4 reason why you need carbs to build muscle faster
1. Carbs give you ENERGY To build bigger muscles
Some of the carbs you eat get stored in your muscles and the carbs that are stored in your muscles (called glycogen) are your muscles MAIN source of energy so…
If you eat enough carbs (or if carbs are 30-to-60% of your diet) then your muscles will have enough energy to make you lift heavier weights, do more reps and sets to build muscle faster but…
If you don't eat enough carbs then you may not have the energy you need to workout with enough intensity to make your muscles bigger & stronger.
2. Carbs allow protein to build more muscle for you
Your body uses carbs as its main source of energy and your body uses the protein you eat to build you bigger & stronger muscles but…
If you don't eat enough carbs then your body will use both the protein you eat and it may burn up some of your muscle mass (which is also made up of protein) for energy and…
If the protein you eat & your muscles are being used for energy then you're going to have a real hard time trying to build muscle fast so make sure you eat enough carbs to keep the muscle you have and to allow the protein you eat to build you more muscle.
3. Carbs make your muscles look much bigger!
The carbs or the glycogen stored in your muscles adds to the volume, size, and weight of your muscles and as a matter of fact…
Next to water and muscle protein, muscle glycogen is one of the largest contributors to muscle mass in your body so basically…
If you don't eat a lot of carbs then your muscles wont look as big as they actually could so think about it like this…
Pretend your muscles are a balloon and then pretend that the carbs you eat and the water you drink as the air you blow into the balloon making it get bigger - see more ways to make your muscles look bigger here
4. Carbs are a poor man's creatine
- Creatine (just like carbs) gives you more energy for your workouts and…
- Creatine (just like carbs) makes your muscles look bigger by making your muscles hold onto more water so if you can't afford Creatine…
- Just make sure carbs are 30-to-60% of your diet and…
- You can get even more energy and make your muscles look even bigger when you combine Creatine & carbs but…
How many carbs do you actually need?
See how many carbs, proteins & fats you need to build muscle for a more detailed answer but generally…
Your diet should be 30-to-60% carbs and you can use this calculator here to see the exact amount in grams you need for carbs to build muscle and although carbs are very important to help you build muscle…
This does mean you should eat massive amounts of carbs everyday because…
- Eating TOO many carbs (or making carbs more than 60% of your diet) may cause you to eat too much making you gain fat and…
- Eating the wrong type of carbs instead of the complex carbs like this here may also cause you to eat too much & gain fat and also…
- There may be times when you have to cut back on how many carbs you eat to help you burn fat faster plus…
- Protein and fats are just as important to building muscle so make sure you go here to see if you're getting the right amounts of carbs, proteins and fats each day.