I appreciate the honesty
I appreciate the opinions of members, I personnally disagee with the statement of you can not gain muscle while in Ketosis. About 3 years ago while at Ft. Bragg, I along with my team was on a 5 day low carb and weekend carb load and we all lost alot of weight and gained plenty of muscle (Dropping from 245lbs to 192lbs in little as 3 months). My 1st Sgt was ripped and practiced Keto Diet for years.
Here is what I gathered from my experience with Ketosis. It takes approximately 72 hours to induce Ketosis, and approximately 36 hours to come out of Ketosis. When we carb load starting Friday at 4pm and ending Sunday at 12pm, all of us still remain in ketosis. It didnt matter what we ate during the Carb Load process, and the only stipulations we had was to drink massive amounts of water (flush the kidneys) and eat pros and fats only when you feel hungry. No insulin, no storage. Note being some did lose muscle along with fat but majority of us were pretty lean and cut. Your body is not a light bulb switch, you just cant turn it on and off whenever you please. It has to learn new methods just like changing the Metobolic State of burning Fat for fuel instead of Carbs. Just like it took your body sometime to shift the metobolic state, it will need the same time or less time to convert back to burning carbs as a main fuel source.
To address H.I.T, the method is very simple, the Growth Reponse Signal is sent to begin the growth process when using H.I.T. We dont pump set after sets to muscle failure which will create a response for your body to breakdown internal proteins to repair the fibers (This is a myth where some people assume H.I.T. is all about high reps and high sets confused with HIIT). We do 1 intense set of Isolation to muscle failure and 1 set of compound to begin the growth response and recovery is through diet. I have read Mr. X articles and I felt they were excellent, but a little extreme... no offense Mr. X. Ketosis is simple, no carbs , no transport hormone, fat is converted to a primary source of energy. Measuring calories and pros and fat is not that important, Insulin is a transport hormone only...it doesnt tell the fat cells to store fat, fat cells are programmed to do that normally. Imagine Insulin as a Train and food are the passengers...too many sugars are dropped off in a storage tank, too much access carbs are stored as well as proteins. If you have the right amount of pros and carbs (good carbs) on that train, it will be delivered to the proper place......muscle.
The body is constantly repairing itself hourly, when you stimulate growth in muscles, the body will seek a recovery agent i.e carbs or protein. What happens when you pull a muscle? You carb load and the muscle heals quicker right...same thing applies to H.I.T. You are not overworking the muscles, you are just creating a growth response and the body will use stored fat and dietary protein as a recovery agent. Your body requires 50 calories daily to maintain 1 pound of muscle, in Ketosis (Fat) is viewed as a energy source while protein will be used to maintain muscle capacity.
I asked Mr. X the question because I respect his knowledge. Alot of Pros are on Keto type diets and if muscle gain was not normal, then alot of Pros including Newbies are wasting alot of precious time in the gym. The idea is to gather as much knowledge as you can and work a plan that fits your body and schedule. Some people respond diffently in Ketosis than others. Again, I respect and thank you for your opinons. Knowledge is the key to success.
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