Bret S.
Level 9 Valued Member
Feedback from the last week of Keto diet: After training for 5 consecutive days: S&S training to be exact: 24kg both TGU and the swing; the "bite" for the training and aggressiveness wasn't there anymore. What helped here was: Day 6. Off day with dual arm swings, sharp but lighter weight 28kg, TGUs with 10 second pause...then call it a day. Day 7- I took it off completely, steak and salad and a good night rest. Day 8 I was as sharp as ever and was able to train again. In my case, Keto is a wonderful dieting structure but due to glycolytic energy system and smaller amount of glycogen that muscled and liver are able to absorb now due to 50g of carbohydrates / day, my training will have its limits. I do feel about 10% off in comparison to previously high carb diet (regular nutrition) but non the less will continue to monitor and update status from time to time.
Excellent work! I think going forward the principles of A+A will help you maintain and even gain strength, the program and low carb go together like peanut butter and chocolate.
Avoiding heavy glycolytic training pays dividends and with A+A you accumulate good volume with less biological costs associated.
Regarding true ketosis, @kennycro@@aol.com had alot to say on it in another thread, the basic jist of is it's difficult to be in true ketosis and difficult to determine if you actually are.
My brother lost 110 lbe on Atkins (modified). He used keto strips and they made him feel better about his program. On a recent trip he 'fell out' of ketosis, so he thinks, and kind of freaked out. My advice to him was to do IF 16 hrs/day most days, eat protein, some fat and keep carbs low.. Now he's doing great again.
The moral of the story I believe is that certain principles followed at least 80% of the time will yield results without the stress of figuring out the keto puzzle. Kenny is very knowledgeable and light years ahead of most, for guys like me close enough is good enough, following basic principles religiously gets me where I want to go without drowning in the minutia.