Ive been doing Keto for a month now and am seeing results. I have quite a bit of fat to lose (am 174lbs and 30.2% bodyfat, 5'4 female) and have been training at the gym. If I don't do a depletion workout before carb up can I just eat a moderate amount of carbs for a day instead of following CKD exactly. Basically I'm not that good at following macros properly, my Keto days are pretty close (I use calorieking.com) but I haven't worked out the carb day yet. I've just been winging it and doing mostly keto until i crave carbs too much which is about once a week.
It seems most people on here are following exact macros, I know i need to sort it out but hmmmm. Anyway any advice? Is it ok to not fully replenish muscle glycogen? I've only just started at the gym a few weeks ago, I surf heaps, trying to intensify my workouts but at the mo they are average! Is it dangerous to be in ketosis for longer than a week once yr thru the initial stage?
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02-02-2012, 12:11 AM #1
Can you do a partial carb up day once a week?
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02-02-2012, 12:26 AM #2
I'll leave the depletion/cycling question to someone else, as I don't cycle, but that should answer your last question about keto being dangerous for longer than a week. Ketosis is a perfectly natural and healthy state for the body to be in. Some people stay in it for years without ever carbing up. I've been in for over 3 yrs with only occasional carbups around holidays.
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02-02-2012, 12:33 AM #3
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02-02-2012, 12:45 AM #4
You only really need glycogen for anaerobic exercise and if your workout aren't that intense you'll barely ever need it. At aerobic intensities your body will tap the fat for energy anyway. Since you've got a way to go yet, i'd either have a carb meal (not a day just a single meal) after a workout one night, or just skip it.
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02-02-2012, 01:36 AM #5
Lol. So that's what's wrong with me!
Not a chance. Whoever posted that is an idiot and/or horribly misinformed.
Also as long as I'm eating high fat and protein my body shouldn't use my muscle for energy should it? Like when I've been training, I do have a protein shake after most of the time...
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02-02-2012, 01:47 AM #6
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02-02-2012, 01:50 AM #7
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02-02-2012, 05:08 AM #8
well if you already see good results it's because your rigth ....keep doing it ..why you would like to change something?...very low carbs, good lifting and enjoy the weight lost
for the partial carb-load, sometimes i do only 1 meal and it's a good threat ....try it and look if it fits your goalLast edited by denis791; 02-02-2012 at 05:18 AM.
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02-02-2012, 12:31 PM #9
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02-02-2012, 01:59 PM #10
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really carbing up depends on the person. Lots of people dont carb up. This diet is called a SKD or strict keto. Other people carb up one a month, twice a month or four times a month ( once a week ) .. Carbing up is also broken down in hours. Some do 48 hrs, some 24 hrs , 12 hrs or even just one high carb meal ala cheat meal.
Its all gonna depend on how you feel. The way you know if you need some is feeling very week in your workouts. Similar to how you felt after the second week on the diet.
when people say ketones are toxic they are refurring to ketoasidosis. which is bad.. As some college kids in here have found out lots of people tend to think more clearly while in ketosis.THE KETO DIET-- www.bodybuildingdungeon.com/forums/nutrition/2156-ckd-cyclical.html
http://www.coconutoil.com/truth_saturated_fats.htm
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584922,00.html
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