Originally posted by MindOverMatter
Not necesserily. It could mean your diet is giving you an insufficient amount of carbohydrates and your body doesn't have enough energy when you work out. From my other post:
Carbohydrates convert to Glycogen. Glycogen is the primary creator of your body's MAIN energy source: Adenosine Tri-Phosphate (ATP). If you are eating low carb, your ATP levels will be low, and as a result you will have weaker workouts then you would if you ate the proper amount of carbs.
I train under HIT philosophies which means I do:
-few sets
-heavy weights
-slow controlled reps
-perfect form
-each set to failure
-forced reps / half-reps, etc
After my 3 sets of squats, I still do 2 sets of SLDLs, 2 sets of hack squats (with toes pointed outside) and 2 sets of calf raises. All of these are to failure, with forced reps with the help of my partner.
Now, one of my buddies who's my main spotter is a competitive powerlifter. He trains squats/deadlifts/bench press in one workout, and uses a lot more sets then I do.
My point is, if you eat properly, you can train with a higher intensity then you could with a crappy diet.
