[matt holsgrove]

Hi Corrine, sorry i didnt see this message. Yes i have increased my carbs now, as i was feeling pretty skinnny and want to put on some lean mass but not get fat this time! so ive added 125g brown basmati and quiona to my pre workout meal this is with chicken, i already have 25g maltodextrin intra workout and ive added 50g maltodextrin pwo, then ive increased my white potato in my post workout meal from 200g to 300g, so macros are 265g protein 60g fat and carbs 160g, im not quite as lean as when i was on keto, but im still doing cardio 5 times a week at 30 mins, although its weird the last 4 weeks ive felt crap in the gym, like not much engery and i struggle to push to my max (strengh has gone down a bit), esp on legs i really cant push myself 🙁

[matt holsgrove]

As corrine said this worked very well for me, Started off with 25g maltodextrin intra workout then 200g White potato post workout. Didn’t gain any fat from this at all

[matt holsgrove]

Well i guess just trust him then, im sure he knows what hes doing, what diet are you doing then? every keto carbs up ive seen is high GI carbs, i do also have maltloaf and bagels as there are high in carbs, but ive seen people have 800-1000g carbs on carb ups, i have to say after mine i woudl always feel really crap at the end of the day but i did enjoy it 🙂 maybe add in some anabolic designs matador if you have higher gi carbs, its meant to keep blood sugar levels more stable and cause less insulin spike, i did take this but its one of those things where its hard to tell if it actually does anything

[matt holsgrove]

Well if you are on a proper keto diet you should be having a refeed/carb up as part of the diet, not becuase you deserve it, the carb up serves a big purpose, also the keto carbs ups are meant to be high GI carbs not low like oats, plus that doesnt seem like a lot of carbs, i was going by the keptogenic book but i weigh less than you and was aiming for 600g carbs, high GI carbs worked well for me so basciually high sugar foods, but if you didnt want this id go with pasta and white potato/rice

but if your coach has you on a certain diet then im sure he knows what hes doing

[matt holsgrove]

cheese is fat so wont put you out of ketosis, however its not the best fat source, saying that every now and then i would eat abit of cheese or have the odd babybel 🙂 it wont kill you

[matt holsgrove]

Cool thanks for the tips Corrine 🙂

[matt holsgrove]

Its going well thanks Corrine, i havent gained any fat which is good, but also i dont seem to have lost much, but now im on carbs ive started to do some HIT cardio, so i hope that helps, but ill continue to use keto as a tool now and then as to blast some fat for say 4-5 weeks then back on carbs, this works well for me, but in terms of how i feel, i dont feel any different being back on carbs to how i was on keto, i know a lot of people struggle and feel tired or ill, but i dont feel i need to rely on carbs, in only 80kg so i guess i dont need carbs to keep any size as i dont have any. but whilst in keto i felt really good, had plenty of energy and lifts were progressing, one thing i also noticed, i get pain in my knees when training legs, like they feel stiff, but whilst on keto that went away, now back on carbs and its back! but its weird as on bpaks podcast with dr jacob they are talking about keto and how it gets rid of any joint pains and things like that

[matt holsgrove]

i had a fat/protein meal as normal, as your in keto and not having any carbs non of your meals change, so it doesnt matter what time you workout, pre/post workout meals are all the same as your only having protein/fat

I dont know about pepto pro raising insuling levels, jp or corrine will know more about this, but i can say that i had pepto pro with an amino drink intra and it didnt seem to cause me any problems, however even if it did you would be back in keto a few hours later, there is actually another type of keto diet, the TKD i think, where you have carbs before your workout so they are used up and dont effect keto, but then just protein fats rest of the day

[matt holsgrove]

forget breakfast, just have a coffee with a double pre workout! you will be buzzing for you interview!!

[matt holsgrove]

Thanks Corrine

[matt holsgrove]

Ah yeah that makes sense mate. So I’ve just come off keto and added carbs intra and pwo but want to carry on losing fat, but as I’m on low carbs already I guess I can’t lower them much more?

[matt holsgrove]

If i have a shake its always 3 whole eggs, load of egg whites and 1 scoop of whey, that way im getting some proper food rather than just having powder, or whey with greek yoghurt is really nice.

[matt holsgrove]

I usually stay on for about 6 months, but i like to havea good break for 4-5 months before going on again, i always use HCG (with nolv and clomid) when i come off and i find this really helps me recover

[matt holsgrove]

Yes i did every sat, im not sure what you mean by take up to maintenance, but bascially i ate around 500-600 carbs in that day, didnt count calories but they would have bene fairly hight, i bascially ate anything i wanted too, then sunday back onto keto. No i downloaded it as an ebook, certainly wasnt 97 quid

[matt holsgrove]

this should be the same as any of your other meals, so protein and fat, i personally had a steak with a greens shake, i didnt have a pwo out shake as i had aminos and pepto pro intra. No training at different times makes no difference