Title says it all, i want to lose weight and also build some muscle, ive have been hitting the gym and cutting my calories by 500-900cal for the past two months, while i am seeing some muscle growth, its not very substantial or something people around me will notice, ive also lost about 2kgs which is not much so i am thinking of doing a 200cal surplus for a month to see how it goes I wanted to get some advice as well as read other people’s experiences

  • tinwhiskers@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Keto + weights worked for me. You don’t have the same ability to restore your glycogen stores as with a high carb diet, so you have to do several short bursts of exercise spread throughout the day, but a high protein diet is pretty good otherwise. Since you need to do multiple workouts, it’s really only suitable for a home gym though (unless you stick to bodyweight exercises). Personally I find six 5 minute sessions a day gives you a pretty solid workout. Plus keto food can be really delicious. I lost about 15kg and put on a fair bit of muscle at the same time. The research I’ve seen doesn’t show any advantage to doing a single workout vs. several shorter workouts if you can work that into your lifestyle.