Eating sugar, aka carbohydrates, even during a muscle building / weight gain phase, has become downright taboo lately. With all of the unfounded hysteria surrounding “low – no carb diets” many bodybuilders and weight lifters are so paranoid now a days that they think that even sucking on a tic-tac is going to sabotage their physique enhancing goals, even naturally skinny weight trainers. Well, this article is here to tell you that not only should you not avoid carbs / sugars in your muscle building diet, but in fact it is healthy if eaten properly within a diet plan.

As a matter of fact, I’d like to directly quote Nick Delgado in a recent magazine article. He says, “Getting enough nutrients and calories, without stressing the kidneys, may actually include balanced sugars. Sugar has virtually no protein and does not overload the kidneys, of most patients. In fact, a patient with failing kidneys can survive and improve on a diet with less than 6 percent of calories from protein, about 10 to 20 percent fat and believe it or not, as much as 75 percent as balanced carbohydrates. In one medical study, diabetic patients, who otherwise were scheduled for kidney dialysis, consumed an additional pound of white sugar (added to their daily diets), and dramatically improved!”.

Did you catch what was said there? First, it demonstrates that sugars do not place the type of digestive stress on the kidneys as would a macronutrient like protein does. Second, individuals that would be at most risk of being in an unhealthy situation actually benefited from a diet that was high in carbs and low in protein!

Now, you might be thinking, “Hey, sure it works for patients with certain medical conditions. But my only condition is that I’m naturally skinny and I’m desperately trying to build muscle and gain weight on my bony frame.”. Well, let me tell you that if something is going to overstress in a negative way vital organs, such as the kidneys, which also play a role in your digestive and endocrine system, how far do you think you’ll get in your muscle building efforts?

For anyone that feels that eating sugar is detrimental to their muscle weight gain goals, just take a quick look at individuals in the real world that have built tremendous bodies while eating foods that contain a good amount of carbohydrates: prisoners. They eat what could be the equivalent of cafeteria food, yet they have more muscle mass than most gym rats and dietary supplement junkies. Learn to not get caught up in all of the hype. Realize that much of what you read regarding ways to eat to gain weight fast in bodybuilding magazines, books, and websites is nothing more than rewritten material, or repeated / second hand information. Like I’ve said in other articles, it’s a “monkey see, monkey do” type of industry.

So if you are looking for ways to get your muscle building efforts on, be sure to include plenty of sugars / carbohydrates in your diet to gain muscular weight!