Was 3 weeks into keto and everything was going pretty good. The day before I got sick, I was able to hit a 20 lb PR on military press and a 15 lb PR on incline bench. The next day I developed strep throat and later bronchitis, and couldn't eat for around 3 days. I lost around 7 pounds in a period of a 1.5 weeks, and now I still have bronchitis.
I'm just getting back into lifting and dropped keto, and so far I have went down 30 pounds on the bench and 40 pounds on deadlifts. What would benefit me more, hopping back on keto or going on a clean bulk for 2-3 weeks, then going back on keto?
The funny thing is, I was taking S-4 during my cut, and since I stopped taking it while I was sick, I gained fat and lost muscle at the same time. Kind of like the opposite of a normal recomp.
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06-02-2011, 02:38 PM #1
Got sick during cut, should I continue keto or bulk?
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06-02-2011, 04:28 PM #2Registered User
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Personal record 20 pound military press and 15 pound incline bench? Typo, or...?
If not, then by those stats alone, I say you need to bulk... hard
As far as being sick, listen to your body. I've been sick on Keto and I just deal with it. If you've got a doctor, I'd say phone up the doc and see what he says
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06-02-2011, 05:48 PM #3
I suspect the strength gains were from the S-4, if you are referring to that. But my question was if it would be better to clean bulk until I got my strength back or just continue cutting.
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06-02-2011, 05:49 PM #4Registered User
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What I was saying is that if your best benchpress is 15 pounds then I say you need to clean bulk.
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06-02-2011, 06:37 PM #5
15 lb PR means that it was 15 pounds more than I ever lifted, so basically a 15 pound increase.
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06-02-2011, 07:36 PM #6Registered User
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I don't know the answer to this... but I just got sick myself and I am gonna take the next few days off also. curious as to the answer on this... from what I have read though keto is supposedly better for being sick.
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06-02-2011, 07:47 PM #7
Well my main goal is maintaining my muscle mass, but since I lost a bit of mass from being sick, I'm not sure if I should try to get it back or continue my cut.
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06-02-2011, 07:50 PM #8Registered User
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You didn't lose 7 lbs of muscle in 1.5 weeks, so nothing to worry about.
Continue on according to your goals."Arterial plaque is primarily composed of unsaturated fats particularly polyunsaturated ones." (Felton, C V, et al, Lancet, 1994, 344:1195)
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