Low carb depression?

[D7M]

No mostly just curiosity as to how lean my body could get. I am going to up the carbs going forward. What would you all recommend for someone that gains weight pretty easily? 100g? 150g? I don’t really want to gain any more mass, just to stay close to the weight i am currently.

As for the re-feeds, no i am very strict and do not have cheat meals or mistakes often

I'll default to Fireguy,

But re-feeds in my book are not cheats. They don't have to be all out pig out days on ice cream and pizza, but simply higher carb days that serve to restart metabolism, leptin, etc.

[Slide]

I'll default to Fireguy,

But re-feeds in my book are not cheats. They don't have to be all out pig out days on ice cream and pizza, but simply higher carb days that serve to restart metabolism, leptin, etc.

huh i will have to read more about this. I like the idea of refeeds.

As for the dips comp, it is later today. wish me luck

[FireGuy]

I'll default to Fireguy,

But re-feeds in my book are not cheats. They don't have to be all out pig out days on ice cream and pizza, but simply higher carb days that serve to restart metabolism, leptin, etc.

That is very well stated, big difference between the two.

As far as how many carbs you need for maintenance. Best thing to do is run them at a certain level and see how your body reacts. You can always bump them up more and add cardio to help as well.

[Slide]

That is very well stated, big difference between the two.

As far as how many carbs you need for maintenance. Best thing to do is run them at a certain level and see how your body reacts. You can always bump them up more and add cardio to help as well.

yeah good point. i will try around 100g and see how i do. i think i have been too low for the last few months. after all if i am not competing I would rather be happy with decent abs then depressed with great abs...that might change come next summer, ha