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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>that's where stimulants pick up the slack...carbs are the devil..post work-out and the ocassional cheat meal is the only time I indulge...it might make packing on weight a little harder but I've been much happier with the quality weight I have packed on since keeping my carb intake low <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

"alters the basal and exercise levels of circulating hormones, which may have an impact on the balance between anabolic and catabolic processes and subsequently influence the effectiveness of training."

Stimulants may help you with your training intensity, but will not help you avoid a catabolic state. I too, follow the "carbs are the devil" credo, but not when I am on a mass cycle or trying to increase strength exponentially. Long term systematic Carb reduction will ultimately result in muscle loss. This study outlines the mechanism through which that works.

Deeds...Not Words.