:

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Hmm that's a bit disappointing.. I only found him while he was doing his 21 day overfeeding challenge.. very few carbs involved there and he lost weight on 4000+ calories a day mostly from fat.. I understand what he's saying but that's not how I want to do it myself.

bulkbiker said:

Hmm that's a bit disappointing.. I only found him while he was doing his 21 day overfeeding challenge.. very few carbs involved there and he lost weight on 4000+ calories a day mostly from fat.. I understand what he's saying but that's not how I want to do it myself.

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I doubt it's necessary to do carb refeeds, but I could be wrong.

Rick1318 said:

Yeah what I meant was eat a **** ton of carbs after each workout and cover with insulin

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Probably not a good idea either if you have insulin resistance.

I am not fully ripped, but I am currently at 12.8% body fat. By using a body composition monitor, I knew my starting weight and fat numbers. I can see that my weight has gone up (muscle weighs more than fat) whilst my fat has gone down.

I am doing this for 2 reasons, the first is to test the after burn to see what impact this has on my sugars (so far I have lower fasting figures, but near as **** it the same HbA1c)

The second reason is I find hitting exhaustion quicker and easier with weights, so more time for living (although HiiT, based static cycling I find a killer). There is 1 additional reason, which is pure vanity, I am trying to reveal a full 6 pack before my 50th in October, if I can stop over eating I have a chance.