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The article is wrong about what? They said You don't eat carbs for the pump but no one made that claim.


"guy to gain 4 pounds of what looks like muscle when they go from a low to a high carb diet. This is probably the main reason high carb diets are so popular among bodybuilders"

They didn't make that claim? Second sentence.


>It’s not uncommon for a guy to gain 4 pounds of what looks like muscle when they go from a low to a high carb diet. This is probably the main reason high carb diets are so popular among bodybuilders and it makes it incredibly hard to see if you’re looking bigger because of your training or because of your higher carb intake.

Specifically:

>This is probably the main reason high carb diets are so popular among bodybuilders

"This" meaning the pump, ie. the muscle size being inflated such that it isn't representative of true stength. Strictly speaking "pump" may not be the best word here (as opposed to size) but if you're making such a pedantic point at least say it directly.




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