Im moving from a cutting diet to a lean bulk. When dieting, I had carbs with morning, pre and post workout meals only.

How should I change this when lean bulking? If I eat 6 full meals a day, should 4 or 5 of these meals contain carbs? I take it no carbs before bed. I want to keep the fat off as much as possible while adding muscle.

Also, is it worthwhile having the odd low carb day while bulking?

Add carbs to some meals, perhaps increase them around breakfast and then a few other meals when your more active in the day.
Monitor your weight, you will gain fat no matter how "Lean" this lean bulk is, unless your blessed...or using drugs

Pics!! I wanna know what 12 stone 6ft 2 lean looks like, im also 6ft 2.

My posts are all my opinion and based on current knowledge/understanding.

Well, I eat 6 meals. So Im thinking breakfast, meal number 3, meal number 4 (pre workout) and post workout.
meal number 2 and 6 ill keep carb free.

On the diet I didnt mix carbs and fats in a meal. It was either carbs OR fats, Is this a good strategy or is it ok to mix them up?

PS. It doesnt look great. :) Ill post them tonight.

you can either do it as you have described or just have a smaller amount of carbs in each meal

its fine to mix carbs and fats.. just making sure you're getting good fats.. omega 3 etc

ORIGINAL: Lobo

Well, I eat 6 meals. So Im thinking breakfast, meal number 3, meal number 4 (pre workout) and post workout.
meal number 2 and 6 ill keep carb free.

On the diet I didnt mix carbs and fats in a meal. It was either carbs OR fats, Is this a good strategy or is it ok to mix them up?

PS. It doesnt look great. :) Ill post them tonight.

The above plan seems pretty good to be honest, good chance to get plenty of good fats in then on your non-carb meals

Pics here:

http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/m_2850122/tm.htm

Lobo- i've had a look at your CUT diet and noticed there's hardly any starchy carbs- i just wandered what your energy levels were like during the day?
cheers

My energy levels were fine. Whenever I felt a bit low, I ate a bit of extra carbs but this wasnt often. I have a desk job so amnt very active - not sure if this makes a difference. Also,

Also, comparing to previous attempts at dieting, this time I increased fat content in the diet and also ate tonnes of broccoli. Think this helped

i've got a desk job as well and am on a cut- but i find my energy levels are quite low during the day- i'm not sure if its my diet or the fact that im waking up early- here's my diet:

6.0AM wake up 15g whey in water
7.00AM half banana, half can of red bull
7.20-8.30- weights
8.45- 35g whey + half can red bull + half bananna + 25g dextrose
10- peanut butter on 2 slices of granary + 3 egg whites + 1 egg whole (post work out meal)
12.30 - 100g grilled chicken
30 mins walk
1.45 - 50g chicken + 1 slice toast
3pm- cup of T
4-50g chicken
4.30- apple
6.30- 30mins run
7-10g whey
7.45 100g rice = 100g chicken/lamb
9.30- 15g whey
i' think i'll try some flax seed oil with my meals
what do you think? (sorry to hijack your thread!)

Looking great lobo, was that natural btw? i forget what u said before

My posts are all my opinion and based on current knowledge/understanding.

ZED - Personally Id ditch the toast, up the vegetables. Ill post when Im back from work tonight.

RICHS - 100% natural. Didnt even use much in the way of supplements. Just took me 6 months to drop the weight. :)