low carb diet

[diesel2030]

Question for the diet experts...

I have been on a low carb diet(bout 140 a day)..running 500 cal below TDEE

I have been losing about 1-1.5 lb a week..

If i raise the calories to 500 over maintenance TDEE, could i build muscle while on a low carb diet?

[gbrice75]

How do you plan on raising the calories? What is your proposed macro split?

[diesel2030]

I have been doing

protein-45%
Carb 22%
Fat-23%

Want to keep the macro's the same..just raise the calories(more portein, fat mostly)

[YoungGunsNY]

i have been doing

protein-45%
carb 22%
fat-23%

want to keep the macro's the same..just raise the calories(more portein, fat mostly)

45+22+23 = 90..........

[diesel2030]

LOL sorry

protein is 55%

[YoungGunsNY]

well whats ur tdee and lbm? also actual grams of pro/carb/fat..since we wouldnt want to overdo the protein over 2g/lb of lbm

[diesel2030]

39yo
209

BMR=2084
harris/benedict-3100

eating about 2700 calories now

300g-protein
140-carbs
74g-fat

this is give or take,varies a little bit daily

[gbrice75]

I think you can definitely add muscle on a low carb diet - 140g isn't THAT low anyway. It might take you a bit longer than somebody eating twice as many grams of carbs, but that doesn't mean you won't get there.

[Buschlightcan]

I did a low carb diet for 90 days on a cycle and got solid muscle gains and definition. When i say low carb i mean real low, around 15g a day. I also ran about 17miles a week. I went from 195 down to 180. I think being on the right AAS is a huge factor though.

[YoungGunsNY]

if u wanted to go above by 500 cals then u could do a 25g increase in fat and a 70g increase in protein..if u wanted to keep the carbs where they are...

[diesel2030]

Thanks for the help guys....

Young, if I go above 500 could I build muscle while cutting fat?