Exercise While On Keto

I've heard bad things about exercising on a low carb diet. How hard should I push myself while on this diet? I dont want to keel over at the gym!

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    • KBG
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    • KBG
    • 6 yrs ago
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    Trust how you feel. You'll be weak at first while you're adapting to using fat for energy as opposed to carbs. Once adapted you'll feel strong and will just want to work harder. So, definitely trust how you feel. Don't try to get through a certain workout or routine just cause you feel you should. And as for "bad things", this is probably referring to exercise that requires sprints. Low carb is excellent for long sustained work such as distance running. You'll feel you can go forever while everyone else is sucking down gels. If you do something that requires sprinting or like Cross-Fit, you may want to play around with a slight increase in carb intake a bit prior to working out. There are professional athletes who are low carb or Keto now. You just gotta figure out what works best depending on what you're doing. Best wishes. 

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    • donye1983
    • 20lbs down! 20 to go!
    • donye1983
    • 6 yrs ago
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    I over ate like crazy the few times I worked out. Gained 4lbs in 3 days lol But it came off quick. I am not going to start working out until I get to my goal weight of 220lbs. Maybe 215lbs. I think I may do a home workout like insanity or one of those Beachbody workouts. 

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  • KBG I look forward to this. 

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    • Badmojomn
    • badmojomn
    • 6 yrs ago
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    You have to be carful with this. Rhabdo is a real scary thing to have. 

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    • Badmojomn
    • badmojomn
    • 6 yrs ago
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    More carb ups on cardio exercise and more potassium and mineral suplliments are required. 

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  • There will be days when you go the gym when you will have less energy than others. On those days I do yoga or a low key workout. Other days I am ready for anything- just trust how your body feels and go with that. Any movement is better than none!

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    • yatesa12
    • yatesa12
    • 6 yrs ago
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    badmojomn 

    hi would you kindly send any links you have connecting rhabdomyolyis with LC or keto diets along w muscle exertion or other types of exercise. Thanks !

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    • yatesa12
    • yatesa12
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    aineplavoie badmojomn

    fully agree w both of you. Timing carbs w heavy exercise ( just before, ?during, right after) seems essential. And, yes listen to that bod!

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    • Badmojomn
    • badmojomn
    • 6 yrs ago
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    yatesa12 you should be able to research that yourself 😊 What kind of doctor are you?

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    • yatesa12
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    badmojomn 

    ha ha - you are funny ! Sharing links is how we generally communicate academically when there is an issue of interest we’d like to share further. I’d love to see the links you’ve found connecting in w rhabdomyolysis. Once you share, we (and others) can talk further. Best of luck in your researching ! Ha ha not to mention all of this - I’m greatly enjoying yours and others’ contributions. Ask me for links on anything I mention here and I’ll be glad to share 😊

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    • Badmojomn
    • badmojomn
    • 6 yrs ago
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    yatesa12 I mentioned that if your interested in investigating it further, you can take it upon yourself to research the subject. Does that make sense? I'm not going to post everything I have learned about ketogenic lifestyle as I simply don't have that kind of time. No offense. 

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    • Badmojomn
    • badmojomn
    • 6 yrs ago
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    yatesa12 So what kind of doctoring do you practice ?

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    • yatesa12
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    badmojomn 

    no problem ! A lot of us like to post links here, just thought u might like to - no worries if u don’t. 

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    • yatesa12
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    • 6 yrs ago
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    badmojomn 

    critical care

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    • Ati Yates
    • Ati_Yates
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    badmojomn

    And how about u ? What kind of doc are you ? I’m surprised and pleased we’ve got a few medical and other healthcare folks involved here. Sweet !

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    • Badmojomn
    • badmojomn
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    Ati Yates I never said I was a doctor? I see you have another profile. Interesting 😮

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    • wamdesigns
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    • wamdesigns
    • 6 yrs ago
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    yatesa12 you said something very different a couple days ago to me here on the thread. You want to double check this, or take my post down instead? 

    You cant just have peoples posts taken down whenever you don't like it, what they say.

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    • yatesa12
    • yatesa12
    • 6 yrs ago
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    wamdesigns 

    Oh, sorry 😐 if I said something wrong for anybody - surely wouldn’t mean to - can’t imagine what that might have been (!). In any case, pls forgive !  Also I don’t know how to take any posts down except my own, have done that once just to edit. 

    All best to you, wamdesigns ! Good luck with all of this ☺️👍🌺

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    • yatesa12
    • yatesa12
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    badmojomn 

    ha ha yah looks like I do - one on 09/27 one on 10/10. Guess I didn’t think 🤔 the first one “took” or something, oh well ! All good, tho ‘s all me ☺️

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