Guests: Adam Tzur - Leslie Burke
In the past decades, the ketogenic diet has received scientific interest as a diet which may be beneficial for athletes. We summarize the ketogenic literature and give competitive bodybuilders and physique athletes advice on whether the diet and ketone supplements are suitable for off-season and in-season use. PLUS Over 11 million people in the US have macular degeneration. Its estimated to double by 2050. Doctors say there is now way to stop it from getting worse. There is no cure. That's changing. http://wisechoicemedicine.com code GOODVISION for 10% off.
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Show Notes:
Show Notes:
[4:15] The lead up to this research.
- Asked by Brad Schoenfeld to publish a paper on the effects of a keto diet on bodybuilding.
[6:30] Addressing the differences of keto vs. Dr. DiPasquale’s anabolic diet.
- It is possible to gain mass on both diets.
[8:20] Study design: meta review.
- 200 citations.
[11:00] Findings
- Gymnasts and power lifters were able to maintain mass on keto.
- No evidence of keto being optimal for body building.
- We aren’t sure which conditions must be met for building a lot of muscle on keto.
[18:35] does keto lean toward “lean gains”?
- It is possible to lose fat and gain muscle within the study timeframes.
- Higer protein intakes will probably not kick you out of ketosis.
- Sci-fit.net
[32:40] Keto’s effect on strength.
- 1 rep max does not seem to be affected.
- Higher rep maxes lack evidence to make a claim.
- Glycogen stores seem to replinish over longer periods.
[37:35] Could neurotransmitter fluctuations be responsible for performance changes?
[42:14] What about endurance?
- The evidence is mixed.
[48:40] Altering the tempo of lifts while on keto?
[49:45] What was surprising about the results?
[50:50] Saturated fat, insulin, and ketosis
[1:05:42] Macular degeneration.
- Correlated with low melatonin production.
- Melatonin is synthesized in the retina.
- Melatonin can help reverse the problem.
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