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Old 04-25-2008, 11:16 AM
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Default Re: Low Carb/Starch Diet: tips & recipies & stuff

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Originally Posted by sixpakistan View Post
there's nothing wrong with weight training on a ketogenic diet. it can only help, since after a period of low carbing your metabolism slows down and muscle starts wasting.. weightlifting counteracts both of those things. though you'll probably retain a little more muscle on a low carb diet than you would on a low calorie diet, even without weightlifting.
i said that because i was under the impression muscles need carbs and protein after they're torn down/worked out to recover?

plus performance tends to suffer due to lack of carbs.
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