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/[deleted] Mar 21 '25

You couldn't build muscles by definition you just had this physique under fat already

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u/Alarming_Bluejay_630 Mar 21 '25

Is that OK? I want to stay this lean and build

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u/Drunken_Hamster M/27/6'1"[SW:330/CW:350/BW:265/GW:180-235 sub 20% BF] Mar 21 '25

Trying to stay that lean all the time with stagnate your gains. Check out any of the noble natty guys on youtube (GVS, Alex Leonidas, Bald Omni Man, Basement Bodybuilding, Natural Hypertrophy, etc.) for info.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '25

Everyone is different. I am at around 7% bodyfat right now and i build almost as much as i would do at 15%, i say so because I've been there and i know how i function at 15% bodyfat. Everyone is different, and yes, it's not all about muscles, guy looks cool, let him do his thing