"clean food" is a fairly meaningless term, and people often confuse "healthy food" with "food that's good for gainz". it's also easier to create a diet that gets you swole because you can experiment and see results quickly. it's much harder to figure out if something is healthy for you.

>>36527295
wtf, clean food means non processed, fresh, healthy food. OP there is a huge difference of eating actual farm chicken instead of mcnuggets for example.

>>36527262
The best bodybuilders eat clean most of the time
The best coaches recommend clean eating

U can eat shit (iffym) and make gains but don't u want the best possible scenario as piano man says? Why not eat the best and train hard to get good and fast gains

>>36527262

>How important is diet

It's everything.

Easily lost 20 lbs with proper cutting and diet.

Couldn't do that with just exercise alone. I mean it's possible but it would have taken more effort and at a longer time.

>>36527295

>I'm justifying my need for pizza

Just eat a Mediterranean diet and enjoy your long and healthy life.

>>36527262
physique wise, not much. but eating shit food is bad for your overall health, so i don't recommend it

>>36527262
I'd say the hardest part is making sure you get your macros without getting other things/excess fats, especially with pizza and burgers. Also with pizza/burgs as opposed to avo/nuts you'll be getting trans fats, and you could be getting more sugars.
tl;dr easier to get right macros when eating clean

>>36527262
are u bulking?
read about IG foods ands priority to aminoacids or carbs in bloodflow to cells
are u cutting?
u need to get full and not crave food like hell