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I have been following a low carb diet for a month now and have been amazed by its effects on my BS, my weight loss and the sheer energy I have when training.
Now while I should be over the moon Im a strong believer in there is no such thing as a free lunch. Can someone tell me what the down sides are to low carbing, especially in the case of someone trying to build muscle as well as lose fat.
Where is my new found energy coming from if not carbs and why is it that while I am losing weight my body fat monitor is still showing the same percentage of body fat @ 24.1% and muscle mass of 71%, if anything the fat measure has grown slightly since I started low carbing.
While I appreciate BS and weight control is more important to me that muscle growth it does concern me that all I am doing by low carbing is losing my muscle mass I worked so hard to gain.
I have in the same month changed my training routine from 2 cardio sessions to 3 and reduced my weight training from 3 to 2. I seem to be maintaining my strength but not increasing, which could be down to the 1 less weight session or could it be down to my low carb diet.
I think you get the gist of what Im saying will I just end up with less weight but the same fat levels.
Now while I should be over the moon Im a strong believer in there is no such thing as a free lunch. Can someone tell me what the down sides are to low carbing, especially in the case of someone trying to build muscle as well as lose fat.
Where is my new found energy coming from if not carbs and why is it that while I am losing weight my body fat monitor is still showing the same percentage of body fat @ 24.1% and muscle mass of 71%, if anything the fat measure has grown slightly since I started low carbing.
While I appreciate BS and weight control is more important to me that muscle growth it does concern me that all I am doing by low carbing is losing my muscle mass I worked so hard to gain.
I have in the same month changed my training routine from 2 cardio sessions to 3 and reduced my weight training from 3 to 2. I seem to be maintaining my strength but not increasing, which could be down to the 1 less weight session or could it be down to my low carb diet.
I think you get the gist of what Im saying will I just end up with less weight but the same fat levels.