Keto diet question

SuperRook

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So I am on day 6 of a keto diet and have a couple questions

1. The last 2-3 days I have felt very weak at the gym. Strength went down on most of my lifts. I figure it could be due to my glycogen being fully depleted. Is this to be expected in the beginning of the diet?

2. If in fact it is due to full depletion of glycogen, then it would be normal to look a bit smaller/depleted muscle wise correct?

Im taking in about 225 g protein, 160 g fat, and as little carbs as I can (~15g)
 
weakness is to be expected due to a lack of carbs for your type II A&B muscle fibers to use as energy. I don't know if you would notice your muscles being any smaller visually but they might loose that "full" feeling. Which might make you feel like their smaller.
 
Just out of curiosity, are you using keto stix? I remember reading somewhere that your protein intake should be fairly low on keto. Something like excess protein converts into fat.
 
2k1s said:
Just out of curiosity, are you using keto stix? I remember reading somewhere that your protein intake should be fairly low on keto. Something like excess protein converts into fat.
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carbs are suppose to be very low, between 30g to 50g carbs a day. until cheat meal once every 7 to 9 days. protein is suppose to be high to maintain muscle.
 
You are going to feel weaker on keto which means your muscles are glycogen depleted. Remember, you will not enter ketosis until you have depleted your glycogen stores. You may need to adjust your normal training routine around your diet/energy level. I think that is the hardest thing about keto for many people. They can't lift as much as they normally would and give up on it - ego gets in the way of training goals.

The problem with most people's goals is they have too many at one time. For example, wanting to add muscle AND lose bodyfat - which has proven to be a very difficult, if not impossible, goal.

I'm assuming you went on keto to lose bodyfat so don't worry about strength right now. Focus on increasing your reps. in order to deplete glycogen stores while increasing calorie expenditure.

If you still want to lift heavy, you could do a strength lifting day following a carb-up, if you are doing CKD. Just remember that there are other ways to challenge your body besides adding weight to your lifts. For example, starting off with 3 x 15 with 90 seconds rest between sets and working to 15 seconds of rest. Master that and then bump weight.
 
2k1s said:
Just out of curiosity, are you using keto stix? I remember reading somewhere that your protein intake should be fairly low on keto. Something like excess protein converts into fat.
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His macros are 37%p, 60%f and 3%c which is the correct range for keto. His protein IS low as a percentage of caloric intake.
 
Its been 2 full weeks for me and i feel so weak at yhe gym, like no energy to go running at all. Drink coffee before workout, green tea isnt giving me much of an energy boost. Cant wait till christmas, thats my cheat day
 
phatmike0704 said:
Its been 2 full weeks for me and i feel so weak at yhe gym, like no energy to go running at all. Drink coffee before workout, green tea isnt giving me much of an energy boost. Cant wait till christmas, thats my cheat day
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I usually take an energy supplement while on keto, but after the 2-4 day I feel awesome! How is your blood work?
 
phatmike0704 said:
Its been 2 full weeks for me and i feel so weak at yhe gym, like no energy to go running at all. Drink coffee before workout, green tea isnt giving me much of an energy boost. Cant wait till christmas, thats my cheat day
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you must be consuming too many carbs still. your taking in enough carbs to keep you out of ketosis, but not giving you enough energy. get your carbs down to 30g a day.
 
phatmike0704 said:
Its been 2 full weeks for me and i feel so weak at yhe gym, like no energy to go running at all. Drink coffee before workout, green tea isnt giving me much of an energy boost. Cant wait till christmas, thats my cheat day
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List your stats., post your diet w/ macros and we can probably help you out a little bit more. Could be not taking in enough calories.
 
phatmike0704 said:
Its been 2 full weeks for me and i feel so weak at yhe gym, like no energy to go running at all. Drink coffee before workout, green tea isnt giving me much of an energy boost. Cant wait till christmas, thats my cheat day
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Just took a look at your macros on another post. You're taking in roughly 1150 calories a day which is WAY too low for your body weight. Its no wonder you have no energy - you're starving yourself. First, you're taking in 120 grams protein. Unless your lean body mass is 120lbs., you need to bump that up. Get at a minimum 1 gram protein/lb. lean body mass. Next, fill up the rest of your caloric needs with fat. Try that out for 2 weeks and adjust as needed.
 
im gettin blood work done next month when i go in for some xrays on my shoulders. ya, i been low on protein and fats and bumped them today, been eatin a lot of chicken and almonds. i did notice more energy at the gym today and carbs i keep under 20-30grams except yesterday, i went to 40 grams too see if my energy would jump up a bit. so far my results are nice but im guessin theyll be nicer if i up the protein and fats, im down 10lbs and thats after i drop a deuce in the morning
 
also, i know when u lift weights ur supposed to take a day or 2 off to rest ur muscles. i been running and doin ab workouts since i started this diet and i feel like so dead today. can i take a day off from running or will that effect my results?
 
phatmike0704 said:
also, i know when u lift weights ur supposed to take a day or 2 off to rest ur muscles. i been running and doin ab workouts since i started this diet and i feel like so dead today. can i take a day off from running or will that effect my results?
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Sometimes its best to listen to your body. A day of rest is not going to have any ill effects on your long term goals. You could also just do low intensity cardio, such as walking. Many advocates of keto type diets also advocate low intensity cardio so that you don't burn muscle tissue for fuel. I personally don't like to run and do walking incline treadmill at about 125-130 HR for 45-60 mins. I've had great results with it.
 
Can we eat chicken wings? I mean they got fats and protein. I been craving buffalo wild wings blazin wing or wing stops atomic. Are these ok?
 
well i compared the nutrition facts and the winner is lil caeser's pizza hot wings. 10pc for 5 bucks and there like 5carbs the most. they dont bread there wings so i think thats why, most carbs are comin from the hot sauce. also pizza hut wing street has decent carbs for a keto diet
 
Another question, should people on this diet exercise at night since ud burn all the calories and fat u ate or it doesnt matter? Like i usually exercise durin the day but if i eat dinner and not run, will that fat store on my body? If anythin, i usually do half hour walks with incline all the way up before i sleep
 
phatmike0704 said:
Another question, should people on this diet exercise at night since ud burn all the calories and fat u ate or it doesnt matter? Like i usually exercise durin the day but if i eat dinner and not run, will that fat store on my body? If anythin, i usually do half hour walks with incline all the way up before i sleep
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Doesnt matter.. dietary fat as well as bodyfat is utilized for energy when in ketosis

Also, not sure if it was addressed but too much protein will knock you out of ketosis through a process called gluconeogenesis

Carb intake should be aimed at 0g. Most of the time you end up getting 30 or more grams without even knowing it.. and one more thing- after 2-3 weeks of keto diet, even if youre doing refeeds, your body adapts and functions more efficiently
 
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