[Senator Pardek]

As odd as it sounds, I think that you'll find quite a few people that use it in the bodybuilding and powerlifting "community" (and I hate to say that word, community). Its not necessarily a permanent thing, but a very useful tool for overcoming a sticking point or when other approaches fail.

Right, but that's not Atkins. They do it to fool their bodies, just like they change their lifting routines. Effective, perhaps - but not Atkins.

[Arioch7]

bingo! Stacking, carbo loading, carb- depleting and other methods are used all the time when a bodybuilder is approaching competition.

The thing is, they are considered dangerous and stopped once the competition is over.

[Skip Ripley]

You may not see many athletes following Atkins by name, but most of the aforementioned bodybuilding community follow a diet that's structured (High protein and fat, lo carb,) along the same lines.

[meyer]

Right, but that's not Atkins. They do it to fool their bodies, just like they change their lifting routines. Effective, perhaps - but not Atkins.

Ummmm, I would say that if they take it out of the Atkins book, its Atkins.

Ketosis (which Atkins diet seems to be) is recommended in some circumstances for various reasons. I know of one man (and he might be a freeper) that used the usual low fat diet and got to a point where he just could not lose any more body fat. Atkins diet was his cure. He's a powerlifter himself, but as a hobby, not by profession.

In the bodybuilding circle, ketosis dieting is often cycled utilizing various patterns such as 5 days on, 2 days off.

I fear that we may begin to split hairs here. I'm only recommending keeping an open mind WRT diet. I don't buy everything that the WHO recommends, that's all.