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swingerofbirches · 06-25-2015, 07:52 AM

My carb intake is really strict. I've done low carb before and usually count total carbs and stay under 40g/day. This time around, in an attempt to lose as little strength and muscle as possible i've been doing more of a net-carb intake of around 40-50g/day (really just to allow for Quest bars ... i'm so used to eating protein bars or Clif bars that my day feels all wonky if i don't have some kind of bar as a early afternoon (post-workout) snack.

My protein intake is way up and so is my fat ... i track my intake on most days and usually come up with 1g protein/lb of bodyweight. I'm usually right around 55% protein, 40% fat, 5% carbs.

Like I said, i've done low carb/keto before with really good results. So i know how to implement the fat loss portion of it (i'm seeing results from this last month already) but this is the first time i've done low carb after lifting heavily for a while so it's a new experience for me in that respect. I don't expect to drop a lot of fat and my muscle/strength to be unscathed ... i'd just like to retain (or bounce back) as much as possible.

Anyone else do low carb/keto? I wanna say i remember Tom saying that his carb intake is rly low on a daily basis (>50g?)?

06-25-2015, 07:52 AM	#1732
swingerofbirches Feeling at Home Join Date: Apr 2010 First Name: Charlie Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 714 Trading: (0)	Re: Pumping Iron with Zemekone and Icehog3 II My carb intake is really strict. I've done low carb before and usually count total carbs and stay under 40g/day. This time around, in an attempt to lose as little strength and muscle as possible i've been doing more of a net-carb intake of around 40-50g/day (really just to allow for Quest bars ... i'm so used to eating protein bars or Clif bars that my day feels all wonky if i don't have some kind of bar as a early afternoon (post-workout) snack. My protein intake is way up and so is my fat ... i track my intake on most days and usually come up with 1g protein/lb of bodyweight. I'm usually right around 55% protein, 40% fat, 5% carbs. Like I said, i've done low carb/keto before with really good results. So i know how to implement the fat loss portion of it (i'm seeing results from this last month already) but this is the first time i've done low carb after lifting heavily for a while so it's a new experience for me in that respect. I don't expect to drop a lot of fat and my muscle/strength to be unscathed ... i'd just like to retain (or bounce back) as much as possible. Anyone else do low carb/keto? I wanna say i remember Tom saying that his carb intake is rly low on a daily basis (>50g?)?