Have you been told that to lose weight and build muscle you need to DECREASE your carbohydrate intake and INCREASE your protein? While proper protein intake is key for muscle growth, decreasing carbs can set you back! Both carbohydrates and protein are nutrients that play important roles in body composition. Carbs can get a bad rap. But, it’s time to change that so you can start eating carbs to build that metabolism and sculpt gorgeous muscles!
How do carbohydrates build muscles?
1. They help prevent muscle decline or loss.
2. They help your muscles recover from exercise.
3. They help regulate muscle glycogen repletion.
There’s no denying that if you want to develop muscle mass then you will need to amp up your protein. BUT, cutting carbs shouldn’t be a hard and fast rule in body composition, especially when it comes to sculpting tight muscles.
Muscle Building Carbs
Complex carbs that will help you reach those goals include most vegetables, fruits, and legumes, along with gluten free grains. Simple, processed carbs that will prevent you from reaching those goals are ones like potato chips, candy bars, and processed foods. Out of the various types of carbs, complex carbohydrates are your best bet because of their muscle building properties and overall health benefits. Try some of our favorites below!
Sweet potatoes
White potatoes
Bananas
Apples
Blueberries
Quinoa
Oats
Brown rice
Dates
By incorporating healthy carbs into your meals and snacks, you’ll help fuel your muscles to stimulate them to get stronger!
The moral of the story?
Whether you want to look and feel leaner, aspire to have guns like your favorite pro-trainer (Le Bergin!), or want to get up off the floor with ease at any age, you NEED developed muscles to do it! It can be frustrating to work out and pay attention to your diet but not see any muscle gains, so set yourself up for success by saying YES to carbs! Carbs, in addition to protein, have a place in improving your body composition. In the end, it takes a well-rounded diet and a smart routine to build muscle.
This is why at the FASTer Way to Fat Loss, we emphasize whole food nutrition along with carb cycling. During a FASTer Way week, our clients implement strategic low carb days along with higher carb days, reaping the benefits of all of those delicious, healthy carbohydrates to fuel us through the day and define our muscles! We understand what your body needs and requires to live life with energy and purpose! We even provide recipes and meal guides to take the guesswork out of what to eat! Let us help you skyrocket your health and well being!
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