When you eat very few carbs, your body breaks down important muscle-building amino acids instead of using them to grow muscle, making it harder to get stronger from weight training.

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Low carbohydrate availability impairs hypertrophy and anaerobic performance

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2023 Jul 1

When people eat very few carbs, their bodies start burning muscle-building amino acids for energy instead of using them to grow muscle, which makes it harder to get stronger or bigger from weight training.

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Low carbohydrate availability impairs hypertrophy and anaerobic performance

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DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000934

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