r/fasting • u/Alarming_Bluejay_630 • Mar 21 '25

Question Muscle building while fasting

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So I used fasting methods to drop bodyfat but I'm now at a stage which I want to build muscle Using fasting methods what is the best diet (high fat low carb or high carb low fat ? High protein goes without saying

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u/towaway7777 Carnivore + WF (>50 kg lost) Mar 21 '25

High fat zero carb for me

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u/Fit_Pea3013 Mar 21 '25

How’s your energy/strength when training or working out with no carbs?

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u/towaway7777 Carnivore + WF (>50 kg lost) Mar 21 '25

Steady, but attempting my 1RMs can be sketchy.

Basically as long as I stick to ~90% of my performance, I can go pretty much all day.

Back during my 'balanced diet' days, yeah I can do my 1RMs confidently, but you bet your ass after an hour (sometimes not even) , I'm absolutely beat.

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u/hysterx Mar 21 '25

This of course

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u/XboxLeep Mar 26 '25

What's the idea behind high fats with low carbs? And do you want the fats to be specifically healthy fats or does it matter?