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12 (Mistakes) Killing Your Keto Diet Plan

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10. Heavy Workouts are Deadly on a Keto Diet Plan

A couple years back, that was me… Slapping 315 lbs. on the weight bench and lifting my heart out. See when I first started keto no one told me that I had to exercise a different way. It resulted in me losing a ton of muscle and I was really frustrated and almost gave up on keto.

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Working out “heavy” basically just puts you in a catabolic state… Raising your cortisol, spiking your insulin looking for “that” immediate energy which is carbs. Since the carbs aren’t there, down goes your muscle mass!

So do us both a favor and lighten the load! With keto your muscles recover a lot faster than being on a high carb diet. So lift lighter weights and workout at least 3-4 times a week.