To premise, let me give an example of my understanding of diet:
>Grog eat meat (protein)
>Grog lift big rock
>Grog eat more meat (protein)
>Grog lift bigger rock
Yeah I don’t really get anything else. I see “low carb high protein” diets around sometimes, but I don’t entirely understand what that’s meant to mean. If there’s any other dietary explanations people can provide (I assume there’s more than carbs and protein) then I’d welcome those too.
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It has to do with calories and calorie sources.
We all need calories, and we can get them from protein, fats, or carbs.
If you want to build muscle, you need protein. Most people building muscle also want to be lean. To stay lean, you must eat just the right amount of calories, no more.
To optimize muscle building and getting lean, the goal is to take in as much protein as possible and only just the right amount of calories. So, we want the protein per calorie to be as high as possible.
Carbs do not do that. They provide calories, but they do not help with providing the protein for muscle growth. Low carb diets are a way to maximize protein intake while controlling calorie intake to get a higher ratio of protein intake to calorie intake. The diet is just a way to build muscle and stay lean.
But keep in mind, it’s easier for the body to use carbs for energy than fat or protein, so they still have their place. It’s not really advisable to only eat protein since you’re body still needs nutrients from high fat foods and high carb foods. It’s just that you need to stick to healthy fats and carbs, like avocados, olive oil, fruits, veggies, and unprocessed grains.
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