Whether you eat a lot of carbs or very few for months, your strength and muscle growth won’t change — as long as you’re eating enough total calories and protein.

Whether you eat a lot of carbs or very few, as long as you’re eating the same total calories and protein, you’ll gain the same amount of strength and muscle over several months of weightlifting.

Whether you eat a lot of carbs or very few, as long as you're getting enough calories and protein, your strength and muscle growth won't be different after 3 months of lifting weights.

If you’re doing a ton of sets for one muscle group (like 12+ sets of squats) or training twice in one day, eating more carbs might help you push harder — otherwise, it doesn’t matter much.

If you're doing a really long, intense workout or two hard sessions in one day, eating carbs might help you lift more—but only if you were hungry or hadn't eaten, not if you're eating the same number of calories from other foods.

If you're doing a really long, intense workout with lots of sets, or working out twice in one day, eating carbs might help you lift more—but only if you were hungry or hadn't eaten, not if you're eating the same number of calories from other foods.