Can you still gain on the atkins? - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

gadgesxi · 30-10-2005, 08:40 PM

Im thinking of dieting, and was gonna do the atkins diet, i was wondering if you can still gain whilst on this, as long as the high protien intake is there i cant see why not?

Stu · 30-10-2005, 08:57 PM

you need carbs as well as protien to build muscle

**Pscarb** · 30-10-2005, 10:26 PM

to build muscle you do need some carbs although you don't need as much as most think.
you can gain on a high protein/moderate fat/low carb diet...

Atkins is not designed to gain muscle it is purely a weight loss process.

gadgesxi · 30-10-2005, 10:39 PM

Right, i may stick to the diet im on now then, just reduce the carbs a little but introduce cardio into the workouts.

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gadgesxi Natural Heights Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Liverpool Posts: 215	Right, i may stick to the diet im on now then, just reduce the carbs a little but introduce cardio into the workouts.