Low GL & low cal vs. high GL & high cal?

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I've seen a few articles on a bodybuilding site that say high glycemic load foods (grains) will make everything you eat turn into fat. The problem is, I LIKE grains. Oatmeal, whole wheat pancakes, etc...

So let's say you've been taken prisoner by an evil scientist who forces you to choose each day between eating:

1) as much medium-to-high glycemic load food as you want

or

2) low glycemic load (and presumably high-protein) food but limited to just barely over your maintenance caloric intake level


When bulking is it more important to reach your calorie target regardless of the glycemic load of the food you eat? Or is so much of what you eat turned into fat that the bulking results in very little new lean muscle mass? Just how important is this?
 
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Yes... calories 1st, nutrients 2nd
 
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(gumpish @ Nov. 28 2007,21:16)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">When bulking is it more important to reach your calorie target regardless of the glycemic load of the food you eat? Or is so much of what you eat turned into fat that the bulking results in very little new lean muscle mass? Just how important is this?</div>
What you eat is going to do very little to effect how much lean mass you gain compared to fat. Assuming you are getting enough protein, what will make the biggest difference is lifting weights and how _much_ you eat.
 
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